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KBLF · Mercer County Airport

ICAO · US · 12 NTSB events

ID KBLF FAA BLF Elev 2,857 ft Lat 37° 17.75' N Lon 81° 12.46' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 4,743 ft. Max gradient: 0.13%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
05 41.9° 4,743 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.13%
23 221.9° 4,743 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.13%

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 4 frequencies

  • ASOS ASOS 132.725
  • CTAF CTAF 122.900
  • CNTR INDIANAPOLIS CNTR 126.575
  • RDO ELKINS RDO 122.200

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Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 5 matched · 40 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 11–29: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.
  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 05 & 23; PAPI Rwy 05 & 23; HIRL Rwy 05–23; twy lights. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 11–29: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 05 & 23; PAPI Rwy 05 & 23; HIRL Rwy 05–23; twy lights. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (5)

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 11–29: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · preamble · operational

    RWY 11–29: H4979X70 (ASPH) MIRL RWY 11: Trees. RWY 29: Trees…

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    Birds and wildlife invof arpt.

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 05 & 23; PAPI Rwy 05 & 23; HIRL Rwy 05–23; twy lights. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    Actvt REIL Rwy 05 & 23; PAPI Rwy 05 & 23; HIRL Rwy 05–23; twy lights—CTAF

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    Deer and birds on and invof arpt.

  • Airport attended 1100–0200Z‡. Self-service or limited operations outside attended hours.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Attended 1100–0200Z‡.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (40 sentences)
  • ·Arpt entrance gate locked, no public access to arpt.
  • ·Unmanned acft 1,000´/blo 1 NM radius of arpt.
  • ·Remote controlled model acft opr on arpt.
  • ·Rwy 11–29 pavement spalling, cracks, uneven sfc.
  • ·Loose aggregate and stones.
  • ·Vegetation growing through pavement.
  • ·Extensive rubber build up on Rwy 29 pavement end.
  • ·Rwy 29 end, possibility of 12 ft grandstand on each side of rwy, 13 ft from rwy edge.
  • ·Rwy 11 apch end, 10 ft drop off, 30 ft from pavement end.
  • ·Rwy 29 15 ft drop off, 30 ft fm rwy end. 8 ft crops, 50–80 ft R/L rwy cl.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 301-842-3700
  • ·CTAF 122.9 ®POTOMAC APP/DEP CON 126.825 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Potomac Apch at 866-709-4993.
  • ·HAGERSTOWN (L) VORW 109.8 HGR N39º41.86´ W77º51.34´ 276º 14.4 NM to fld. 563/7W.
  • ·VOR unusable: 251º–280º byd 16 NM blo 4,000´ 281º–300º byd 24 NM blo 8,000´ 351º–050º ST THOMAS (L) TACAN Chan 97 THS (115.0) N39º55.99´ W77º57.06´ 222º 17.5 NM to fld. 2338/7W.
  • ·BLUEFIELD MERCER CO (BLF)(KBLF) 3 NE UTC–5(–4DT) N37º17.76´ W81º12.45´ 2857 B NOTAM FILE BLF RWY 05–23: H4743X100 (ASPH–GRVD) S–30, D–48 HIRL RWY 05: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 40´.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 65´.
  • ·RWY 05: TORA–4743 TODA–4743 ASDA–4743 LDA–4743 RWY 23: TORA–4743 TODA–4743 ASDA–4743 LDA–4743
  • ·Arpt unattended Christmas and New Years.
  • ·For svcs call 304–921–3417 (line staff cell).
  • ·Fuel also avbl by truck drg atnd hrs or aftr hrs by prior argmnt, $75 call–out fee.
  • ·Line ofc ph 304–327–8440.
  • ·Pwr plant repairs: rotary wing repairs only.
  • ·Fixed wing rprs avbl on call, ctc amgr.
  • ·Airframe repairs: rotary wing repairs only.
  • ·Fixed wing rprs avbl on call, ctc amgr.
  • ·Mowing in progress Apr–Nov all sfcs.
  • ·Rwy 23 has steep drop–off 320 ft fm thr 0B, 280 ft L and R.
  • ·Rwy 05 has steep drop–off 175 ft fm thr L side.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 304-327-5308

+ 10 more sentences · see Chart Supplement page below for the full text

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

IATA · BLF

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

12 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

12

since 1982

Fatal

4

33.3% of total

Last 5 years

1

≈ 0.2/yr

Last 10 years

2

≈ 0.2/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 24,150 ops in 1999

2024 total

16,400

10-yr total

164,000

2024 mix

AC/AT 11% · GA 88% · Mil 1%

Events / million ops

12.2

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

4.07

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=2

  • Loss of control 2

All time · n=12

  • Other 6
  • Gear-up landing 2
  • Loss of control 2
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2021-04-10 ROWE DENNIS A Highlander · Loss of control · day →
2016-11-22 CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR22 · Loss of control · day →
2002-11-27 Piper PA-32RT-300 · Gear-up · night →
2001-08-13 Cessna 210L · Engine failure · day →
2001-01-19 Piper 34-200T · CFIT · IMC · night →
2001-01-08 Cessna 310R · Other · IMC · day →
1997-11-27 Jones MINI 500 · Other · day →
1997-10-25 Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8B · Gear-up · day →
1994-04-22 Bell 412/SP · Other · IMC · day →
1984-09-24 Bell 47G-5 · Other · day →
1984-02-25 Piper PA-23 · Other · day →
1983-04-15 Cessna 182P · Other · day →

Designees in WV

CFI Flight Instructors 224 A&P Mechanics 1,154 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 13 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 3 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 5 Schools Flight Schools 5 FBO Fixed Base Operators 22 Clubs Flying Clubs 9 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 1 EAA EAA Chapters 5

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Randy Steven Mccallister Dublin VA 27 nm
Michael Gwinn Lewisburg WV 48 nm
William Peters Jr Charleston WV 66 nm
Eric R. Spicer Blountville TN 71 nm
Mark Robey Blountville TN 71 nm
Daniel Jonathan Moore Elizabethton TN 76 nm
Garland Michael Boone Winston Salem NC 84 nm
Doris Gatewood Stokesdale NC 87 nm
Gary Garavaglia Statesville NC 92 nm
Robert Middleton Iii Forest VA 92 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Christopher Keith Sanders Bluefield VA 5 nm
Sheffey Bramwell Massie Tazewell VA 18 nm
Robert Elvin Hungate Narrows VA 19 nm
John Andrew Stafford Ghent WV 20 nm
William Moore Harris Ii Pearisburg VA 23 nm
Randy Steven Mccallister Pulaski VA 26 nm
Kevin Scott Gallaher Beaver WV 26 nm
Steve Cleon Mccoy Hinton WV 28 nm
Jack Douglas Clemens Beckley WV 29 nm
Frank David Robbins Beckley WV 29 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Herman Otto Bressler Bluefield WV 2 nm
Timothy Paul Swingle Bluefield WV 2 nm
Christopher Keith Sanders Bluefield VA 5 nm
Danny Dean Albert Bluefield VA 5 nm
Daniel Ray Harris Bluefield VA 5 nm
Joel Brendan Stauffer Princeton WV 7 nm
Michael Robert Bridgeford Princeton WV 7 nm
Millard Ray Juba Princeton WV 7 nm
John Bruce Huffman Athens WV 12 nm
James Tarter Nunn Bland VA 13 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Twin Lakes Avionics
Advance, NC
 91 nm
Flight1 Aviation Maintenance, LLC
Statesville, NC
 93 nm
Carolina Avionics Group, LLC
Salisbury, NC
 105 nm
H and H Propeller Services, Inc
Burlington, NC
 112 nm
Squawks Aviation
Concord, NC
 117 nm
Shenandoah Avionics, LLC
Weyers Cave, VA
 124 nm
Inglewood Aviation Maintenance Services, Inc.
Albemarle, NC
 124 nm
Propelling Aviation
New Tazewell, TN
 125 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Charlotte, NC
Charlotte, NC
 126 nm
Belle Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Flecther, NC
 129 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.