Virginia Tech Montgomery Executive Airport – BCB – Virginia Tech Montgomery Executive
The Virginia Tech Montgomery Executive Airport is a public airport that is named after Virginia Tech, which is nearby. The airport is located 5 kilometers south of Blacksburg’s central business district in the Montgomery Country of Virginia, United States. The Virginia Tech Montgomery Regional Airport Authority owns the BCB – Virginia Tech Montgomery Executive Airport. It can service up to 16,700 aircraft operations. The airport opened as VPI Airport in 1931. It was used as a training center for university cadets, who are taught how to fly during World War II.
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The Virginia Tech Montgomery Executive Airport has a total area of up to 248 acres. It has one asphalt paved runway that is designated at 12/30 and measures 4,539 feet by 100 feet. It services an average of 45 aircraft operations per day. This comprises of 96% general aviation, 2% military aircrafts, and 2% air taxi. It is an IFR (Instrument Flight Rules) airport with GPS to both its runways; a Localizer (LOC) / Distance Measuring Equipment (DME) method to runway 12; and AWOS-3 (automated weather observing system), and a non-precision non-directional beacon (NDB) approach. Jane Lew and Buckhannon are few of the cities near the airport.
What to Do & Area Attractions
The Virginia Tech Montgomery Executive Airport is near Days Inn by Wyndham Jane Lew Weston Area, which is only 2.4 miles away. Just around 3 miles from the BCB airport is another good-rated hotel, the Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Weston.
The Virginia Tech Montgomery Executive Airport is near the CKB -North Central West Virginia Airport, which is a military and public airport.