FAA facility Airport

MERCER COUNTY

BLUEFIELD, WEST VIRGINIA FAA BLF ICAO KBLF Open to the public

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Runways

1 record · drawn to relative scale

05/23 4,743 × 100 ft · Asphalt (good) · High-intensity edge lights

05 23

Runway-end details

Runway 05/23 end details
End	True hdg	ILS	Glide slope aid	Approach lights	Displaced thr	Declared distances
05	42°	—	PAPI · 4-light · left side	—	—	TORA 4,743 · TODA 4,743 · ASDA 4,743 · LDA 4,743
23	222°	ILS	PAPI · 4-light · left side	—	—	TORA 4,743 · TODA 4,743 · ASDA 4,743 · LDA 4,743

Communications

7 published frequencies

Published communications frequencies
Use	Frequency	Hours
BLF VOR/DME	115.05/97Y	—
BLUEFIELD RCO	122.1R	—
BLUEFIELD RCO	122.2	—
CTAF	122.9	—
BLUEFIELD RCAG	126.575	—
BLF ASOS	132.725	—
BLUEFIELD RCAG	257.85	—

Instrument landing systems

NASR ILS_BASE records

Instrument landing system records
Runway end	System	Category	Frequency	Status
23	ILS	I	109.5	Operational ifr (1983-08-23)

FAA listing history

Identities observed in NASR snapshots

MERCER COUNTY Observed 2024-06-13 through 2026-07-09 KBLF

Dates describe available FAA snapshots, not exact opening, closure or construction dates.

Material changes

First observed in NASR cycles

No public material changes are recorded yet.

Facility facts

FAA / ICAO: BLF / KBLF
Type: Airport A
Status: Open
Ownership: Publicly owned
Use: Open to the public
Activated: 1954-05
Part 139: Not certificated
Fuel: 100LL JET A A+
Repair: Airframe: Major
Powerplant: Major
Tower: No control tower

Location

City: BLUEFIELD, WV
County: Mercer
FAA region: Eastern region
Coordinates: 37.29595, -81.20752
Elevation: 2,856.8 ft (3RD PARTY SURVEY)

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Weather stations

BLF Commissioned 2000-11-08 ASOS

Wildlife strikes

No unambiguous FAA wildlife-strike airport match is available for this facility.

FAA NASR cycle effective 2026-08-06. Operational information changes every cycle — consult current FAA publications, the Chart Supplement and NOTAMs before flight.