Virginia Tech/Montgomery Executive
BCB · KBCB · Blacksburg, Virginia · Montgomery County · map
Virginia Tech/Montgomery Executive is a public-use airport, 3 miles south of Blacksburg, Virginia, 2,119 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 13/31, is 5,501 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A with additive) and about 42 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The receiver network heard 23 different aircraft arrive or depart here in the last seven days. The FAA counts about 21,900 takeoffs and landings a year. About 2 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Virginia Tech/Montgomery Executive?
Its FAA code is BCB, and its ICAO code is KBCB.
Where is Virginia Tech/Montgomery Executive?
It is 3 miles south of Blacksburg, Virginia, 2,119 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Virginia Tech/Montgomery Executive?
Its one runway, 13/31, is 5,501 feet long, asphalt.
Does Virginia Tech/Montgomery Executive have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Virginia Tech/Montgomery Executive?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive.
Where can you fly nonstop from Virginia Tech/Montgomery Executive?
Airline flights go to 2 airports, the busiest of them Nantucket Memorial, Charlotte/Douglas International. Every route
Are there flight schools at Virginia Tech/Montgomery Executive?
2 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it: Nrv Flyers INC and Hokie Flying Club INC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Virginia Tech/Montgomery Executive?
2 pilot examiners and 5 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Virginia Tech/Montgomery Executive…
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA BCB · ICAO KBCB
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Elevation
- 2,119 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, 8:00 am to 7:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive; the services card below
- On the chart
- Cincinnati sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 8W
- In the FAA's files since
- August 1937
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 5,501 × 100 ft | Asphalt, fair | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 13: localizer with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, omnidirectional approach lights (ODALS), tree 59 ft high 1,112 ft from the end
- Runway 31: PAPI, two lights on the left, tree 48 ft high 1,341 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 123.05 | |
| Clearance delivery | 124.85 | |
| Approach and departure | 133.225 | |
| Bcb and aWOS-3 | 133.325 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3), by phone 540-231-4837.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
- Parking
- tie-downs
- Also here
- charter flights, flight instruction, aircraft rental
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: New River Valley Airport (13 nm west), Roanoke/Blacksburg Regional (Woodrum Field) (22 nm east), Twin County (33 nm southwest).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Virginia · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Occasional wildlife on airport.
- Activate odals runway 13; runway end identifier lights runway 31; PAPI runway 13 and 31; medium-intensity runway lights runway 13/31 - the common traffic frequency. Medium-intensity runway lights runway 13/31 preset low intst.
- Pattern altitude 1000 feet above ground level for non turbine powered aircraft. Pattern altitude for turbine powered aircraft 1500 feet above ground level.
- Unatndd new years day, thanksgiving day, christmas day, major holidays.
- VFR departures maintain runway heading until reaching 1000 feet above ground level.
- Noise sensitive area north of airport.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Scheduled and charter flights from here the DOT's airline reports · August 2025 to July 2026
Airlines reported 2 departures from BCB in those twelve months, carrying 4 passengers in 20 seats (20% filled), to 2 destinations on 2 airlines.
| Where to | Flights | Passengers | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Tech/Montgomery Executive → Nantucket Memorial BCB–ACK | 1 | 3 | Tradewind Aviation |
| Virginia Tech/Montgomery Executive → Charlotte/Douglas International BCB–CLT | 1 | 1 | Jet Aviation Flight... |
All 2 destinations, the airlines and the aircraft, month by month
From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 table: every segment an airline reported flying, three months in arrears. Private, business and training flights are not in it; the live picture is in the activity card.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 37 |
| multi-engine | 1 |
| jets | 3 |
| helicopters | 1 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The aircraft heard arriving or departing are the site's own record from the volunteer receiver network, airliners included; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 21,900, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| air taxi and commuter | 423 |
| general aviation, travelling | 14,425 |
| general aviation, local | 6,700 |
| military | 352 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Blacksburg from the FAA register
45 aircraft are registered to owners in Blacksburg, Virginia: 32 piston singles, 5 drones, 4 business jets, 2 turboprops, 1 piston twin. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Virginia.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Nrv Flyers INC 1 aircraft · Blacksburg NRV Flyers is a member-owned flying club based in Blacksburg, Virginia, serving pilots in the New River Valley area including Blacksburg, Radford, and Floyd.
- Hokie Flying Club INC 2 aircraft · Christiansburg, 5 miles away Hokie Flying Club is a flying club based at KBCB (Blacksburg, Virginia) that owns and operates aircraft for its members.
Repair stations in Blacksburg:
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
2 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 2 for private pilot, 1 for commercial and instrument, 1 for airline transport pilot, 2 for flight instructor, 1 for type ratings; 1 for airplanes, 1 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for gliders. Also nearby: 1 sport aviation examiner, 5 aviation medical examiners, 1 engineering representative, 1 training center examiner.
- John Thompson Molumphy private pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, commercial pilot; gliders · Roanoke, VA (22 nm) · (540) 529-9298 · [email protected]
- Doris Gatewood private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, type ratings, private pilot (proficiency), instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Shiloh Airport · Stoneville, NC (50 nm) · (540) 522-6115 · [email protected]
All 10 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- SAE: Sport Aviation Examiner: gives the tests for sport pilot certificates and light-sport aircraft.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 9 since 1982, 0 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Blacksburg 45 aircraft · 32 piston singles, 5 drones, 4 business jets
- Hot Seat Aviation 4 aircraft in town
- Precision AG LLC 3 aircraft in town
- Nrv Flyers INC 1 aircraft · flight school
- Hokie Flying Club INC 2 aircraft · flying club
- Moog INC · repair station
- Nantucket Memorial (ACK) 1 flights in twelve months · Tradewind Aviation
- Charlotte/Douglas International (CLT) 1 flights in twelve months · Jet Aviation Flight Services, Inc.
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 9 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Virginia 1,361 since 1982 · 229 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Virginia 64 landing places
- Virginia 5,971 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/BCB.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 29, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.