Valdosta Regional Airport

Valdosta Regional Airport covers an area of 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. 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). The longest runway is at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and the second longest is at the Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport. For the 12-month period ending May 31, 2007, the Valdosta Regional 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. Daily air service is provided to Atlanta by Delta Connection, utilizing Canadair Regional Jet 700 aircraft. In July 2018, a new passenger boarding bridge, or jet bridge, was added to the terminal building. It remained unused for over a year, after a piece was installed upside down. The bridge is currently in use as of June 2021. ==History==

Opened in April 1940, the airport was taken over by the United States Army Air Corps in 1941. During World War II, the airport was used as an auxiliary airfield for Moody Army Airfield, supporting the Army pilot training school. The airport was returned to civilian control at the end of the war. ==Airline and destination==