Blackstone Army Airfield
Blackstone Army Airfield (IATA: BKT, ICAO: KBKT, FAA LID: BKT), also known as Allen C. Perkinson Airport, is located two miles (3 km) east of the central business district of Blackstone, a town in Nottoway County, Virginia, United States. It is owned by the United States Army and the Town of Blackstone.It is named for Allen C. Perkinson, a CAP Virginia Wing Commander in the 1940s.

History
During World War II the airfield was used by the United States Army Air Forces.   It was used by Third Air Force as a group training airfield, and later by Air Technical Service Command.

Facilities and aircraft
The airport covers an area of 600 acres (240 ha) which contains two concrete paved runways: 4/22 measuring 4,632 x 150 ft (1,412 x 46 m) and 1/19 measuring 4,032 x 75 ft (1,229 x 23 m). Runway 4/22 can accommodate up to a C-17 airframe(weight capacity of runway is 595,000 lbs). Runway 1/19 accommodates only large UAS traffic. For the 12-month period ending July 31, 2006, the airport had 3,482 aircraft operations, an average of 9 per day: 85% military and 15% general aviation.

Current tenants
Virginia Air National Guard
Fort Pickett Composite Squadron VA-142, Civil Air Patrol

See also
Fort Pickett
Virginia Wing Civil Air Patrol
Virginia World War II Army Airfields

References
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency.

External links
Blackstone Army Airfield at Fort Pickett web site
Blackstone AAF / A.C. Perkinson Airport at GlobalSecurity.org
Blackstone Army Air Field / Allen C. Perkinson Municipal Airport page from Virginia Airport Directory
FAA Airport Diagram (PDF), effective August 10, 2023
FAA Terminal Procedures for BKT, effective August 10, 2023
Resources for this airport:
FAA airport information for BKT
AirNav airport information for BKT
ASN accident history for BKT
FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
SkyVector aeronautical chart for BKT