Virginia Highlands Airport
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Airport typePublic
OwnerVirginia Highlands Airport Authority
ServesAbingdon, Virginia
ElevationAMSL2,087 ft / 636 m
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| 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 | ||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||
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  VJI Location of airport in Virginia | |||||||||||
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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]
In 2024, the airport further expanded to its present length of 5,500ft with an addition of a north taxiway to runway 6. Further construction is underway for new hangars.