Mercer County Airport (West Virginia)
Mercer County Airport (IATA: BLF, ICAO: KBLF, FAA LID: BLF) is a public use airport in Mercer County, West Virginia, United States. Owned by the Mercer County Airport Authority, it is located three nautical miles (6 km) northeast of the central business district of Bluefield, West Virginia and about nine miles (14 km) southwest of Princeton, West Virginia. It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.
The airport has been served by commercial airlines in the past. Service was subsidized by the Essential Air Service program until August 1, 2006, when it was terminated due to federal law not allowing a subsidy over $200 per passenger for communities located within 210 miles of the nearest large or medium hub airport (Charlotte/Douglas International Airport in North Carolina being 173 miles away). As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the Mercer County Airport had 2,041 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2004, 1,885 enplanments in 2005, 1,833 in 2006, and 1,721 in 2007. Commercial passenger service ceased in 2007.
Read more about Mercer County Airport (West Virginia): Facilities and Aircraft, Former Airlines
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