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{{Short description|Airport in West Virginia}}
{{Short description|Airport in West Virginia}}
{{Use mdy dates|date = March 2019}}
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{{distinguish|Raleigh–Durham International Airport}}
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{{Infobox airport
| name = Raleigh County Memorial Airport
| name = Raleigh County Memorial Airport
| image = Raleigh_County_Memorial_Airport_logo.png
| image = Raleigh_County_Memorial_Airport_logo.png
| image2 = 6679bd59 88e 9d.jpg
| caption2 = [[USGS]] orthophoto of Raleigh County Memorial Airport
| IATA = BKW
| IATA = BKW
| ICAO = KBKW
| ICAO = KBKW
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| owner = Raleigh County Airport Authority
| owner = Raleigh County Airport Authority
| operator =
| operator =
| city-served = [[Beckley, West Virginia]]
| city-served = [[Raleigh County, West Virginia|Raleigh County]], [[West Virginia]]
| location = <!--if different than above-->
| location = 176 Airport Road, [[Beaver, West Virginia]], [[United States]]
| elevation-f = 2,504
| elevation-f = 2,504
| website = [http://www.flybeckley.com/ www.FlyBeckley.com]
| website = [http://www.flybeckley.com/ www.FlyBeckley.com]
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| pushpin_label = '''BKW'''
| pushpin_label = '''BKW'''
| pushpin_label_position = top
| pushpin_label_position = top
| mapframe = yes
| mapframe-zoom = 10
| mapframe-wikidata = yes
| r1-number = 1/19
| r1-number = 1/19
| r1-length-f = 6,750
| r1-length-f = 6,750
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| r2-length-f = 5,001
| r2-length-f = 5,001
| r2-surface = Asphalt
| r2-surface = Asphalt
| stat-year = 2011
| stat-year = 2022
| stat1-header = Aircraft operations
| stat1-header = Aircraft operations (year ending 4/30/2022)
| stat1-data = 21,904
| stat1-data = 23,181
| stat2-header = Based aircraft
| stat2-header = Based aircraft
| stat2-data = 59
| stat2-data = 33
| footnotes = Sources: Airport<ref name="Airport">[http://www.flybeckley.com/ Raleigh County Memorial Airport], official web site</ref> and [[Federal Aviation Administration|FAA]]<ref name="FAA">{{FAA-airport|ID=BKW|use=PU|own=PU|site=26520.*A}}. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective May 31, 2012.</ref>
| footnotes = Sources: Airport<ref name="Airport">[http://www.flybeckley.com/ Raleigh County Memorial Airport], official website</ref> and [[Federal Aviation Administration|FAA]]<ref name="FAA">{{FAA-airport|ID=BKW|use=PU|own=PU|site=26520.*A}}. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective August 10, 2023.</ref>
}}
}}


'''Raleigh County Memorial Airport'''<ref name="Airport" /><ref name="FAA" /> {{airport codes|BKW|KBKW|BKW}} is three miles east of [[Beckley, West Virginia|Beckley]], in [[Raleigh County, West Virginia]]. It is owned by the Raleigh County Airport Authority.<ref name="FAA" /> The airport is used for [[general aviation]] and sees one scheduled passenger airline, subsidized by the [[Essential Air Service]] program.
'''Raleigh County Memorial Airport'''<ref name="Airport" /><ref name="FAA" /> {{airport codes|BKW|KBKW|BKW}} is approximately three miles east of the city of [[Beckley, West Virginia|Beckley]], in [[Raleigh County, West Virginia]], United States. It is both owned and operated by the Raleigh County Airport Authority.<ref name="FAA" /> The airport is used for [[general aviation]] and sees one scheduled passenger airline, subsidized by the [[Essential Air Service]] program.


[[Federal Aviation Administration]] records say the airport had 3,630 passenger boardings (enplanements) in [[calendar year]] 2008,<ref>
[[Federal Aviation Administration]] records say the airport had 3,630 passenger boardings (enplanements) in [[calendar year]] 2008,<ref>
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| url = http://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/passenger_allcargo_stats/passenger/media/cy08_all_enplanements.pdf
| url = http://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/passenger_allcargo_stats/passenger/media/cy08_all_enplanements.pdf
| title = Enplanements for CY 2008 | format = PDF, 1.0 MB
| title = Enplanements for CY 2008 | format = PDF, 1.0 MB
| work = [http://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/passenger_allcargo_stats/passenger/index.cfm?year=2008 CY 2008 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data]
| work = CY 2008 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data
| publisher = Federal Aviation Administration | date = December 18, 2009
| publisher = Federal Aviation Administration | date = December 18, 2009
}}
}}
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| url = http://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/passenger_allcargo_stats/passenger/media/cy10_all_enplanements.pdf
| url = http://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/passenger_allcargo_stats/passenger/media/cy10_all_enplanements.pdf
| title = Enplanements for CY 2010 | format = PDF, 189 KB
| title = Enplanements for CY 2010 | format = PDF, 189 KB
| work = [http://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/passenger_allcargo_stats/passenger/index.cfm?year=2010 CY 2010 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data]
| work = CY 2010 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data
| publisher = Federal Aviation Administration | date = October 4, 2011
| publisher = Federal Aviation Administration | date = October 4, 2011
}}
}}
</ref> The [[National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems]] for 2011–2015 [[FAA airport categories|categorized]] it as a ''non-primary commercial service'' airport based on enplanements in 2008 (between 2,500 and 10,000)<ref>
</ref> The [[National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems]] for 2011–2015 [[FAA airport categories|categorized]] it as a ''non-primary commercial service'' airport based on enplanements in 2008, (between 2,500 and 10,000)<ref>
{{cite web
{{cite web
| url = http://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/npias/reports/media/2011/npias_2011_appA.pdf
| url = http://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/npias/reports/media/2011/npias_2011_appA.pdf
| title = 2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A | format = [[PDF]], 2.03 MB
| title = 2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A | format = [[PDF]], 2.03 MB
| work = [http://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/npias/reports/index.cfm?sect=2011 National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems]
| work = National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems
| publisher = Federal Aviation Administration | date = October 4, 2010
| publisher = Federal Aviation Administration | date = October 4, 2010
}}
}}
</ref> but would categorize it as ''general aviation'' based in enplanements in 2010 (under 2,500).
</ref> but would later categorize it as ''general aviation'' based on the number of enplanements in 2010 (under 2,500).


The airport opened in 1950-52 with a 4200-foot east-west runway; the first airline flights were Piedmont DC-3s in 1952. (The last Piedmont YS-11 left in 1981.) The runway was extended to 5000 ft in the 1950s, and 6750-ft runway 1 was added between 1975 and 1979.
The airport opened in 1950–52 with a 4,200-foot, east-west runway; the first airline flights were [[Piedmont Airlines|Piedmont]] [[Douglas DC-3|DC-3s]] in 1952. (The last Piedmont [[NAMC YS-11|YS-11]] left in 1981.) The runway was extended to 5,000&nbsp;ft in the 1950s, and the 6,750 ft runway 1/19 was constructed between 1975 and 1979.


In 2005 the airport was the least busy airport with scheduled airline service in the United States, with 2,578 passengers that year.<ref name=USAToday>{{cite news | url = https://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2006-09-26-airport-numbers_x.htm | title = U.S. airports, by the numbers | first = Dan | last = Reed | work = [[USA Today]] | date = September 26, 2006 | accessdate = June 25, 2008}}</ref>
In 2005, the airport was the least busy airport in the United States that also had an airline service, with a total of 2,578 passengers served during that year.<ref name=USAToday>{{cite news | url = https://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2006-09-26-airport-numbers_x.htm | title = U.S. airports, by the numbers | first = Dan | last = Reed | work = [[USA Today]] | date = September 26, 2006 | accessdate = June 25, 2008}}</ref>


==Facilities==
==Facilities==
The airport covers 1,433 acres (580 [[hectare|ha]]) at an elevation of 2,504 feet (763 m). It has two asphalt runways: 1/19 is 6,750 by 150 feet (2,057 x 46 m) and 10/28 is 5,001 by 100 feet (1,524 x 30 m).<ref name="FAA" />
The airport covers 1,433 acres (580 [[hectare|ha]]) at an elevation of 2,504 feet (763 m). It has two asphalt runways: 1/19 is 6,750 by 150 feet (2,057 x 46 m) and 10/28 is 5,001 by 100 feet (1,524 x 30 m).<ref name="FAA" />


In the year ending July 31, 2011 the airport had 21,904 aircraft operations, average 60 per day: 89% general aviation, 7% [[air taxi]], and 4% military. 59 aircraft were then based at the airport: 52.5% single-engine, 30.5% multi-engine, 7% jet, and 10% [[helicopter]].<ref name="FAA" />
In the year ending April 30, 2022, the airport had 23,181 aircraft operations, which was an average of 63 per day: 85% general aviation, 6% [[air taxi]], and 9% military. 33 aircraft were then based at the airport: 21 single-engine, 7 multi-engine, 4 jet, and 1 [[helicopter]].<ref name="FAA" />


== Airline and destinations ==
== Airline and destinations ==
=== Passenger ===
Scheduled passenger service:
<!-- Please use only independent sources. The airport and airlines themselves are not independent sources. -->
{{Airport destination list
{{Airport destination list
| 3rdcoltitle = {{Abbr|Refs.|References}} | 3rdcolunsortable = yes
| [[Contour Airlines]] | [[Charlotte Douglas International Airport|Charlotte]]<ref name="Contour">https://www.register-herald.com/news/money/beckley-gets-jet-service/article_22c32545-a4fd-5f34-9098-37700611d0fb.html</ref>, [[Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Airport|Parkersburg]]
| [[Contour Airlines]] | [[Charlotte Douglas International Airport|Charlotte]], [[Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Airport|Parkersburg]] | <ref>{{Cite web |title=Route Map |url=https://www.contourairlines.com/plan-and-book/items/route-map |access-date=April 22, 2024 |website=[[Contour Airlines]]}}</ref>
}}
}}


=== Cargo ===
FedEx Feeder is operated at the field by [[Mountain Air Cargo]].
FedEx Feeder is operated at the field by [[Mountain Air Cargo]].{{Citation needed|date=April 2024}} UPS Airlines is operated by [[Air Cargo Carriers]].{{Citation needed|date=April 2024}}


==Statistics==
===Destination statistics===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%" width= align=
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%" width= align=
|+ '''Busiest domestic routes from Raleigh County Airport (BKW)<br>(February 2016 – January 2017)'''<ref name="RITA &#124; BTS &#124; Transtats">{{cite web |title=RITA &#124; BTS &#124; Transtats|url=http://www.transtats.bts.gov/airports.asp?pn=1&Airport=BKW&carrier=FACTS|publisher=[[Bureau of Transportation Statistics]]|date=January 2017|accessdate=May 15, 2017}}</ref>
|+ Busiest domestic routes from Raleigh County Airport (BKW)<br>(January 2023 – December 2023)<ref name="RITA &#124; BTS &#124; Transtats">{{cite web |title=RITA &#124; BTS &#124; Transtats|url=http://www.transtats.bts.gov/airports.asp?pn=1&Airport=BKW&carrier=FACTS|publisher=[[Bureau of Transportation Statistics]]|date=January 2017|accessdate=May 15, 2017}}</ref>
|-
|-
! Rank
! Rank
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| 1
| 1
| [[Charlotte Douglas International Airport|Charlotte, North Carolina]]
| [[Charlotte Douglas International Airport|Charlotte, North Carolina]]
| 1,600
| 4,690
|-
| 2
| [[Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Airport|Parkersburg, West Virginia]]
| 140
|}
|}

==See also==
* [[List of airports in West Virginia]]


== References ==
== References ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{official website|flybeckley.com}}
* [http://www.flybeckley.com/ Raleigh County Memorial Airport], official site
* [http://msrmaps.com/map.aspx?t=1&s=11&lat=37.7883&lon=-81.1229&w=1000&h=1600&lp=---+None+--- Aerial image as of April 1996] from [[USGS]] ''[[The National Map]]''
* [http://msrmaps.com/map.aspx?t=1&s=11&lat=37.7883&lon=-81.1229&w=1000&h=1600&lp=---+None+--- Aerial image as of April 1996] from [[USGS]] ''[[The National Map]]''
* {{FAA-procedures|BKW}}
* {{FAA-procedures|BKW}}
* [https://acukwik.com/Airport-Info/KBKW AC-U-KWIK information for KBKW]
{{US-airport-ga|BKW}}
{{US-airport-ga|BKW}}

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[[Category:Buildings and structures in Raleigh County, West Virginia]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Raleigh County, West Virginia]]
[[Category:Transportation in Raleigh County, West Virginia]]
[[Category:Transportation in Raleigh County, West Virginia]]
[[Category:Beckley, West Virginia]]

Latest revision as of 18:37, 29 December 2024

Not to be confused with Raleigh–Durham International Airport.
Raleigh County Memorial Airport
USGS orthophoto of Raleigh County Memorial Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerRaleigh County Airport Authority
ServesRaleigh County, West Virginia
Location176 Airport Road, Beaver, West Virginia, United States
Elevation AMSL2,504 ft / 763 m
Coordinates37°47′14″N 081°07′27″W / 37.78722°N 81.12417°W / 37.78722; -81.12417
Websitewww.FlyBeckley.com
Maps
BKW is located in West Virginia
BKW
BKW
BKW is located in the United States
BKW
BKW
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
1/19 6,750 2,057 Asphalt
10/28 5,001 1,524 Asphalt
Statistics (2022)
Aircraft operations (year ending 4/30/2022)23,181
Based aircraft33
Sources: Airport[1] and FAA[2]

Raleigh County Memorial Airport[1][2] (IATA: BKW, ICAO: KBKW, FAA LID: BKW) is approximately three miles east of the city of Beckley, in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States. It is both owned and operated by the Raleigh County Airport Authority.[2] The airport is used for general aviation and sees one scheduled passenger airline, subsidized by the Essential Air Service program.

Federal Aviation Administration records say the airport had 3,630 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008,[3] 2,626 in 2009 and 2,429 in 2010.[4] The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a non-primary commercial service airport based on enplanements in 2008, (between 2,500 and 10,000)[5] but would later categorize it as general aviation based on the number of enplanements in 2010 (under 2,500).

The airport opened in 1950–52 with a 4,200-foot, east-west runway; the first airline flights were Piedmont DC-3s in 1952. (The last Piedmont YS-11 left in 1981.) The runway was extended to 5,000 ft in the 1950s, and the 6,750 ft runway 1/19 was constructed between 1975 and 1979.

In 2005, the airport was the least busy airport in the United States that also had an airline service, with a total of 2,578 passengers served during that year.[6]

Facilities

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The airport covers 1,433 acres (580 ha) at an elevation of 2,504 feet (763 m). It has two asphalt runways: 1/19 is 6,750 by 150 feet (2,057 x 46 m) and 10/28 is 5,001 by 100 feet (1,524 x 30 m).[2]

In the year ending April 30, 2022, the airport had 23,181 aircraft operations, which was an average of 63 per day: 85% general aviation, 6% air taxi, and 9% military. 33 aircraft were then based at the airport: 21 single-engine, 7 multi-engine, 4 jet, and 1 helicopter.[2]

Airline and destinations

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Passenger

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AirlinesDestinationsRefs.
Contour Airlines Charlotte, Parkersburg [7]

Cargo

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FedEx Feeder is operated at the field by Mountain Air Cargo.[citation needed] UPS Airlines is operated by Air Cargo Carriers.[citation needed]

Statistics

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Busiest domestic routes from Raleigh County Airport (BKW)
(January 2023 – December 2023)[8]
Rank City Passengers
1 Charlotte, North Carolina 4,690
2 Parkersburg, West Virginia 140

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Raleigh County Memorial Airport, official website
  2. ^ a b c d e FAA Airport Form 5010 for BKW PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective August 10, 2023.
  3. ^ "Enplanements for CY 2008" (PDF, 1.0 MB). CY 2008 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. December 18, 2009.
  4. ^ "Enplanements for CY 2010" (PDF, 189 KB). CY 2010 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2011.
  5. ^ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF, 2.03 MB). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010.
  6. ^ Reed, Dan (September 26, 2006). "U.S. airports, by the numbers". USA Today. Retrieved June 25, 2008.
  7. ^ "Route Map". Contour Airlines. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
  8. ^ "RITA | BTS | Transtats". Bureau of Transportation Statistics. January 2017. Retrieved May 15, 2017.

Other sources

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  • Essential Air Service documents (Docket DOT-OST-1997-2761) from the U.S. Department of Transportation:
    • Order 2004-6-14 (June 18, 2004): selecting Colgan Air, Inc., d/b/a US Airways Express, to continue providing essential air service at Beckley and Bluefield/Princeton, West Virginia, for the two-year period beginning August 1, 2004, at an annual subsidy of $2,017,064.
    • Order 2006-7-2 (July 3, 2006): selecting Colgan Air, Inc., d/b/a US Airways Express, to provide essential air service at Beckley, West Virginia, for a new two-year period beginning August 1, 2006, at a subsidy of $1,930,759 annually.
    • Order 2008-6-14 (June 10, 2008): re-selecting Pinnacle Airlines, Corp. d/b/a Colgan Air, Inc., to continue to provide subsidized essential air service (EAS) at Beckley, West Virginia, for the two-year period beginning August 1, 2008, at the annual subsidy rate of $2,092,844.
    • Order 2010-6-25 (June 29, 2010): re-selecting Colgan Air, Inc. to provide essential air service (EAS) at Clarksburg/Fairmont and Morgantown, WV, for a combined annual subsidy of $2,976,438, and at Beckley, WV, for an annual subsidy of $2,313, 457, for the two-year period from August 1, 2010, through July 31, 2012. Also selecting Gulfstream International Airlines, Inc., to provide EAS at Parkersburg, WV/Marietta, OH, at an annual subsidy rate of $2,642,237, for a two-year period beginning when the carrier inaugurates full EAS through the end of the 24th month thereafter. The total annual subsidy for all four communities is $7,923,132.
    • Order 2012-4-32 (April 30, 2012): selecting Silver Airways to provide Essential Air Service (EAS) at Beckley, Clarksburg/Fairmont ("Clarksburg") and Morgantown, West Virginia, for a combined annual subsidy of $5,968,744 ($2,512,494 for Beckley; $3,456,250 for Clarksburg and Morgantown), for the two-year period beginning when the carrier begins full EAS at all three communities.
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