Virginia Highlands Airport

Virginia Highlands Airport
Virginia Highlands Airport
	IATA: VJI; ICAO: KVJI; FAA LID: VJI;
Summary
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°WCoordinates: 36°41′14″N 082°01′59″W / 36.68722°N 82.03306°W
Website	www.vahighlandsairport.com
Map
	VJI Location of airport in Virginia
Runways
Statistics (2011)
Aircraft operations
Aircraft operations	25,260
Based aircraft	67
	Source: Federal Aviation Administration

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]

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 4,471 by 75 feet (1,363 x 23 m).^[1]

For the 12-month period ending May 31, 2011, the airport had 25,260 aircraft operations, an average of 69 per day: 90% general aviation, 9.% air taxi, and 1% military. At that time there were 67 aircraft based at this airport: 69% single-engine, 10% jet, 8% multi-engine, 8% helicopter, and 6% ultralight.^[1]

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d FAA Airport Form 5010 for VJI PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective November 15, 2012.
^ "IATA Airport Code Search (VJI: Abingdon / Virginia Highlands)". International Air Transport Association. Retrieved June 9, 2013.
^ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF, 2.03 MB). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010.

External links[]

Virginia Highlands Airport, official site
Aerial image as of April 1998 from USGS The National Map
FAA Terminal Procedures for VJI, effective February 24, 2022
Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for VJI
- AirNav airport information for KVJI
- ASN accident history for VJI
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures

[FAA-1] FAA Airport Form 5010 for VJI PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective November 15, 2012.

[IATA-2] "IATA Airport Code Search (VJI: Abingdon / Virginia Highlands)". International Air Transport Association. Retrieved June 9, 2013.

[3] "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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