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KMPV · Edward F Knapp State Airport

ICAO · US · 6 NTSB events

ID KMPV FAA MPV Elev 1,166 ft Lat 44° 12.21' N Lon 72° 33.74' 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

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 5,000 ft. Max gradient: 1.48% (noticeable slope — affects performance)

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
17 152° 5,000 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 1.48%
35 332° 5,000 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 1.48%
05 32.3° 3,001 ft 75 ft ASP No 1.03%
23 212.3° 3,001 ft 75 ft ASP No 1.03%

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 132.675
  • CNTR BOSTON CNTR 135.700
  • RDO BURLINGTON RDO 122.600
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open KMPV on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 2 matched · 14 not yet translated

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

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 17; MIRL Rwy 17–35. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 17; MIRL Rwy 17–35. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

All translated remarks (2)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 17; MIRL Rwy 17–35. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT MALSR Rwy 17; MIRL Rwy 17–35—CTAF

  • Airport attended 1300–2200Z‡. Self-service or limited operations outside attended hours.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Attended 1300–2200Z‡.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (14 sentences)
  • ·VERMONT 325 Vermont BARRE/MONTPELIER EDWARD F KNAPP STATE (MPV)(KMPV) 3 W UTC–5(–4DT) N44º12.21´ W72º33.73´ 1166 B NOTAM FILE MPV MON Airport RWY 17–35: H5000X100 (ASPH) S–31, D–70, 2S–88 MIRL 1.5% up S RWY 17: MALSR.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 46´.
  • ·RWY 05–23: H3001X75 (ASPH) S–30, D–46 MIRL 1.0% up SW
  • ·Fld cond not mon when unatndd.
  • ·Cold temperature airport.
  • ·Altitude correction required at or below –19C.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 802-279-9746
  • ·ASOS 132.675 (802) 229–2037.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.8 MONTPELIER RCO 122.2 (BURLINGTON RADIO) MONTPELIER RCO 122.6 (BURLINGTON RADIO) ®BOSTON CENTER APP/DEP CON 135.7 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD if una to ctc on FSS freq, ctc Boston ARTCC at 603-879-6859 .
  • ·MONTPELIER (VL) (DH) VORW/DME 116.9 MPV Chan 116 N44º05.13´ W72º26.96´ 342º 8.6 NM to fld. 2086/16W.
  • ·VOR unusable: 010º–020º byd 25 NM blo 7,500´ 015º–031º byd 40 NM 032º–042º byd 40 NM blo 5,000´ 032º–042º byd 65 NM 043º–060º byd 40 NM 043º–070º byd 40 NM blo 9,100´ 045º–060º byd 24 NM blo 8,500´ 170º–182º byd 40 NM 210º–275º byd 40 NM DME unusable: 043º–070º byd 40 NM 045º–060º byd 24 NM blo 8,500´ ILS/DME 108.7 I–MPV Chan 24 Rwy 17.
  • ·Localizer unusable byd 28º right of course.
  • ·COMM/NAV/WEATHER REMARKS: UNICOM base station not manned continuously.
  • ·BASIN HARBOR (See VERGENNES on page 334) MONTREAL H–11D, 12K, L–32G IAP NE, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

IATA · MPV

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

6 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

6

since 1982

Fatal

1

16.7% of total

Last 5 years

0

no recent events

Last 10 years

0

no recent events

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 33,500 ops in 1990

2024 total

10,300

10-yr total

144,675

2024 mix

AC/AT 3% · GA 92% · Mil 5%

Events / million ops

0.0

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=0

No NTSB events at this field in the last decade.

All time · n=6

  • Other 2
  • Stall / spin 1
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1
  • Hard landing 1
  • Loss of control 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2009-06-05 YORK RONALD J ROTORWAY 162F · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2007-07-10 Cessna 182R · Hard landing · VMC · day →
2001-09-22 Carver RAF 2000 GTX SE · Weather · VMC · day →
2000-01-21 Mooney M20M · Stall / spin · day →
1987-09-18 Beech 23 · Other · day →
1986-12-03 Aero Commander 680 · Other · dawn →

Designees in VT

CFI Flight Instructors 127 A&P Mechanics 273 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 3 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 1 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 1 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 5 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 5 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 2 Schools Flight Schools 7 FBO Fixed Base Operators 6 Clubs Flying Clubs 5 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 1 EAA EAA Chapters 4

DPEs nearby

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

Designee City ST Distance
Gregory Stuart Livernois South Burlington VT 30 nm
John David Curran South Burlington VT 30 nm
Noah Ranallo South Burlington VT 30 nm
Donald Wood Plainfield NH 41 nm
Duane Anthony Tedesco Plattsburgh NY 48 nm
James Victor Loranger Gilford NH 66 nm
Gregory Stuart Livernois Keene NH 76 nm
Edward J Winchester Porter Corners NY 86 nm
Christopher Allen Thresher Manchester NH 88 nm
Mark Albert Favolise Sanford ME 91 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
John Oreste Roberti Barre VT 2 nm
Zachary Alan Doyle Barre VT 2 nm
Andrew Charles Kyle Woodhams Barre VT 2 nm
Richard Earl Ferno Williamstown VT 5 nm
Mark Campbell Farley Northfield VT 5 nm
Philip Noel Poulin Washington VT 8 nm
Robert Timothy Larsen Moretown VT 10 nm
Brian Scott Bradke Brookfield VT 11 nm
Lester Leigh Sykes Waterbury VT 11 nm
Larry Warren Rayburn Iii Waitsfield VT 12 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
Ronald Albert Collins Barre VT 2 nm
John Oreste Roberti Barre VT 2 nm
Jimmy Dale Pace Barre VT 2 nm
Robert Michael Picioli Barre VT 2 nm
Elizabeth Kristie Nearing Barre VT 2 nm
Harley Dale Crader Jr Barre VT 2 nm
Stephen Paul Miracle Montpelier VT 4 nm
Douglas Lawrence Hanson Montpelier VT 4 nm
Tyler Anthony Austin Montpelier VT 4 nm
Travis Ryan Brown Montpelier VT 4 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Green Mountain Avionics
Middlebury, VT
 27 nm
Craig Avionics
Concord, NH
 75 nm
Murray Avionics, Inc.
Scotia, NY
 100 nm
Maine Aviation Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Portland, ME
 103 nm
Hampton Airfield Maintenance Shop
North Hampton, NH
 106 nm
Air Bear Aviation
Danvers, MA
 121 nm
AirFlyte, Inc. / Rectrix MRO
Westfield, MA
 123 nm
NexAir Avionics, LLC
Plymouth, MA
 145 nm
VIP Aero Instruments and Avionics
Hartford, CT
 148 nm
Maine Seaplanes, LLC
Owls Head, ME
 150 nm

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