Allan C Perkinson/Blackstone Army Airfield
BKT · KBKT · Blackstone, Virginia · Nottoway County · map
Allan C Perkinson/Blackstone Army Airfield is a public-use airport owned by the Town of Blackstone & US Army, 2 miles east of Blackstone, Virginia, 437 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 04/22, is 5,333 feet of concrete. It has a control tower and fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A).
Weather right now KBKT · observed 8:55 am EDT (12:55 UTC), 551 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the north-northeast (030°) at 5 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 57°F (14°C), dew point 55°F (13°C)
- Altimeter 30.21 inHg
No terminal forecast is issued for this station. The nearest forecast is usually at the closest larger airport.
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KBKT 061255Z AUTO 03005KT 10SM CLR 14/13 A3021 RMK AO2 SLP233 T01370126
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA BKT · ICAO KBKT
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · owned by the Army
- Owner
- Town of Blackstone & US Army
- Elevation
- 437 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · mon-fri 1300-2100z++; except fed holidays; ot by notam.
- Attended
- Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 4:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe: none; engine: none
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- On the chart
- Washington sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 9W
- In the FAA's files since
- August 1937
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 04/22 | 5,333 × 150 ft | Concrete, good | Medium-intensity lights |
| H1 | 50 × 50 ft | Asphalt and concrete, good |
- Runway 04: tree 82 ft high 1,918 ft from the end
- Runway 22: threshold displaced 700 ft, tree 62 ft high 1,285 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Tower | 134.7 | Blackstone |
| ATIS (recorded airport information) | 119.225 | Blackstone |
| Ground | 127.625 | Blackstone |
| Emergency | 121.5 | Blackstone |
| Green Bay Center (remote transmitter) Low | 118.75 | Blackstone |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 434-292-1400.
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.
Aircraft registered in Blackstone from the FAA register
15 aircraft are registered to owners in Blackstone, Virginia: 7 drones, 4 piston twins, 4 piston singles. 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, never named. All aircraft registered in Virginia.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 1 since 1982, 0 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- In open prior 1959.
- When the control tower closed activate medium-intensity runway lights runway 04/22 - the common traffic frequency.
- Aircraft on field during summer exer.
- Pri ingress/egress 277/097; sry ingress/egress 097/277. Surface markings non-standard. Daylight use only. Ltd to 12500 pounds. Used extsvly for drone (UAS) and aam training and testing. Fato is NON-LOADBEARING.
- Runway markings in poor condition.
- Runway markings in poor condition. Displaced threshold poor visibility. Hold short line poor visibility.
- Obstruction clnc 23:1 at dthr.
- Jet and military training within 20 NM radius. Extn C130 traffic and frequency prcht drops.
- Avoid flight below 500 feet ovr ammunition sup point 1 NM south of airport.
- No prior permission required required for civil aircraft.
- Apgu available during duty hours.
- Extensive drone (UAS) actvy on and in the vicinity of of airport.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 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 5, 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.