List of airports in Virginia
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This is a list of airport
Airport
An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...
s in Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
(a U.S. state
U.S. state
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), 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
Federal Aviation Administration
The Federal Aviation Administration is the national aviation authority of the United States. An agency of the United States Department of Transportation, it has authority to regulate and oversee all aspects of civil aviation in the U.S...
or airports assigned an IATA
International Air Transport Association
The International Air Transport Association is an international industry trade group of airlines headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, where the International Civil Aviation Organization is also headquartered. The executive offices are at the Geneva Airport in SwitzerlandIATA's mission is to...
airport code.
The list includes two airports which serve the Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
metropolitan area, but are actually located in Virginia: Reagan National
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport is a public airport located south of downtown Washington, D.C., in Arlington County, Virginia. It is the commercial airport nearest to Washington, D.C. For many decades, it was called Washington National Airport, but this airport was renamed in 1998 to...
and Dulles International
Washington Dulles International Airport
Washington Dulles International Airport is a public airport in Dulles, Virginia, 26 miles west of downtown Washington, D.C. The airport serves the Baltimore-Washington-Northern Virginia metropolitan area centered on the District of Columbia. It is named after John Foster Dulles, Secretary of...
. Both airports are operated by the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority
Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority
Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority is an independent airport authority, created by the Commonwealth of Virginia and the District of Columbia with the consent of the United States Congress to oversee management, operations, and capital development of Washington, D.C.'s two major airports:...
.
Airports
This list contains the following information:- City served - The city generally associated with the airport, as per the airport's master record with the Federal Aviation AdministrationFederal Aviation AdministrationThe Federal Aviation Administration is the national aviation authority of the United States. An agency of the United States Department of Transportation, it has authority to regulate and oversee all aspects of civil aviation in the U.S...
. This is not always the actual location since some airports are located in smaller towns outside of the city they serve. It is not meant to be a complete list of cities served, which can be found in or added to each airport's Wikipedia article.
- FAA - The location identifierLocation identifierA location identifier is a symbolic representation for the name and the location of an airport, navigation aid, or weather station, and is used for manned air traffic control facilities in air traffic control, telecommunications, computer programming, weather reports, and related services.-ICAO...
assigned by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
- IATA - The airport code assigned by the International Air Transport AssociationInternational Air Transport AssociationThe International Air Transport Association is an international industry trade group of airlines headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, where the International Civil Aviation Organization is also headquartered. The executive offices are at the Geneva Airport in SwitzerlandIATA's mission is to...
(IATA). Those that do not match the FAA code are shown in bold.
- ICAO - The location indicatorInternational Civil Aviation Organization airport codeThe ICAO airport code or location indicator is a four-character alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. These codes are defined by the International Civil Aviation Organization, and published in ICAO Document 7910: Location Indicators.The ICAO codes are used by air traffic...
assigned by the International Civil Aviation OrganizationInternational Civil Aviation OrganizationThe International Civil Aviation Organization , pronounced , , is a specialized agency of the United Nations. It codifies the principles and techniques of international air navigation and fosters the planning and development of international air transport to ensure safe and orderly growth...
(ICAO).
- Airport name - The official airport name. Those shown in bold indicate the airport has scheduled service on commercial airlines.
- Role - One of four FAA airport categoriesFAA airport categoriesThe United States Federal Aviation Administration has a system for categorizing public-use airports that is primarily based on the level of commercial passenger traffic through each facility. It is used to determine if an airport is eligible for funding through the federal government's Airport...
, as per the 2009-2013 National Plan of Integrated Airport SystemsNational Plan of Integrated Airport SystemsThe National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems is an inventory of U.S. aviation infrastructure assets. It is developed and maintained by the Federal Aviation Administration . Its purposes are:* to identify all the airports in the U.S...
(NPIAS) Report:- P: Commercial Service - Primary are publicly owned airports that receive scheduled passenger service and have more than 10,000 passenger boardings (enplanements) each year. Each primary airport is sub-classified by the FAA as one of the following four "hub" types:
- L: Large Hub that accounts for at least 1% of total U.S. passenger enplanements.
- M: Medium Hub that accounts for between 0.25% and 1% of total U.S. passenger enplanements.
- S: Small Hub that accounts for between 0.05% and 0.25% of total U.S. passenger enplanements.
- N: Non-Hub that accounts for less than 0.05% of total U.S. passenger enplanements, but more than 10,000 annual enplanements.
- CS: Commercial Service - Non-Primary are publicly owned airports that receive scheduled passenger service and have at least 2,500 passenger boardings each year.
- R: Reliever airports are designated by the FAA to relieve congestion at a large commercial service airport and to provide more general aviation access to the overall community.
- GA: General AviationGeneral aviationGeneral aviation is one of the two categories of civil aviation. It refers to all flights other than military and scheduled airline and regular cargo flights, both private and commercial. General aviation flights range from gliders and powered parachutes to large, non-scheduled cargo jet flights...
airports are the largest single group of airports in the U.S. airport system.
- P: Commercial Service - Primary are publicly owned airports that receive scheduled passenger service and have more than 10,000 passenger boardings (enplanements) each year. Each primary airport is sub-classified by the FAA as one of the following four "hub" types:
- Enpl. - The number of enplanements (commercial passenger boardings) that occurred at the airport in calendar yearCalendar yearGenerally speaking, a calendar year begins on the New Year's Day of the given calendar system and ends on the day before the following New Year's Day. By convention, a calendar year consists of a natural number of days. To reconcile the calendar year with an astronomical cycle , certain years...
2008, as per FAA records.
City served | FAA | IATA | ICAO | Airport name | Role | Enpl. |
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Commercial Service - Primary Airports | ||||||
Charlottesville Charlottesville, Virginia Charlottesville is an independent city geographically surrounded by but separate from Albemarle County in the Commonwealth of Virginia, United States, and named after Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, the queen consort of King George III of the United Kingdom.The official population estimate for... |
CHO | CHO | KCHO | Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport is a public airport located 8 miles north of Charlottesville, in Albemarle County, Virginia, USA that has operated commercial flights since 1955. The airport serves the Charlottesville/Albemarle region and surrounding counties with 46 daily non-stop flights to... |
P-N | 169,843 |
Lynchburg Lynchburg, Virginia Lynchburg is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The population was 75,568 as of 2010. Located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains along the banks of the James River, Lynchburg is known as the "City of Seven Hills" or "The Hill City." Lynchburg was the only major city in... |
LYH | LYH | KLYH | Lynchburg Regional Airport Lynchburg Regional Airport Lynchburg Regional Airport , also known as Preston Glenn Field, is a public airport located five miles southwest of the city of Lynchburg in Campbell County, Virginia, USA... (Preston Glenn Field) |
P-N | 55,307 |
Newport News Newport News, Virginia Newport News is an independent city located in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area of Virginia. It is at the southeastern end of the Virginia Peninsula, on the north shore of the James River extending southeast from Skiffe's Creek along many miles of waterfront to the river's mouth at Newport News... |
PHF | PHF | KPHF | Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport is an airport located 9 mi northwest of downtown Newport News, Virginia, and serves the entire Hampton Roads metropolitan area along with Norfolk International Airport in Norfolk... |
P-S | 504,292 |
Norfolk Norfolk, Virginia Norfolk is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. With a population of 242,803 as of the 2010 Census, it is Virginia's second-largest city behind neighboring Virginia Beach.... |
ORF | ORF | KORF | Norfolk International Airport Norfolk International Airport -Baggage Claims:Southwest Airlines #1,Delta Airlines #2,US Airways | American Airlines #3,Continental Airlines|United Express #5- Facilities and aircraft :... |
P-M | 1,786,594 |
Richmond Richmond, Virginia Richmond is the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia, in the United States. It is an independent city and not part of any county. Richmond is the center of the Richmond Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Greater Richmond area... |
RIC | RIC | KRIC | Richmond International Airport Richmond International Airport - Accidents and incidents :*In 1996, Eastwind Airlines Flight 517 from Trenton experienced loss of rudder control while on approach to Richmond, however rudder control was regained shortly after and the aircraft landed normally. There was one minor injury.... (Byrd Field) |
P-S | 1,733,668 |
Roanoke Roanoke, Virginia Roanoke is an independent city in the Mid-Atlantic U.S. state of Virginia and is the tenth-largest city in the Commonwealth. It is located in the Roanoke Valley of the Roanoke Region of Virginia. The population within the city limits was 97,032 as of 2010... |
ROA | ROA | KROA | Roanoke Regional Airport Roanoke Regional Airport Roanoke Regional Airport , also known as Woodrum Field, is a public airport located approximately north of downtown Roanoke, Virginia, United States. It has two runways and over 60 scheduled flights each day... (Woodrum Field) |
P-N | 315,293 |
Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution.... (Arlington County Arlington County, Virginia Arlington County is a county in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The land that became Arlington was originally donated by Virginia to the United States government to form part of the new federal capital district. On February 27, 1801, the United States Congress organized the area as a subdivision of... ) |
DCA | DCA | KDCA | Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport is a public airport located south of downtown Washington, D.C., in Arlington County, Virginia. It is the commercial airport nearest to Washington, D.C. For many decades, it was called Washington National Airport, but this airport was renamed in 1998 to... |
P-L | 8,704,466 |
Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution.... (Chantilly Chantilly, Virginia Chantilly is an unincorporated community located in western Fairfax County and southeastern Loudoun County of Northern Virginia. Recognized by the U.S. Census Bureau as a census designated place , the community population was 23,039 as of the 2010 census -- down from 41,041 in 2000, due to the... / Dulles Dulles, Virginia Dulles, Virginia is an unincorporated area located in Loudoun County, Virginia, part of the Washington Metropolitan Area. The headquarters of Orbital Sciences Corporation, GeoEye, and ODIN technologies and the former headquarters of MCI Inc... ) |
IAD | IAD | KIAD | Washington Dulles International Airport Washington Dulles International Airport Washington Dulles International Airport is a public airport in Dulles, Virginia, 26 miles west of downtown Washington, D.C. The airport serves the Baltimore-Washington-Northern Virginia metropolitan area centered on the District of Columbia. It is named after John Foster Dulles, Secretary of... |
P-L | 11,348,775 |
Commercial Service - Non-Primary Airports | ||||||
Staunton Staunton, Virginia Staunton is an independent city within the confines of Augusta County in the commonwealth of Virginia. The population was 23,746 as of 2010. It is the county seat of Augusta County.... / Waynesboro Waynesboro, Virginia Waynesboro, deriving its name from General Anthony Wayne, is an independent city surrounded by Augusta County in the U.S. state of Virginia. The population was 21,006 in 2010..... / Harrisonburg Harrisonburg, Virginia Harrisonburg is an independent city in the Shenandoah Valley region of Virginia in the United States. Its population as of 2010 is 48,914, and at the 2000 census, 40,468. Harrisonburg is the county seat of Rockingham County and the core city of the Harrisonburg, Virginia Metropolitan Statistical... |
SHD | SHD | KSHD | Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport is a public airport located in Weyers Cave, 10 miles northeast of the central business district of Staunton, in Augusta County, Virginia, United States. It is mostly used for general aviation, but is also served by one commercial airline... |
CS | 7,746 |
Reliever Airports | ||||||
Leesburg Leesburg, Virginia Leesburg is a historic town in, and county seat of, Loudoun County, Virginia, United States of America. Leesburg is located west-northwest of Washington, D.C. along the base of the Catoctin Mountain and adjacent to the Potomac River. Its population according the 2010 Census is 42,616... |
JYO | JYO | KJYO | Leesburg Executive Airport Leesburg Executive Airport Leesburg Executive Airport at Godfrey Field is a town-owned public-use airport located three nautical miles south of the central business district of Leesburg, a town in Loudoun County, Virginia, United States.... |
R | 137 |
Manassas Manassas, Virginia The City of Manassas is an independent city surrounded by Prince William County and the independent city of Manassas Park in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. Its population was 37,821 as of 2010. Manassas also surrounds the county seat for Prince William County but that county... |
HEF | MNZ | KHEF | Manassas Regional Airport Manassas Regional Airport Manassas Regional Airport , also known as Harry P. Davis Field, is a city-owned public-use airport located four nautical miles southwest of the central business district of Manassas, in a section of Manassas that was carved out of Prince William County specifically for the purpose of containing... (Harry P. Davis Field) |
R | 1,173 |
Norfolk Norfolk, Virginia Norfolk is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. With a population of 242,803 as of the 2010 Census, it is Virginia's second-largest city behind neighboring Virginia Beach.... / Chesapeake Chesapeake, Virginia As of the census of 2000, there were 199,184 people, 69,900 households, and 54,172 families residing in the city. The population density was 584.6 people per square mile . There were 72,672 housing units at an average density of 213.3 per square mile... |
PVG | KPVG | Hampton Roads Executive Airport Hampton Roads Executive Airport Hampton Roads Executive Airport is a public-use airport located seven miles southwest of the central business district of Norfolk and northwest of Chesapeake, both independent cities in the U.S. state of Virginia. It is privately owned by Virginia Aviation Associates, L.L.C.Although most U.S... |
R | 30 | |
Richmond Richmond, Virginia Richmond is the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia, in the United States. It is an independent city and not part of any county. Richmond is the center of the Richmond Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Greater Richmond area... |
FCI | KFCI | Chesterfield County Airport Chesterfield County Airport Chesterfield County Airport is a public airport located four miles southwest of the central business district of Richmond, a city in Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States. It is owned by Chesterfield County.Although most U.S... |
R | 178 | |
Stafford Stafford, Virginia Stafford is a census-designated place in and the county seat of Stafford County in the northern part of the U.S. Commonwealth of Virginia. The population as of the 2010 Census was 4,320. It lies north of Fredericksburg, approximately south of metropolitan Washington, D.C., and about north of... |
RMN | KRMN | Stafford Regional Airport Stafford Regional Airport Stafford Regional Airport is a public airport located three miles southwest of the central business district of Stafford, the county seat of Stafford County, Virginia, United States. The airport is southwest of the intersection of Route 630 and U.S. Route 1 near Interstate 95, approximately ... |
R | 52 | |
Warrenton Warrenton, Virginia Warrenton is a town in Fauquier County, Virginia, United States. The population was 6,670 at the 2000 census, and 14,634 at the 2010 estimate. It is the county seat of Fauquier County. Public schools in the town include Fauquier High School, Warrenton Middle School, Taylor Middle School and two... |
HWY | KHWY | Warrenton-Fauquier Airport Warrenton-Fauquier Airport Warrenton-Fauquier Airport is a county-owned, public-use airport located 12 nautical miles southeast of the central business district of Warrenton, a town in Fauquier County, Virginia, United States.Although most U.S... |
R | 17 | |
General Aviation Airports | ||||||
Abingdon Abingdon, Virginia Abingdon is a town in Washington County, Virginia, USA, 133 miles southwest of Roanoke. The population was 8,191 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Washington County and is a designated Virginia Historic Landmark... |
VJI | VJI | KVJI | Virginia Highlands Airport Virginia Highlands Airport Virginia Highlands Airport is a public-use airport located in Abingdon, Virginia. The airport has a single asphalt runway designated 6/24. It measures 4,471 feet in length with a width of 75 feet. It is owned by the Virginia Highlands Airport Authority. The manager is Mickey Hines.... |
GA | 42 |
Blacksburg Blacksburg, Virginia Blacksburg is an incorporated town located in Montgomery County, Virginia, United States, with a population of 42,620 at the 2010 census. Blacksburg, Christiansburg, and Radford are the three principal jurisdictions of the Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford Metropolitan Statistical Area which... |
BCB | BCB | KBCB | Virginia Tech Montgomery Executive Airport Virginia Tech Montgomery Executive Airport Virginia Tech Montgomery Executive Airport is a public airport located three miles south of the central business district of Blacksburg, a town in Montgomery County, Virginia, United States.- Facilities and aircraft :... |
GA | 89 |
Brookneal Brookneal, Virginia Brookneal is an incorporated town in Campbell County, Virginia, United States. The population was 1,259 as of the 2000 census. It is part of the Lynchburg Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:... |
0V4 | Brookneal/Campbell County Airport Brookneal/Campbell County Airport The Brookneal/Campbell County Airport is a public airport located southeast of Brookneal, in Campbell County, Virginia, USA. Established in 1978 as a joint effort between Campbell County and the Town of Brookneal, the facility serves primarily general aviation.... |
GA | |||
Culpeper Culpeper, Virginia Culpeper is an incorporated town in Culpeper County, Virginia, United States. The population was 9,664 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Culpeper County. Culpeper is part of the Culpeper Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Culpeper County. Both the Town of Culpeper and... |
CJR | KCJR | Culpeper Regional Airport Culpeper Regional Airport Culpeper Regional Airport is a county-owned public-use airport located seven nautical miles northeast of the central business district of Culpeper, a city in Culpeper County, Virginia, United States. Located in Brandy Station, Virginia, the airport opened in 1968. The runway originally measured... (T.I. Martin Field) |
GA | ||
Danville Danville, Virginia Danville is an independent city in Virginia, United States, bounded by Pittsylvania County, Virginia and Caswell County, North Carolina. It was the last capital of the Confederate States of America. The Bureau of Economic Analysis combines the city of Danville with Pittsylvania county for... |
DAN | DAN | KDAN | Danville Regional Airport Danville Regional Airport Danville Regional Airport is a public use airport in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, United States. It is owned by the City of Danville and is located three nautical miles east of its central business district.- Facilities and aircraft :... |
GA | 102 |
Dublin Dublin, Virginia Dublin is a town in Pulaski County, Virginia, United States. The population was 2,534 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Blacksburg–Christiansburg–Radford Metropolitan Statistical Area... |
PSK | PSK | KPSK | New River Valley Airport New River Valley Airport New River Valley Airport is a public use airport located two nautical miles north of the central business district of Dublin, in Pulaski County, Virginia, United States. It is owned by the New River Valley Airport Commission.... |
GA | 7 |
Emporia Emporia, Virginia Emporia is an independent city located within the confines of Greensville County, Virginia, United States. The population was estimated to be 5,927 in 2010. The Bureau of Economic Analysis combines the city of Emporia with surrounding Greensville county for statistical purposes... |
EMV | KEMV | Emporia-Greensville Regional Airport | GA | ||
Farmville Farmville, Virginia Farmville is a town in Prince Edward and Cumberland counties in the U.S. state of Virginia. The population was 6,845 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Prince Edward County.... |
FVX | KFVX | Farmville Regional Airport | GA | 6 | |
Franklin Franklin, Virginia Franklin is an independent city in Virginia. The Bureau of Economic Analysis combines the city of Franklin with Southampton county for statistical purposes. The population was 8,582 in 2010.-History:... |
FKN | FKN | KFKN | Franklin Municipal-John Beverly Rose Airport Franklin Municipal-John Beverly Rose Airport Franklin Municipal-John Beverly Rose Airport, also known as Franklin Municipal Airport or John Beverly Rose Field is a public airport in Isle of Wight County, Virginia, United States... |
GA | 8 |
Front Royal Front Royal, Virginia Front Royal is a town in Warren County, Virginia, United States. The population was 13,589 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Warren County.-Geography:Front Royal is roughly west of Washington, D.C.... |
FRR | FRR | KFRR | Front Royal-Warren County Airport | GA | |
Galax Galax, Virginia Galax is an independent city in the southwestern part of the Commonwealth of Virginia. It is bounded to the northeast by Carroll County and to the southwest by Grayson County. The population was 7,042 as of 2010... / Hillsville Hillsville, Virginia Hillsville is a town in Carroll County, Virginia, United States. The population was 2,607 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Carroll County.-Geography:Hillsville is located at .... |
HLX | KHLX | Twin County Airport | GA | 3 | |
Grundy Grundy, Virginia Grundy is a town in Buchanan County, Virginia, United States. The population was 1,105 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Buchanan County. The town is noted for its educational institutions and their role in the town's economic rebirth. In the past, the town served as a stopover for Union... |
GDY | KGDY | Grundy Municipal Airport Grundy Municipal Airport Grundy Municipal Airport is a public-use airport located three nautical miles southwest of the central business district of Grundy, a town in Buchanan County, Virginia, United States. It is publicly owned by the Town of Grundy and is operated by the Grundy Municipal Airport Commission. Grundy... |
GA | ||
Hot Springs Hot Springs, Virginia Hot Springs is a census-designated place in Bath County, Virginia, United States. The population as of the 2010 Census was 738. It is located about 5 miles southwest of Warm Springs on U.S. Route 220. Hot Springs is the site of a number of resorts that make use of the springs.The area is... |
HSP | HSP | KHSP | Ingalls Field | GA | 19 |
Jonesville Jonesville, Virginia Jonesville is a town in and the county seat of Lee County, Virginia, United States. The population was 995 at the 2000 census.- History :Jonesville was established in 1794 as the county seat of Lee County. The town was known as Glade Spring in its infancy. It was incorporated in 1884, and... |
0VG | Lee County Airport | GA | |||
Louisa Louisa, Virginia Louisa is a town in Louisa County, Virginia, United States. The population was 1,401 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Louisa County.-Geography:Louisa is located at .... |
LKU | LOW | KLKU | Louisa County Airport Louisa County Airport Louisa County Airport , also known as Freeman Field, is a public use airport located two nautical miles southeast of the central business district of Louisa, a town in Louisa County, Virginia, United States.Although most U.S... (Freeman Field) |
GA | 19 |
Luray Luray, Virginia Luray is a town in Page County, Virginia, United States, in the Shenandoah Valley of the northern part of the state. It is also the county seat... |
W45 | Luray Caverns Airport | GA | |||
Marion Marion, Virginia Marion is a town in Smyth County, Virginia, United States. The population was 5,968 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Smyth County. The town is named for American Revolutionary War officer Francis Marion.-Tourism:... / Wytheville Wytheville, Virginia Wytheville is a town in Wythe County, Virginia, United States. The population was 8,211 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Wythe County. The town is home to a Chautauqua Festival, held the third weekend in June every year since 1985... |
MKJ | KMKJ | Mountain Empire Airport | GA | 23 | |
Martinsville Martinsville, Virginia Martinsville is an independent city which is surrounded by Henry County, Virginia, United States. The population was 13,821 in 2010. The Bureau of Economic Analysis combines the city of Martinsville with Henry County for statistical purposes... |
MTV | KMTV | Blue Ridge Airport Blue Ridge Airport Blue Ridge Airport is a public use airport located eight nautical miles southwest of the central business district of Martinsville, in Henry County, Virginia, United States. It is owned by the Blue Ridge Airport Authority. According to the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for... |
GA | 13 | |
Melfa Melfa, Virginia Melfa is a town in Accomack County on the Eastern Shore of Virginia in the United States. The population was 450 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Melfa is located at .... |
MFV | MFV | KMFV | Accomack County Airport Accomack County Airport Accomack County Airport is a county-owned public-use airport located west of the central business district of Melfa, a city in Accomack County, Virginia, United States.-History:... |
GA | 7 |
Norfolk Norfolk, Virginia Norfolk is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. With a population of 242,803 as of the 2010 Census, it is Virginia's second-largest city behind neighboring Virginia Beach.... / Chesapeake Chesapeake, Virginia As of the census of 2000, there were 199,184 people, 69,900 households, and 54,172 families residing in the city. The population density was 584.6 people per square mile . There were 72,672 housing units at an average density of 213.3 per square mile... |
CPK | KCPK | Chesapeake Regional Airport Chesapeake Regional Airport Chesapeake Regional Airport is a public use airport located in the city of Chesapeake, Virginia and serving the Hampton Roads area. The airport is 12 nautical miles south of the central business district of Norfolk, Virginia. It is owned by the Chesapeake Airport Authority. Tidewater Flight... |
GA | 5 | |
Orange Orange, Virginia Orange is a town in Orange County, Virginia, United States. The population was 4,721 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Orange County... |
OMH | KOMH | Orange County Airport | GA | 2 | |
Petersburg Petersburg, Virginia Petersburg is an independent city in Virginia, United States located on the Appomattox River and south of the state capital city of Richmond. The city's population was 32,420 as of 2010, predominantly of African-American ethnicity... |
PTB | PTB | KPTB | Dinwiddie County Airport | GA | 1 |
Quinton Quinton, Virginia Quinton is a small unincorporated community in New Kent County, Virginia, United States. It is located on State Route 249 in the western portion of the county.... |
W96 | New Kent County Airport | GA | |||
Richlands Richlands, Virginia Richlands is a town in Tazewell County, Virginia, United States. The population was 4,144 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Bluefield, WV-VA micropolitan area which has a population of 107,578.-Geography:Richlands is located at .... |
JFZ | KJFZ | Tazewell County Airport | GA | 7 | |
Richmond Richmond, Virginia Richmond is the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia, in the United States. It is an independent city and not part of any county. Richmond is the center of the Richmond Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Greater Richmond area... / Ashland Ashland, Virginia Originally known as Slash Cottage, Ashland is located on the Old Washington Highway U.S. Route One and the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad, a busy north-south route now owned by CSX Transportation... |
OFP | KOFP | Hanover County Municipal Airport Hanover County Municipal Airport Hanover County Municipal Airport is a public airport located 14 miles north of the central business district of Richmond, Virginia, United States. It is owned by Hanover County in the US state of Virginia. This airport use the three-letter location identifier code "OFP" which is assigned by the... |
GA | 44 | |
South Boston South Boston, Virginia South Boston is a town in Halifax County, Virginia, United States. The population was 8,142 at the 2010 census.- History :On December 8, 1796, the General Assembly authorized eight commissioners to establish at Boyd's Ferry on the south side of the Dan River the town of South Boston, named for... |
W78 | William M. Tuck Airport | GA | 7 | ||
South Hill South Hill, Virginia South Hill is a town in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, United States. As of the 2006 census, the town population was 4,608. Located on major Interstate and U.S. highways, it has a full service hospital , a tobacco market, and several hotels. South Hill has a close relationship with the neighboring... |
AVC | KAVC | Mecklenburg-Brunswick Regional Airport | GA | 6 | |
Suffolk Suffolk, Virginia Suffolk is the largest city by area in Virginia, United States, and is located in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 84,585. Its median household income was $57,546.-History:... |
SFQ | KSFQ | Suffolk Executive Airport | GA | 4 | |
Tangier Tangier, Virginia Tangier is a town in Accomack County, Virginia, United States, on Tangier Island in the Chesapeake Bay. The population was 727 at the 2010 census. The tiny island community has attracted the attention of linguists because its people speak a unique English Restoration era dialect of American English... |
TGI | KTGI | Tangier Island Airport | GA | 3 | |
Tappahannock Tappahannock, Virginia Tappahannock is the oldest town in Essex County, Virginia, United States. The population was 2,068 at the 2000 census. Located on the Rappahannock River, Tappahannock is the county seat of Essex County... |
XSA | KXSA | Tappahannock-Essex County Airport Tappahannock-Essex County Airport Tappahannock-Essex County Airport is a public-use airport located five nautical miles south of the central business district of Tappahannock, a town in Essex County, Virginia, United States. It is owned by the Tappahannock Essex County Airport Authority.... |
GA | 6 | |
West Point West Point, Virginia West Point is an incorporated town in King William County, Virginia, United States. The population was 2,867 at the 2000 census.-Geography:West Point is located at... |
FYJ | KFYJ | Middle Peninsula Regional Airport | GA | 2 | |
Winchester Winchester, Virginia Winchester is an independent city located in the northwestern portion of the Commonwealth of Virginia in the USA. The city's population was 26,203 according to the 2010 Census... |
OKV | WGO | KOKV | Winchester Regional Airport Winchester Regional Airport Winchester Regional Airport is a public use airport owned by the Winchester Regional Airport Authority and located three nautical miles southeast of the central business district of Winchester, a city in Frederick County, Virginia, United States... |
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Wise Wise, Virginia Wise is a town in Wise County, Virginia, United States. The population was 3,286 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Wise County. It was originally incorporated as the town of Gladeville in 1874. The town's name was changed to Wise in 1924. Wise is named after Virginia governor Henry A... |
LNP | LNP | KLNP | Lonesome Pine Airport Lonesome Pine Airport Lonesome Pine Airport is a public airport located three miles northeast of the central business district of Wise, a town in Wise County, Virginia, USA. This general aviation airport covers and has one runway. It was once served with commercial airline service on Appalachian Airlines. ... |
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Blackstone Blackstone, Virginia Blackstone is a town in Nottoway County, Virginia, United States. The population was 3,675 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Blackstone is located at .... |
BKT | BKT | KBKT | Allen C. Perkinson Airport / Blackstone Army Airfield | ||
Bridgewater Bridgewater, Virginia Bridgewater is an incorporated town in Rockingham County, Virginia, United States. The population was 5,644 at the 2010 census. It is included in the Harrisonburg, Virginia Metropolitan Statistical Area. Bridgewater is home to the Reds of the Rockingham County Baseball League... |
VBW | KVBW | Bridgewater Air Park | |||
Bumpass Bumpass, Virginia Bumpass is an unincorporated community located primarily in Louisa County, Virginia, United States, but covering a small portion of both Spotsylvania and Hanover Counties as well. It has received moderate fame for its unusual name. Named for the Bumpass family who lived in the area when it was... |
7W4 | Lake Anna Airport | ||||
Chester Chester, Virginia Chester is a census-designated place in Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States. The population was 20,987 at the 2010 census.-History:... |
2G6 | McLaughlin Seaplane Base | ||||
Chase City Chase City, Virginia Chase City is a town in Mecklenburg County, Virginia, United States. The population was 2,457 at the 2000 census. Tobacco and other crops are grown nearby... |
CXE | KCXE | Chase City Municipal Airport | |||
Clarksville Clarksville, Virginia Clarksville is a town founded in Mecklenburg County and overlapping across Halifax County in the U.S. state of Virginia, near the southern border of the state. The population was 1,139 at the 2010 census... |
W63 | Marks Municipal Airport | ||||
Crewe Crewe, Virginia Crewe is a town in Nottoway County, Virginia, United States. The population was 2,378 at the 2000 census. It was founded in 1888 as a central location to house steam locomotive repair shops for the Norfolk and Western Railroad which has a rail yard there for east-west trains carrying Appalachian... |
W81 | Crewe Municipal Airport | ||||
Forest Forest, Virginia Forest is a census-designated place in Bedford County, Virginia, United States. The population was 8,006 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Lynchburg Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Forest is located at .... |
W90 | New London Airport New London Airport (Virginia) New London Airport is a public-use airport located six miles southwest of the central business district of Forest, a city in Bedford County, Virginia, United States. It is privately owned by Associated Wheels Inc.... |
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Fredericksburg Fredericksburg, Virginia Fredericksburg is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia located south of Washington, D.C., and north of Richmond. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 24,286... |
EZF | KEZF | Shannon Airport | |||
Gordonsville Gordonsville, Virginia Gordonsville is a town in Louisa and Orange counties in the U.S. state of Virginia. The population was 1,496 at the 2010 census.-History:Nathaniel Gordon purchased in 1787 and in 1794, or possibly earlier, applied for and was granted a license to operate a tavern... |
GVE | GVE | KGVE | Gordonsville Municipal Airport | 6 | |
Kenbridge Kenbridge, Virginia Kenbridge is a town in Lunenburg County, Virginia, United States. The population was 1,253 at the 2000 census. It is in a tobacco farming area. The area is home to noted folk artist Eldridge Bagley.-Geography:Kenbridge is located at .... |
W31 | Lunenburg County Airport | ||||
Lawrenceville Lawrenceville, Virginia Lawrenceville is a town in Brunswick County, Virginia, United States. The population was 1,275 at the 2000 census. Located by the Meherrin River, it is the county seat of Brunswick County and home to historically black Saint Paul's College, founded in 1888 and affiliated with the Episcopal Church... |
LVL | LVL | KLVL | Lawrenceville/Brunswick Municipal Airport | ||
Lynchburg Lynchburg, Virginia Lynchburg is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The population was 75,568 as of 2010. Located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains along the banks of the James River, Lynchburg is known as the "City of Seven Hills" or "The Hill City." Lynchburg was the only major city in... |
W24 | Falwell Airport Falwell Airport The Falwell Airport is a private airport located southeast of downtown Lynchburg, Virginia, USA. Serving as the base for Falwell Aviation, the facility serves primarily general aviation.... |
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Moneta Moneta, Virginia Moneta is an unincorporated community in Bedford County, Virginia, United States, along Route 122 between Bedford and Rocky Mount; Route 122 follows a bypass around the community.... |
W91 | Smith Mountain Lake Airport Smith Mountain Lake Airport The Smith Mountain Lake Airport is a privately owned airport open to the public located southeast of Moneta, in Bedford County, Virginia, USA. The facility serves primarily general aviation for the areas around Smith Mountain Lake.... |
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New Market New Market, Virginia New Market is a town in Shenandoah County, Virginia, United States. It had a population of 2,146 at the 2010 census. New Market is home to the Rebels of the Valley Baseball League, and the New Market Shockers of the Rockingham County Baseball League.-History:... |
8W2 | New Market Airport New Market Airport New Market Airport is a privately-owned public-use airport located two nautical miles west of the central business district of New Market, a town in Shenandoah County, Virginia, United States... |
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Saluda Saluda, Virginia Saluda is a census-designated place in and the county seat of Middlesex County, Virginia, United States. The population as of the 2010 Census was 769.... |
W75 | Hummel Field Hummel Field Hummel Field is a public use airport located six nautical miles east of the central business district of Saluda, in Middlesex County, Virginia, United States. It is owned by the County Board of Supervisors.- Facilities and aircraft :... |
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Wakefield Wakefield, Virginia Wakefield is an incorporated town in Sussex County, Virginia, United States. The population was 1,038 at the 2000 census.Wakefield is famous for being the "Peanut Capital of the World" and the location of the famous , as well as the site of Airfield Conference and 4-H Educational Center... |
AKQ | KAKQ | Wakefield Municipal Airport | |||
Waynesboro Waynesboro, Virginia Waynesboro, deriving its name from General Anthony Wayne, is an independent city surrounded by Augusta County in the U.S. state of Virginia. The population was 21,006 in 2010..... |
W13 | Eagle's Nest Airport Eagle's Nest Airport (Virginia) Eagle's Nest Airport is a public-use airport located three miles west of the central business district of Waynesboro, in Augusta County, Virginia, United States. It is privately-owned by Michael L. Fogle.- Facilities and aircraft :... |
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Weirwood Weirwood, Virginia Weirwood is an unincorporated community in Northampton County, Virginia, United States on Virginia's Eastern Shore- Hang Gliding School :Eastern Shore Adventure Sports, Inc. operates the Eastern Shore Hang Gliding Center at Campbell Field Airport in Weirwood, Virginia. There is hang glider traffic... |
9VG | Campbell Field Airport Campbell Field Airport Campbell Field Airport is a public use general aviation airport located in the Weirwood, Virginia, United States hamlet on public highway route 617.... |
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Williamsburg Williamsburg, Virginia Williamsburg is an independent city located on the Virginia Peninsula in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area of Virginia, USA. As of the 2010 Census, the city had an estimated population of 14,068. It is bordered by James City County and York County, and is an independent city... |
JGG | KJGG | Williamsburg-Jamestown Airport | 18 | ||
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Fort A.P. Hill Fort A.P. Hill Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia, is an active duty installation of the United States Army, located near the town of Bowling Green, Virginia.Named for Confederate Lieutenant General Ambrose Powell Hill, Fort A.P... / Bowling Green Bowling Green, Virginia Bowling Green is an incorporated town in Caroline County, Virginia, United States. The population was 936 at the 2000 census.The county seat of Caroline County since 1803, Bowling Green is best known as the "cradle of American horse racing", the home of the second oldest Masonic Lodge, and the... |
APH | APH | KAPH | A.P. Hill Army Airfield A.P. Hill Army Airfield A.P. Hill Army Airfield is a military airport located at Fort A.P. Hill. It is two nautical miles northwest of the central business district of Bowling Green, a town in Caroline County, Virginia, United States. The airfield has one active runway designated 5/23 with a 2,201 x 100 ft. turf surface.... |
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Dahlgren Dahlgren, Virginia Dahlgren is a census-designated place in King George County, Virginia, United States. The population was 997 at the 2000 census. The community is located within the Northern Neck George Washington Birthplace American Viticultural Area winemaking appellation established by the United States... |
NDY | DGN | KNDY | NSWC Dahlgren | ||
Fentress | NFE | KNFE | NALF Fentress Naval Auxiliary Landing Field Fentress Naval Auxiliary Landing Field Fentress is a military use airport located in Fentress, part of the independent city of Chesapeake in the U.S. state of Virginia. This military airport is owned by the U.S. Navy and is under the operational control of Naval Air Station Oceana, Virginia... |
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Fort Belvoir Fort Belvoir Fort Belvoir is a United States Army installation and a census-designated place in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. Originally, it was the site of the Belvoir plantation. Today, Fort Belvoir is home to a number of important United States military organizations... |
DAA | DAA | KDAA | Davison Army Airfield Davison Army Airfield Davison Army Airfield or Davison AAF is a military use airport serving Fort Belvoir, in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States.The airfield is located southwest of Washington, D.C. It was named for noted World War II aviation engineer Brig. Gen. Donald Angus Davison.The airfield provided support... |
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Fort Eustis | FAF | FAF | KFAF | Felker Army Airfield | ||
Hampton Hampton, Virginia Hampton is an independent city that is not part of any county in Southeast Virginia. Its population is 137,436. As one of the seven major cities that compose the Hampton Roads metropolitan area, it is on the southeastern end of the Virginia Peninsula. Located on the Hampton Roads Beltway, it hosts... |
LFI | LFI | KLFI | Langley Air Force Base | 2,739 | |
Norfolk Norfolk, Virginia Norfolk is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. With a population of 242,803 as of the 2010 Census, it is Virginia's second-largest city behind neighboring Virginia Beach.... |
NGU | NGU | KNGU | NS Norfolk Naval Station Norfolk Naval Station Norfolk, in Norfolk, Virginia, is a base of the United States Navy, supporting naval forces in the United States Fleet Forces Command, those operating in the Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, and Indian Ocean... (Chambers Field) |
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Virginia Beach Virginia Beach, Virginia Virginia Beach is an independent city located in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area of Virginia, on the Atlantic Ocean at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay... |
NTU | NTU | KNTU | NAS Oceana Naval Air Station Oceana Naval Air Station Oceana or NAS Oceana is a military airport located in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and is a United States Navy Master Jet Base. It is also known as Apollo Soucek Field, named after Lieutenant Apollo Soucek, a Navy Test Pilot who set the global altitude record in 1930 by flying a... (Apollo Soucek Field) |
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Quantico Quantico, Virginia - Demographics :As of the census of 2000, there are 561 people, 295 households, and 107 families living in the town. The population density is . There are 359 housing units at an average density of .-Racial composition:... |
NYG | NYG | KNYG | MCAF Quantico Marine Corps Air Facility Quantico Marine Corps Air Facility Quantico is a United States Marine Corps airfield located within Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia. It was commissioned in 1919 and is currently home to HMX-1, the squadron that flies the President of the United States. The airfield is also known as Turner Field,... (Turner Field) |
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Wallops Island Wallops Island Wallops Island is a island off the east coast of Virginia, part of the barrier islands that stretch along the eastern seaboard of the United States of America.It is located in Accomack County, Virginia... |
WAL | WAL | KWAL | Wallops Flight Facility Wallops Flight Facility Wallops Flight Facility , located on the Eastern Shore of Virginia, is operated by NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, primarily as a rocket launch site to support science and exploration missions for NASA and other U.S. government agencies... (NASA) |
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Williamsburg Williamsburg, Virginia Williamsburg is an independent city located on the Virginia Peninsula in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area of Virginia, USA. As of the 2010 Census, the city had an estimated population of 14,068. It is bordered by James City County and York County, and is an independent city... / Camp Peary Camp Peary Camp Peary is a military reservation in York County near Williamsburg, Virginia. Officially it is referred to as the Armed Forces Experimental Training Activity under the auspices of the Department of Defense, but it is widely believed to be the location of a covert CIA training facility known... |
W94 | Camp Peary Landing Strip | ||||
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Manassas Manassas, Virginia The City of Manassas is an independent city surrounded by Prince William County and the independent city of Manassas Park in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. Its population was 37,821 as of 2010. Manassas also surrounds the county seat for Prince William County but that county... |
VG57 | Whitman Strip | ||||
Somerville Somerville, Virginia Somerville is an unincorporated community in Fauquier County, in the U.S. state of Virginia.Somerville, two miles west of the remote southwest corner of Marine Corps Base Quantico, can be said to lie at the center of a diamond-shaped area of mostly countryside bordered by routes US 15, 17, I-95,... |
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Arlington Arlington County, Virginia Arlington County is a county in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The land that became Arlington was originally donated by Virginia to the United States government to form part of the new federal capital district. On February 27, 1801, the United States Congress organized the area as a subdivision of... |
Hoover Field Hoover Field Hoover Field was the first airport to serve the city of Washington, D.C. It was constructed as a private airfield in 1925, but opened to public commercial use on July 16, 1926... |
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Fairfax County Fairfax County, Virginia Fairfax County is a county in Virginia, in the United States. Per the 2010 Census, the population of the county is 1,081,726, making it the most populous jurisdiction in the Commonwealth of Virginia, with 13.5% of Virginia's population... |
Beacon Field Airport Beacon Field Airport Beacon Field Airport was an airport located in the Groveton area of Fairfax County, Virginia, from the 1920s until its closure in 1959. One of the nation's earliest private airports, and particularly in the Washington DC Metropolitan Area, it received its name because it was the location of an... |
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Fairfax County Fairfax County, Virginia Fairfax County is a county in Virginia, in the United States. Per the 2010 Census, the population of the county is 1,081,726, making it the most populous jurisdiction in the Commonwealth of Virginia, with 13.5% of Virginia's population... |
Washington-Virginia Airport Washington-Virginia Airport The Washington-Virginia Airport was formerly an airport in Fairfax County, Virginia, USA.The airport was first known as Crossroads Airport for the nearby Bailey's Crossroads. In 1942, a license was granted to build and operate an airport but it was not built until 1947 after World War II. The... |
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Tappahannock Tappahannock, Virginia Tappahannock is the oldest town in Essex County, Virginia, United States. The population was 2,068 at the 2000 census. Located on the Rappahannock River, Tappahannock is the county seat of Essex County... |
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Tappahannock Municipal Airport Tappahannock Municipal Airport Tappahannock Municipal Airport was a town-owned public-use airport located one nautical mile west of the central business district of Tappahannock, a town in Essex County, Virginia, United States... |
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See also
- Essential Air ServiceEssential Air ServiceEssential Air Service is a U.S. government program enacted to guarantee that small communities in the United States, which, prior to deregulation, were served by certificated airlines, maintained commercial service. Its aim is to maintain a minimal level of scheduled air service to these...
- Virginia World War II Army AirfieldsVirginia World War II Army AirfieldsDuring World War II, the United States Army Air Force established numerous airfields in Virginia for training pilots and aircrews of USAAF fighters and bombers....
- Wikipedia:WikiProject Aviation/Airline destination lists: North America#Virginia