Edward F Knapp State Airport
MPV · KMPV · Barre/Montpelier, Vermont · Washington County · map
Edward F Knapp State Airport is a public-use airport owned by the State of Vermont, 3 miles west of Barre/Montpelier, Vermont, 1,166 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 17/35, is 5,000 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A with additive).
Weather right now KMPV · observed 3:51 pm EDT (19:51 UTC), 44 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the northwest (320°) at 10 knots, gusting to 18
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 53°F (12°C), dew point 24°F (-4°C)
- Altimeter 30.02 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 1:20 pm EDT (17:20 UTC), good until Wed 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC)
- From Tue 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 12 knots, gusting to 19, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Tue 6:00 pm EDT (22:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Tue 9:00 pm EDT (01:00 UTC): wind calm, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Wed 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the south at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 12,000 feet, overcast at 20,000 feet VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KMPV 061951Z AUTO 32010G18KT 10SM CLR 12/M04 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP173 T01171044
TAF KMPV 061720Z 0618/0718 30012G19KT P6SM SKC FM062200 31008KT P6SM SKC FM070100 00000KT P6SM SKC FM071400 18009KT P6SM BKN120 OVC200
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 MPV · ICAO KMPV
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- State of Vermont
- Elevation
- 1,166 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- tiedown
- On the chart
- Montreal sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 16W
- In the FAA's files since
- August 1937
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 5,000 × 100 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
| 05/23 | 3,001 × 75 ft | Asphalt, excellent | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 17: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), trees 35 ft high 415 ft from the end
- Runway 35: threshold displaced 502 ft, ant 14 ft high 262 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | · UNICOM base stn not manned continuously. |
| Mpv and automated weather (ASOS) | 132.675 | |
| Montpelier and center (remote transmitter) Low/high | 135.7 |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 802-229-2037.
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 Barre/Montpelier from the FAA register
No aircraft on the register list Barre/Montpelier, VT as the owner's town.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 6 since 1982, 1 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
- Existed prior to 1959
- Activate approach lights (MALSR) runway 17; medium-intensity runway lights runway 17/35 - the common traffic frequency.
- UNICOM base stn not manned continuously.
- Clnc slp 0:1 to runway 17 dthr due to 6 feet fence on 6 feet hill, 240 feet left of centerline.
- 52 feet tree, 1125 feet from dthr, 250 feet L, obstruction clnc slp 17:1.
- 160 feet tree, 1200 feet from dthr, 140 feet L. obstruction clnc slp 15:1.
- Field condition not Monday when unatndd.
- Cold temperature airport. Altitude correction required at or below -19C.
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.