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Greenbrier Valley Airport (IATA: LWB[2], ICAO: KLWB, FAA LID: LWB) is three miles north of Lewisburg in Greenbrier County, West Virginia.[1] SkyWest Airlines ("United Express") schedules airline flights, subsidized by the Essential Air Service program, to Chicago O'Hare International Airport and Washington–Dulles International Airport. Federal Aviation Administration records say the airport had 7,153 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008,[3] 4,651 in 2009 and 12,293 in 2010.[4] The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 called it a non-primary commercial service airport based on enplanements in 2008/2009 (between 2,500 and 10,000 per year).[5]

Greenbrier Valley Airport
  • IATA: LWB
  • ICAO: KLWB
  • FAA LID: LWB
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerGreenbrier County Airport Authority
ServesLewisburg, West Virginia
LocationGreenbrier County, West Virginia, near Lewisburg and White Sulphur Springs
Elevation AMSL2,301 ft / 701 m
Coordinates37°51′30″N 080°23′58″W
Websitewww.mylwb.com
Map
LWB
LWB
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
4/22 7,003 2,135 Asphalt
Statistics (2012)
Aircraft operations23,954
Based aircraft26
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

History


The airport opened in 1968–69 with a 6000-foot runway;[6] the 1975 Official Airline Guide shows Piedmont Airlines (1948-1989) Fairchild Hiller FH-227s and NAMC YS-11s nonstop from Charleston, WV, Huntington, WV, and Roanoke, VA.[7] In 1979 Piedmont had Boeing 727-100 and Boeing 737-200 nonstops from Atlanta and from LaGuardia Airport in New York City, while continuing NAMC YS-11 nonstops from Roanoke.[8] In 1983 Piedmont scheduled three daily nonstop Boeing 737-200s to Roanoke, continuing to Atlanta, New York LaGuardia Airport or Tri-Cities Regional Airport.[9] Piedmont ended jet flights to the airport and by 1985 had turned its Greenbrier service over to its commuter affiliate Piedmont Regional which flew de Havilland Canada DHC-7 Dash 7s nonstop from Baltimore and Roanoke.[10] Jet service returned in 1986, Air Atlanta Boeing 727-100 nonstops to Atlanta and New York JFK Airport.[11] In 1989 USAir Express was the only airline, with de Havilland Canada DHC-8 Dash 8 nonstops from Charlotte and Washington Reagan National Airport and Fairchild Metroliner nonstops from Pittsburgh, all operated for Piedmont successor USAir.[12] By 1996 USAir Boeing 737-200s flew nonstop from New York LaGuardia Airport while its commuter affiliate USAir Express was flying nonstop from Charlotte with Short 360s.[13] In 1999 USAir Express successor US Airways Express was the only airline at Greenbrier, with two nonstop BAe Jetstream 31s a day from Charlotte.[14]


Facilities


Greenbrier Valley Airport covers 472 acres (191 ha) at an elevation of 2,301 feet (701 m). Its one runway, 4/22, is 7,003 by 150 feet (2,135 x 46 m) asphalt.[1]

In the year ending November 30, 2011, the airport had 22,107 aircraft operations, average 60 per day: 67% general aviation, 18% air taxi, 10% airline, and 5% military. 26 aircraft were then based at this airport: 88% single-engine, 8% multi-engine, and 4% jet.[1]

The airport has four rental car companies, Avis, Hertz, Enterprise, and National.


Airlines and destinations



Passenger


AirlinesDestinations
Contour Airlines Charlotte[15]

See also



References


  1. FAA Airport Form 5010 for LWB PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. effective April 5, 2012.
  2. "IATA Airport Code Search (LWB: Greenbrier Valley)". International Air Transport Association. Retrieved July 11, 2013.
  3. "Enplanements for CY 2008" (PDF, 1.0 MB). Federal Aviation Administration. December 18, 2009.
  4. "Enplanements for CY 2010" (PDF, 189 KB). Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2011.
  5. "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF, 2.03 MB) on October 27, 2012.
  6. It's not in the 1968 AOPA directory and it is in the 1969.
  7. http://www.departedflights.com, April 15, 1975 Official Airline Guide
  8. http://www.departedflights.com, Nov. 15, 1979 Official Airline Guide
  9. http://www.departedflights.com, Sept. 15, 1983 Piedmont timetable
  10. http://www.departedflights.com, Feb. 15, 1985 Official Airline Guide
  11. http://www.departedflights.com, Sept. 27, 1986 Air Atlanta timetable
  12. http://www.departedflights.com, Dec. 15, 1989 Official Airline Guide
  13. Oct. 1, 1996 North America OAG Pocket Flight Guide
  14. Oct. 1, 1999 North America OAG Pocket Flight Guide
  15. https://www.regulations.gov/document/DOT-OST-2003-15553-0195 [bare URL]

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