Blue Ridge Regional Airport is nine miles southwest of Martinsville, in Henry County,

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. It is owned by the Blue Ridge Airport Authority. The FAA's

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Facilities

The airport covers at an elevation of 941 feet (287 m). Its single runway, 12/30, is 5,002 by 100 feet (1,525 x 30 m) asphalt. In the year ending June 30, 2007 the airport had 23,065 aircraft operations, average 63 per day: 97%

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, and <1% military. 60 aircraft were then based at the airport: 76.7% single-engine, 13.3% multi-engine, 3.3% jet, 3.3% helicopter and 3.3% glider.

References

External links

Blue Ridge Regional Airport
official website
Aerial image as of 3 April 1996
from

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