Virginia Highlands Airport | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Owner | Virginia Highlands Airport Authority | ||||||||||
Serves | Abingdon, Virginia | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 2,087 ft / 636 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 36°41′14″N 082°01′59″W / 36.68722°N 82.03306°W | ||||||||||
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Source:
Federal Aviation Administration
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Virginia Highlands Airport ( IATA: VJI [2], ICAO: KVJI, FAA LID: VJI) 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. [1] This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility. [3]
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). [1]
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. [1]