Vertiports in Virginia

Allen C. Perkinson Airport (Blackstone Army Airfield) was built as part of Fort Pickett (now Fort Barfoot)
Source: Nottoway County, GIS Maps & Data

In 2023, Virginia became home to the first airport authorized to operate as a "vertiport" for electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft. The Federal Aviation Administration granted conditional approval for that activity at Allen C. Perkinson Airport (Blackstone Army Airfield).

The Federal agency was crafting design criteria to meet the demands for new types of aircraft that could carry passengers as well as cargo. For example, tthe airport had to install an electrical charging station.¹

Source: Federal Aviation Administration,

Airport Classification and Planning in Virginia

Air Transportation in Virginia

Fort Barfoot (Formerly Fort Pickett) and the Foreign Affairs Security Training Center

Manassas Regional Airport (HEF)

Nottoway County

Links

• Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
• Advanced Air Mobility/Air Taxis
• FAA Releases Vertiport Design Standards to Support the Safe Integration of Advanced Air Mobility Aircraft
• Virginia Department of Aviation

Allen C. Perkinson Airport (Blackstone Army Airfield) is located outside the boundaries of the Town of Blackstone
Source: Nottoway County, GIS Maps & Data

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