Airport type Public Serves Lynchburg, Virginia 4/22 7,100 Elevation 286 m | Owner City of Lynchburg Elevation AMSL 938 ft / 286 m Code LYH Phone +1 434-455-6090 | |
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Website www.lynchburgva.gov/... Address 350 Terminal Dr, Lynchburg, VA 24502, USA | ||
Crj 200 takeoff from lynchburg regional airport
Lynchburg Regional Airport (IATA: LYH, ICAO: KLYH, FAA LID: LYH), also known as Preston Glenn Field, is a public use airport in Campbell County, Virginia, United States. It is located at the intersection of Route 29 South and Route 460, five nautical miles (6 mi, 9 km) southwest of the central business district of the City of Lynchburg, which owns the airport. Originally known as Preston Glenn Airport, it was named for Lt. Preston Glenn, a Lynchburg native who died while serving in World War I as an Army Air Corps pilot. Mostly used for general aviation, the airport is also served by commercial airline American Airlines, with modern Dash 8 turboprops and Canadair Regional Jet aircraft.
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- Crj 200 takeoff from lynchburg regional airport
- Lynchburg regional airport to offer larger flights lower fares with regional jet service
- Facilities and aircraft
- Airline and destination
- References
This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a primary commercial service facility. As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 55,307 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008, 86,366 enplanements in 2009, and 93,772 in 2010.
Lynchburg regional airport to offer larger flights lower fares with regional jet service
Facilities and aircraft
Lynchburg Regional Airport covers an area of 872 acres (353 ha) at an elevation of 938 feet (286 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 4/22 is 7,100 by 150 feet (2,164 x 46 m) and 17/35 is 3,386 by 75 feet (1,032 x 23 m).
The new extended runway opened on August 12, 2007. It was extended by 1,301 feet (397 m) from 5,799 feet (1,768 m) to 7,100 feet (2,200 m).
For the 12-month period ending February 28, 2011, the airport had 85,974 aircraft operations, an average of 235 per day: 91% general aviation, 7% air taxi, and 2% military. At that time there were 77 aircraft based at this airport: 74% single-engine, 12% multi-engine, 8% jet, 5% helicopter, and 1% ultralight.
Airline and destination
The following airline offers scheduled passenger service: