Lynchburg Regional Airport

Lynchburg Regional Airport , also known as Preston Glenn Field, is a public 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...

 located five miles (8 km) southwest of the city of 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...

 in Campbell County

Campbell County, Virginia

As of the census of 2000, there were 51,078 people, 20,639 households, and 14,694 families residing in the county. The population density was 101 people per square mile . There were 22,088 housing units at an average density of 44 per square mile...

, 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...

, USA

United States

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. The airport has two runway

Runway

According to ICAO a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and take-off of aircraft." Runways may be a man-made surface or a natural surface .- Orientation and dimensions :Runways are named by a number between 01 and 36, which is generally one tenth...

s and is mostly used for general aviation

General aviation

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, but is also served by two commercial airlines with modern Dash 8 turboprops and Canadair Regional Jet aircraft.

The new extended runway opened on August 12, 2007. It was extended by 1301 feet (396.5 m) from 5799 feet (1,767.5 m) to 7100 feet (2,164.1 m).

Airlines