Valdosta Regional Airport
| Valdosta Regional Airport | |||
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IATA: VLD – ICAO: KVLD – FAA LID: VLD
 VLD
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| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | Valdosta-Lowndes County Airport Authority | ||
| Serves | Valdosta, Georgia | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 203 ft / 62 m | ||
| Coordinates | 30°46′53″N 083°16′34″W / 30.78139°N 83.27611°W | ||
| Website | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 17/35 | 8,002 | 2,439 | Asphalt |
| 4/22 | 5,598 | 1,706 | Asphalt |
| 13/31 | 3,636 | 1,108 | Asphalt |
| Statistics (2007) | |||
| Aircraft operations | 73,565 | ||
| Based aircraft | 53 | ||
| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||
Valdosta Regional Airport (IATA: VLD, ICAO: KVLD, FAA LID: VLD) is a public-use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) south of the central business district of Valdosta, a city in Lowndes County, Georgia, United States. It is owned by the Valdosta-Lowndes County Airport Authority.[1] The airport is mostly used for general aviation, but is also served by one commercial airline.
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[edit] Facilities and aircraft
Valdosta Regional Airport covers an area of 760 acres (310 ha) at an elevation of 203 feet (62 m) above mean sea level. It has three asphalt paved runways: 17/35 measuring 8,002 x 150 ft. (2,439 x 46 m), 4/22 measuring 5,598 x 100 ft. (1,706 x 30 m), and 13/31 measuring 3,636 x 75 ft. (1,108 x 23 m).[1]
After the completion of runway 17/35 in the summer of 2007, Valdosta now has the third longest runway in the state of Georgia (excluding military bases). The longest runway is at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and the second longest is at the Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport.
For the 12-month period ending May 31, 2007, the airport had 73,565 aircraft operations, an average of 201 per day: 55% general aviation, 41% military, 3% air taxi and 1% scheduled commercial. At that time there were 53 aircraft based at this airport: 68% single-engine, 28% multi-engine and 4% jet.[1]
[edit] Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Delta Connection operated by ExpressJet | Atlanta |
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Valdosta Regional Airport, official website
- Owens Aircraft
- Valdosta Aero Testing Center
- FAA Airport Diagram (PDF), effective 9 Feb 2012
- FAA Terminal Procedures for VLD, effective 9 Feb 2012
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for KVLD
- ASN accident history for VLD
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for KVLD
- FAA current VLD delay information
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