Blackstone Army Airfield , also known as Allen C. Perkinson Airport, is located two miles (3 km) east of the central business district of Blackstone, a town in Nottoway County, Virginia, United States. It is owned by the United States Army and the Town of Blackstone.
It is named for Allen C. Perkinson, a CAP Virginia Wing Commander in the 1940s.National Flight Academy - Powered Virginia
History During World War II the airfield was used by the United States Army Air Forces. It was used by Third Air Force as a group training airfield, and later by Air Technical Service Command.
Facilities and aircraft The airport covers an area of which contains two concrete paved runways: 4/22 measuring 4,632 x 150 ft (1,412 x 46 m) and 1/19 measuring 4,032 x 75 ft (1,229 x 23 m). Runway 4/22 can accommodate up to a C-17 airframe(weight capacity of runway is 595,000 lbs). Runway 1/19 accommodates only large UAS traffic. For the 12-month period ending July 31, 2006, the airport had 3,482 aircraft operations, an average of 9 per day: 85% military and 15% general aviation.
Current tenants Virginia Air National Guard
See also
Fort Barfoot Virginia Wing Civil Air Patrol Virginia World War II Army Airfields
References
External links Blackstone Army Airfield at Fort Pickett web site Blackstone AAF / A.C. Perkinson Airport at GlobalSecurity.org Blackstone Army Air Field / Allen C. Perkinson Municipal Airport page from Virginia Airport Directory