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Mercer County Airport is a public use airport in Mercer County, West Virginia, United States.〔 Owned by the Mercer County Airport Authority, it is located three nautical miles (6 km) northeast of the central business district of Bluefield, West Virginia〔 and about nine miles (14 km) southwest of Princeton, West Virginia. It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a ''general aviation'' facility.〔 〕 The airport has been served by commercial airlines in the past. Service was subsidized by the Essential Air Service program until August 1, 2006, when it was terminated due to federal law not allowing a subsidy over $200 per passenger for communities located within 210 miles of the nearest large or medium hub airport (Charlotte/Douglas International Airport in North Carolina being 173 miles away).〔 (【引用サイトリンク】 Order 2006-6-22: Terminating the Essential Air Service subsidy eligibility of Bluefield/Princeton, West Virginia, as of August 1, 2006 ) 〕 As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the Mercer County Airport had 2,041 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2004, 1,885 enplanments in 2005,〔 〕 1,833 in 2006, and 1,721 in 2007.〔 〕 Commercial passenger service ceased in 2007. == Facilities and aircraft == Mercer County Airport covers an area of 144 acres (58 ha) at an elevation of 2,857 feet (871 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 5/23 with an asphalt surface measuring 4,743 by 100 feet (1,446 x 30 m).〔 For the 12-month period ending October 30, 2009, the airport had 16,400 aircraft operations, an average of 44 per day: 88% general aviation, 11% air taxi, and 1% military. At that time there were 22 aircraft based at this airport: 64% single-engine, 9% multi-engine, 9% jet, 14% helicopter, and 5% ultralight.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mercer County Airport (West Virginia)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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