Private Jet Airports in Western Virginia and the Shenandoah
Choosing an airfield here
What drives the choice in this area: where the traffic goes, where you can clear, and what you can land.
Overview
21 airfields serve Western Virginia and the Shenandoah. Charlottesville-Albemarle (KCHO) handles the most business aviation traffic, with 38% of the area's business jet movements , followed by Roanoke / Blacksburg Regional (woodrum Fld) and Lynchburg Regional / Preston Glenn Field . The area stretches across central and southwestern Virginia into West Virginia, with fields set between the Blue Ridge and Allegheny mountains and the Shenandoah Valley floor. No customs facility sits anywhere in the area, so any international leg routes elsewhere first. Elevation varies sharply, from valley fields near sea-level Virginia terrain up to Ingalls Field at 3,792 ft, and mountain weather can change approach conditions faster than in the lowland fields around Charlottesville or Danville. Traffic runs seasonal, with autumn months busier than the winter low.
Comparison
Ten of the 21 airfields serving Western Virginia and the Shenandoah handle 96% of the area's business jet movements. Distance is measured from the area center, and runway length is the longest paved surface on the field.
Headline figures cover public airports only. Military and private fields stay in the list below but are excluded from the counts.
Source: FAA Form 5010 and CBP list of ports of entry.
All airfields
All 21 airfields serving Western Virginia and the Shenandoah, grouped by distance from the area center. Each tier carries its own scale in nautical miles, and every mark is one airfield.
Distance is measured from the area center, not from another airfield.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Seasonality
Business jet traffic across Western Virginia and the Shenandoah peaks in October and is lowest in February. Six months run above the yearly average.
Source: FAA TFMSC, 31,934 business jet movements across the area, 2025.
Skystar in Western Virginia and the Shenandoah
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Frequently asked questions
How spread out are the airfields across Western Virginia and the Shenandoah?
The area spans a wide stretch of central and southwestern Virginia into West Virginia, with fields ranging from 24 NM to 90 NM from the area center. Terrain matters here: the Blue Ridge and Allegheny mountains separate the Shenandoah Valley fields from those around Roanoke and Lynchburg, so a short NM figure does not always mean a short flight time. Ingalls Field (KHSP), at 3,792 ft elevation, sits well above the valley airports, and mountain airfields in this area can see different weather and density-altitude conditions than the lower fields near Charlottesville or Danville. Dispatchers should treat elevation and terrain separately from straight-line distance when comparing options.
Which airports in the Western Virginia and the Shenandoah area have runways of 6,000 ft or more?
Five airports in the Western Virginia and the Shenandoah area have runways of 6,000 ft or more: Charlottesville-Albemarle (KCHO) at 6,801 ft, Roanoke/Blacksburg Regional (KROA) at 6,800 ft, Lynchburg Regional/Preston Glenn Field (KLYH) at 7,100 ft, the longest in the area, Shenandoah Valley Regional (KSHD) at 6,002 ft, and New River Valley (KPSK) at 6,201 ft. The remaining airfields in the area, including Ingalls Field (KHSP) and Virginia Tech/Montgomery Executive (KBCB), have shorter paved surfaces. This spread matters for operators sizing aircraft against runway length before filing into this area.
How far apart are Roanoke and Lynchburg's main airports?
Roanoke/Blacksburg Regional (KROA) and Lynchburg Regional/Preston Glenn Field (KLYH), both in the Western Virginia and the Shenandoah area, sit 37 NM apart. Both fields are towered, carry Jet A, and post the two highest business jet movement totals in the area after Charlottesville. For an operator weighing a diversion or a repositioning leg between the two, that 37 NM separation is short enough to consider either field for the same trip, while still representing two distinct towered facilities with their own runway lengths, 6,800 ft at KROA and 7,100 ft at KLYH, to weigh against aircraft performance.
What does the traffic pattern through the year look like in the Western Virginia and the Shenandoah area?
Business jet movements in the Western Virginia and the Shenandoah area totaled 31,934 in 2025, with October as the peak month at 3,401 movements and February as the low month at 1,870. Six months of the year run above the 2,661 average monthly figure, with the stretch from April through November generally busier than the winter months. This seasonal swing is consistent with a mix of business and leisure-adjacent traffic tied to the region's valley and mountain destinations. Dispatchers planning fourth-quarter trips into the area should expect volumes closer to the October peak than to the winter baseline.
Are there any towered airports in the Western Virginia and the Shenandoah area, and where are they?
Three of the airports in the Western Virginia and the Shenandoah area are towered: Charlottesville-Albemarle (KCHO), Roanoke/Blacksburg Regional (KROA), and Lynchburg Regional/Preston Glenn Field (KLYH). These same three fields also carry the highest business jet movement counts in the area, led by KCHO at 12,065 annual movements. The other 18 airfields in the area, including Shenandoah Valley Regional (KSHD) and New River Valley (KPSK), operate without a tower despite several offering 6,000 ft or longer runways and Jet A fuel. Operators should factor non-towered procedures into planning for any field outside these three.