Airports / Virginia / BKT
Allen C Perkinson Blackstone Army Air Field
KBKT / BKTBlackstone, VirginiaELEV 439 FT
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Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
40 nm
To the nearest alternate
Richmond International Airport (RIC) — 2 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Allen C Perkinson Blackstone Army Air Field (KBKT / BKT) is a general aviation field serving Blackstone, Virginia. The field lies at an elevation of 439 feet. The field has no airline schedules, which keeps it focused on private and general aviation flying.
BKT has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Richmond International Airport (RIC, 40 nm), Lake Country Regional Airport (KW63, 41 nm), and Lynchburg Regional Airport - Preston Glenn Field (LYH, 61 nm).
Quotes for flights out of BKT vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from BKT, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
KBKT
IATA
BKT
FAA / Local
BKT
Elevation
439 ft
Coordinates
37.0742° N · 77.9575° W
Airspace
D · DeltaClass D — DeltaA control tower runs the immediate airspace. Pilots establish two-way radio contact before entering — typical for busy business-aviation fields.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Small
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs VA fields
state range 10–3,793 ft
At 439 ft, BKT sits higher than 61% of the 38 Virginia fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 40nmRICRichmond International AirportRichmond
- 41nmKW63Lake Country Regional AirportClarksville
- 61nmLYHLynchburg Regional Airport - Preston Glenn FieldLynchburg
- 65nmFAFFelker Army Air FieldNewport News (Fort Eustis)
- 68nmCHOCharlottesville Albemarle AirportCharlottesville
- 70nmPHFNewport News Williamsburg International AirportNewport News
Location
Open the full mapKBKT · Allen C Perkinson Blackstone Army Air Field · Blackstone, VA
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