Virginia Highlands Airport Explained

Virginia Highlands Airport
Iata:VJI
Icao:KVJI
Faa:VJI
Type:Public
Owner:Virginia Highlands Airport Authority
City-Served:Abingdon, Virginia
Elevation-F:2,087
Coordinates:36.6872°N -82.0331°W
Pushpin Map:USA Virginia
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in Virginia
Pushpin Label:VJI
Pushpin Label Position:top
R1-Number:6/24
R1-Length-F:4,471
R1-Surface:Asphalt
Stat-Year:2019
Stat1-Header:Aircraft operations
Stat1-Data:15,137
Stat2-Header:Based aircraft
Stat2-Data:50
Footnotes:Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Virginia Highlands Airport is a public use airport located two nautical miles (4 km) west of the central business district of Abingdon, a city in Washington County, Virginia, United States. It is owned by the Virginia Highlands Airport Authority. This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.[2]

Facilities and aircraft

Virginia Highlands Airport covers an area of 184 acres (74 ha) at an elevation of 2,087 feet (636 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 6/24 with an asphalt surface measuring 5,500 by 75 feet (1,676 x 23 m).

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2019, the airport had 15,137 aircraft operations, an average of 41 per day: 90% general aviation, 9% air taxi, and 1% military. At that time there were 50 aircraft based at this airport: 35 single-engine, 7 jet, 4 multi-engine, and 4 helicopter.

References

  1. . Federal Aviation Administration. Effective September 7, 2023.
  2. Web site: 2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A . PDF, 2.03 MB . National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems . Federal Aviation Administration . October 4, 2010 .

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