Mercer County
BLF · KBLF · Bluefield, West Virginia · Mercer County · map
Mercer County is a public-use airport owned by Mercer CO Arpt Auth INC, 3 miles northeast of Bluefield, West Virginia, 2,857 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 05/23, is 4,743 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A with additive).
Weather right now KBLF · observed 3:52 pm EDT (19:52 UTC), 44 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind variable at 5 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 65°F (18°C), dew point 47°F (8°C)
- Altimeter 30.13 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 1:22 pm EDT (17:22 UTC), good until Wed 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC)
- From Tue 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Wed 5:00 am EDT (09:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility ¼ mile, fog, sky obscured at 100 feet LIFR
- From Wed 9:00 am EDT (13:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 3,500 feet VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KBLF 061952Z AUTO VRB05KT 10SM CLR 18/08 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP187 T01830083
TAF KBLF 061722Z 0618/0718 VRB04KT P6SM SKC FM070900 VRB03KT 1/4SM FG VV001 FM071300 24007KT P6SM SCT035
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 BLF · ICAO KBLF
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Mercer CO Arpt Auth INC
- Elevation
- 2,857 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, 6:00 am to 9:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A with additive
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- On the chart
- Cincinnati sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 7W
- In the FAA's files since
- May 1954
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05/23 | 4,743 × 100 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
- Runway 05: PAPI, four lights on the left, trees 35 ft high 201 ft from the end
- Runway 23: ILS, PAPI, four lights on the left, trees 40 ft high 201 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 | |
| Bluefield and center (remote transmitter) Low | 126.575 | |
| Blf and automated weather (ASOS) | 132.725 |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 304-327-5766.
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 Bluefield from the FAA register
5 aircraft are registered to owners in Bluefield, West Virginia: 3 piston singles, 2 turboprops. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in West Virginia.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 12 since 1982, 4 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
- Activate runway end identifier lights runway 05 and 23; PAPI runway 05 and 23; high-intensity runway lights runway 05/23; taxiway lights - the common traffic frequency.
- 35 feet trees, up to 199 feet dstc, 300 feet right.
- 40 feet trees, 0 feet dstc, 300 feet R.
- Mowing in progress APR-NOV all surfaces.
- Deer and birds on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Runway 23 has steep DROP-OFF 320 feet from threshold 0B, 280 feet L and R.
- Runway 05 has steep DROP-OFF 175 feet from threshold L side.
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.