Hanover County Municipal Airport

Hanover County Municipal Airport (ICAO: KOFP, FAA LID: OFP) is a public airport located 14 miles (22 km) north of the central business district of Richmond, Virginia, and 5 miles (8 km) south of Ashland, Virginia, United States. It is owned by Hanover County in Virginia.[1]

For other uses, see Hanover Airport (disambiguation).
Hanover County Municipal Airport
Planes and buildings at the Hanover County Municipal Airport, 2018
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerHanover County
ServesRichmond / Ashland, Virginia
LocationAshland, Virginia
Elevation AMSL207 ft / 63 m
Coordinates37°42′32″N 077°26′11″W
Websitewww.co.hanover.va.us/...
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
16/34 5,402 1,647 Asphalt
Statistics (2007)
Aircraft operations31,655
Based aircraft117

This airport uses the three-letter location identifier code "OFP" which is assigned by the FAA; however, there is no three-letter location identifier code from IATA. The four-letter location identifier code "KOFP" is assigned by ICAO.[2]

The hours of operations are 0700 to 2100 (7am to 9pm) from April to September, and 0700 to 1900 (7am to 7pm) from October to March. All times are for the US Eastern Time Zone.[1]

Facilities and aircraft

Hanover County Municipal Airport has an area of approximately 200 acres (81 ha),[3] which contains one asphalt paved runway (16/34) measuring 5,402 x 100 ft (1,647 x 30 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending May 31, 2007, the airport had 31,655 aircraft operations, an average of 87 per day. There are 117 aircraft based at this airport, 102 single engine, 13 multi-engine, 1 jet aircraft and 1 helicopter.[1]

There is a full-service fixed-base operator (FBO) called Heart of Virginia Aviation. The county is building a new hangar, renovating the terminal and is updating fencing. There are an industrial park and a commerce center next to the airport.[3]

References
  1. FAA Airport Form 5010 for OFP PDF, effective 12 months ending 2007-MAY-31
  2. Great Circle Mapper: KOFP - Richmond/Ashland, Virginia (Hanover County Airport)
  3. Hanover County Municipal Airport Archived 2008-03-12 at the Wayback Machine at county website


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