Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport

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Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport
IATA: SHD – ICAO: KSHD – FAA: SHD
Summary
Airport type		Public
Owner		Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport Comm.
Serves		Staunton / Waynesboro / Harrisonburg
Location		Weyers Cave, Virginia
Elevation AMSL		1,201 ft / 366 m
Coordinates		38°15′50″N 078°53′47″W / 38.26389, -78.89639
Website		www.FlySHD.com
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
5/23	6,002	1,829	Asphalt
Statistics (2006)
Aircraft operations			26,268
Based aircraft			74
Source: Federal Aviation Administration^[1]

Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport (IATA: SHD, ICAO: KSHD, FAA LID: SHD) is a public airport located in Weyers Cave, 10 miles (16 km) northeast of the central business district of Staunton, in Augusta County, Virginia, United States.^[1] It is mostly used for general aviation, but is also served by one commercial airline. Service is subsidized by the Essential Air Service program.

The airport is operated by the Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport Commission, which consists of members from the cities of Staunton, Waynesboro and Harrisonburg, and the counties of Augusta and Rockingham.

1 Facilities and aircraft
2 Airlines and destinations
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Facilities and aircraft

Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport covers an area of 433 acres (175 ha) which contains one asphalt paved runway (5/23) measuring 6,002 x 150 ft. (1,829 x 46 m).^[1]

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2006, the airport had 26,268 aircraft operations, an average of 71 per day: 91% general aviation, 8% scheduled commercial and 1% military. There are 74 aircraft based at this airport: 68% single engine, 24% multi-engine, 4% helicopters, 3% ultralights and 1% jet aircraft.^[1]