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Benedum Airport
Airport Directory » United States » Clarksburg » Benedum AirportAirport information for Benedum AirportCountry: United StatesLocation: Clarksburg Coordinates: 39.18.00N / 080.14.00W IATA Code: CKB Timezone: GMT -5 Direct flights form Benedum Airport Direct flights to Benedum Airport Find connecting flights to Benedum Airport Find connecting flights from Benedum Airport |
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Coordinates: 39°17′48″N 080°13′41″W / 39.29667°N 80.22806°W / 39.29667; -80.22806
North Central West Virginia Airport (IATA: CKB, ICAO: KCKB, FAA LID: CKB) is a public airport turn up in Bridgeport, approximately 6 land mile (9.7 kilometre) east of Clarksburg, both towns in Harrison County, West Virginia, United States. It is owned and functioned by the Benedum Airport Authority, assisting Harrison and Marion County, and was once known as Benedum Airport and Harrison-Marion Regional Airport. The airport is largely used for civil aviation, but is also assisted by 1 commercial air hose. Service is subsidised by the Essential Air Service programme.
History
The airport 1st opened in 1935 as the Tri-County Airport, a joint attempt of Harrison, Marion and Taylor County. It was a grass landing strip functioned on rent district. In 1937, Marion and Taylor County pulled away from the labor. In 1938, Harrison County bought additional district and expanded the airport. The current airport dominance was constituted in 1960. The landing track was continued to a length of 7,000 human foot (2,100 m) in 1999.
Facilities and aircraft
North Central West Virginia Airport covers an area of 434 acres (176 ha) and incorporates 1 asphalt paved landing track denominated 3/21 which measure out 7,000 x 150 foot (2,134 x 46 m), surviving the 2nd longest in the province. (Lewisburg 7,004 foot.). It also has 1 helipad denominated H1 with a 50 x 50 foot (15 x 15 m) concrete surface.
For the 12-month time period finish December 31, 2006, the airport had 59,253 aircraft functioning, an mean of 162 per solar day: 68% civil aviation, 27% armed forces and 5% scheduled commercial. There are 85 aircraft ground at this airport: 69% single-engine, 18% multi-engine, 4% jet plane and 9% armed forces.
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