Valdosta Regional Airport

Valdosta Regional Airport
Valdosta Regional Airport
IATA: VLD – ICAO: KVLD – FAA: VLD
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	www.FlyValdosta.com
Runways
Statistics (2007)
Aircraft operations	73,565
Based aircraft	53
	Source: Federal Aviation Administration

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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.

[edit] Facilities and aircraft

Valdosta Regional Airport covers an area of 760 acres (308 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). First is Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and second is 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]