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For the 12-month period ending March 30, 2012, the airport had 35,361 aircraft operations, an average of 97 per day: 96% general aviation, 3% air taxi and 1% military. At that time there were 94 aircraft based at this airport: 84% single-engine, 9% multi-engine, 4% jet, 2% ultralight and 1% helicopter. [1]
This is a list of airports in Virginia (a U.S. state), grouped by type and sorted by location.It contains all public-use and military airports in the state. Some private-use and former airports may be included where notable, such as airports that were previously public-use, those with commercial enplanements recorded by the FAA or airports assigned an IATA airport code.
The airport was originally named Patrick Henry Airport, its code PHF representing Patrick Henry Field. The first runway was 2–20, a 3,500-foot (1,100 m) runway, followed by 6–24 (later redesignated as 7–25). Airline service began in November 1949 on Piedmont Airlines and Capital Airlines.
The airport covers 1,300 acres (526 ha) at an elevation of 27 feet (8 m). Its main runway, 5–23, is 9,001 by 150 feet (2,744 x 46 m), and crosswind runway 14–32 is 4,875 by 150 feet (1,486 x 46 m). [1] [7] An arriving flights sign Southwest Airlines check-in counter Bridge that connects the Arrivals and Departures buildings Baggage claim area
This military airport is owned by the U.S. Navy and is under the operational control of Naval Air Station Oceana, Virginia. The airfield primarily supports day and night Field Carrier Landing Practice (FCLP) operations by US Navy and US Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornet , and US Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet , E-2 Hawkeye and C-2 Greyhound aircraft based ...
Offering nearly 160 arrivals and departures daily to major cities throughout the US, Norfolk International presently ranks in the country's top 65 airports in terms of passengers served annually, with an average of 3.5 million. The airport is served by five airlines, with flights to 25 nonstop destinations:
In 2004 the airport had 86,805 aircraft operations, average 237 per day: 97% general aviation, 2% air taxi and <1% military. 203 aircraft were based at this airport: 73% single engine, 14% multi-engine, 8% helicopters and 4% ultralights.
Bay Bridge Airport covers an area of 72 acres (29 ha) and contains one asphalt runway (11/29) measuring 2,714 x 60 ft (827 x 18 m). For the 12-month period ending July 7, 2023, the airport had 35,280 aircraft operations, an average of 97 per day: 99% general aviation and <1% air taxi.