| Blackstone Army Airfield Allen C. Perkinson Airport | |
| Iata: | BKT |
| Icao: | KBKT |
| Faa: | BKT |
| Type: | Public/Military |
| Owner: | U.S. Army & Town of Blackstone |
| Location: | Fort Barfoot / Blackstone, Virginia |
| Elevation-F: | 439 |
| Elevation-M: | 134 |
| Pushpin Map: | Virginia |
| R1-Number: | 4/22 |
| R1-Length-F: | 4,632 |
| R1-Length-M: | 1,412 |
| R1-Surface: | Concrete |
| R2-Number: | 1/19 |
| R2-Length-F: | 4,032 |
| R2-Length-M: | 1,229 |
| R2-Surface: | Concrete |
| Stat-Year: | 2006 |
| Stat1-Header: | Aircraft operations |
| Stat1-Data: | 3,482 |
| Footnotes: | Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] |
Blackstone Army Airfield, 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.[2]
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.
The airport covers an area of 600acres 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.