Virginia Highlands Airport
IATA: VJI ICAO: KVJI FAA LID: VJI
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Virginia Highlands Airport Authority
Serves	Abingdon, Virginia
Elevation AMSL	2,087 ft / 636 m
Coordinates	36°41′14″N 082°01′59″W / 36.68722°N 82.03306°W / 36.68722; -82.03306
Website	www.vahighlandsairport.com
Map
VJI Location of airport in Virginia
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 6/24 4,471 1,363 Asphalt
Statistics (2019)
Aircraft operations 15,137 Based aircraft 50
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Virginia Highlands Airport (IATA: VJI^[2], ICAO: KVJI, FAA LID: VJI) is a public use airport located two nautical miles (4 km) west of the central business district of Abingdon, a city in Washington County, Virginia, United States. It is owned by the Virginia Highlands Airport Authority.^[1] This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.^[3]

Facilities and aircraft

Virginia Highlands Airport covers an area of 184 acres (74 ha) at an elevation of 2,087 feet (636 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 6/24 with an asphalt surface measuring 4,471 by 75 feet (1,363 x 23 m).^[1]

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2019, the airport had 15,137 aircraft operations, an average of 41 per day: 90% general aviation, 9% air taxi, and 1% military. At that time there were 50 aircraft based at this airport: 35 single-engine, 7 jet, 4 multi-engine, and 4 helicopter.^[1]