Roanoke–Blacksburg Regional Airport
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Roanoke–Blacksburg Regional Airport (IATA: ROA, ICAO: KROA, FAA LID: ROA) (Woodrum Field) is three miles northwest of Roanoke, Virginia.[1] It is governed by the five-member Roanoke Regional Airport Commission,[1] which includes representatives from both the city and county of Roanoke. The airport has two runways and an average of 116 operations a day; it covers 912 acres (369 ha).[1][3]
Roanoke–Blacksburg Regional Airport Woodrum Field | |||||||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
Owner/Operator | Roanoke Regional Airport Commission | ||||||||||||||
Serves | Roanoke Valley, New River Valley | ||||||||||||||
Location | Roanoke, Virginia, United States | ||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 1,175 ft / 358 m | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 37°19′32″N 079°58′32″W | ||||||||||||||
Website | www | ||||||||||||||
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Federal Aviation Administration records say the airport had 315,293 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008,[4] 297,588 in 2009 and 316,478 in 2010.[5] It is included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2021–2025, in which it is categorized as a non-hub primary commercial service facility.[6]
With a history to the time following World War I, Roanoke Regional Airport has evolved from a pair of dirt runways and a single hangar to a modern airport.[7] The terminal building was completed in 1989; the control tower was completed in 2005.[8][9]
In 2021, Roanoke Regional saw 478,000 passengers, with 87% on-time departures and 86% on-time arrivals.[2]