Hanover County Municipal Airport
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Hanover County Municipal Airport is a public airport
located 14 miles (22 km) north of the central business district
of Richmond
, Virginia
, United States
. It is owned by Hanover County in the US state of Virginia
. This airport use the three-letter location identifier
code "OFP" which is assigned by the FAA
, however there is no three-letter location identifier
code from IATA
. The four-letter location identifier
code "KOFP" is assigned by ICAO
. The hours of operations are 0700 to 2100 (7 am to 9pm) for the months of April to September, and are 0700 to 1900 (7 am to 7pm) from the months of October to March. All times are for the US Eastern Time Zone.
paved runway
(16/34) measuring 5,402 x 100 ft (1,647 x 30 m).
For the 12-month period ending May 31, 2007, the airport had 31,655 aircraft operations, an average of 87 per day. There are 117 aircraft
based at this airport, 102 single engine, 13 multi-engine, 1 jet aircraft
and 1 helicopter
.
There is a full service Fixed Base Operator
(FBO
) called Heart of Virginia Aviation. The county is building a new hangar, renovating the Terminal and is updating fencing. There is an industrial park and a commerce center next to the airport.
Airport
An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...
located 14 miles (22 km) north of the central business district
Central business district
A central business district is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city. In North America this part of a city is commonly referred to as "downtown" or "city center"...
of Richmond
Richmond, Virginia
Richmond is the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia, in the United States. It is an independent city and not part of any county. Richmond is the center of the Richmond Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Greater Richmond area...
, Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It is owned by Hanover County in the US state of Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
. This airport use the three-letter location identifier
Location identifier
A location identifier is a symbolic representation for the name and the location of an airport, navigation aid, or weather station, and is used for manned air traffic control facilities in air traffic control, telecommunications, computer programming, weather reports, and related services.-ICAO...
code "OFP" which is assigned by the FAA
Federal Aviation Administration
The Federal Aviation Administration is the national aviation authority of the United States. An agency of the United States Department of Transportation, it has authority to regulate and oversee all aspects of civil aviation in the U.S...
, however there is no three-letter location identifier
Location identifier
A location identifier is a symbolic representation for the name and the location of an airport, navigation aid, or weather station, and is used for manned air traffic control facilities in air traffic control, telecommunications, computer programming, weather reports, and related services.-ICAO...
code from IATA
International Air Transport Association
The International Air Transport Association is an international industry trade group of airlines headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, where the International Civil Aviation Organization is also headquartered. The executive offices are at the Geneva Airport in SwitzerlandIATA's mission is to...
. The four-letter location identifier
Location identifier
A location identifier is a symbolic representation for the name and the location of an airport, navigation aid, or weather station, and is used for manned air traffic control facilities in air traffic control, telecommunications, computer programming, weather reports, and related services.-ICAO...
code "KOFP" is assigned by ICAO
International Civil Aviation Organization
The International Civil Aviation Organization , pronounced , , is a specialized agency of the United Nations. It codifies the principles and techniques of international air navigation and fosters the planning and development of international air transport to ensure safe and orderly growth...
. The hours of operations are 0700 to 2100 (7 am to 9pm) for the months of April to September, and are 0700 to 1900 (7 am to 7pm) from the months of October to March. All times are for the US Eastern Time Zone.
Facilities and aircraft
Hanover County Municipal Airport has an area of approximately 200 acres (80.9 ha) which contains one asphaltAsphalt
Asphalt or , also known as bitumen, is a sticky, black and highly viscous liquid or semi-solid that is present in most crude petroleums and in some natural deposits, it is a substance classed as a pitch...
paved runway
Runway
According to ICAO a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and take-off of aircraft." Runways may be a man-made surface or a natural surface .- Orientation and dimensions :Runways are named by a number between 01 and 36, which is generally one tenth...
(16/34) measuring 5,402 x 100 ft (1,647 x 30 m).
For the 12-month period ending May 31, 2007, the airport had 31,655 aircraft operations, an average of 87 per day. There are 117 aircraft
Aircraft
An aircraft is a vehicle that is able to fly by gaining support from the air, or, in general, the atmosphere of a planet. An aircraft counters the force of gravity by using either static lift or by using the dynamic lift of an airfoil, or in a few cases the downward thrust from jet engines.Although...
based at this airport, 102 single engine, 13 multi-engine, 1 jet aircraft
Jet aircraft
A jet aircraft is an aircraft propelled by jet engines. Jet aircraft generally fly much faster than propeller-powered aircraft and at higher altitudes – as high as . At these altitudes, jet engines achieve maximum efficiency over long distances. The engines in propeller-powered aircraft...
and 1 helicopter
Helicopter
A helicopter is a type of rotorcraft in which lift and thrust are supplied by one or more engine-driven rotors. This allows the helicopter to take off and land vertically, to hover, and to fly forwards, backwards, and laterally...
.
There is a full service Fixed Base Operator
Fixed base operator
A Fixed-base operator or commonly abbreviated FBO is a term developed in the United States after the passage of the Air Commerce Act of 1926...
(FBO
Fixed base operator
A Fixed-base operator or commonly abbreviated FBO is a term developed in the United States after the passage of the Air Commerce Act of 1926...
) called Heart of Virginia Aviation. The county is building a new hangar, renovating the Terminal and is updating fencing. There is an industrial park and a commerce center next to the airport.
External links
- Hanover County Municipal Airport at county website