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Greenbrier Valley Airport

Coordinates:37°51′30″N080°23′58″W/ 37.85833°N 80.39944°W/37.85833; -80.39944
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Greenbrier Valley Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerGreenbrier County Airport Authority
ServesLewisburg, West Virginia
LocationGreenbrier County, West Virginia,near Lewisburg andWhite Sulphur Springs
ElevationAMSL2,302 ft / 702 m
Coordinates37°51′30″N080°23′58″W/ 37.85833°N 80.39944°W/37.85833; -80.39944
Websitewww.mylwb.com
Map
LWB is located in West Virginia
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LWB is located in the United States
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
4/22 7,003 2,135 Asphalt
Statistics (2019)
Aircraft operations7,765
Based aircraft18

Greenbrier Valley Airport(IATA:LWB[2],ICAO:KLWB,FAALID:LWB) is three miles north ofLewisburginGreenbrier County,West Virginia.[1]Contour Airlinesschedules airline flights, subsidized by theEssential Air Serviceprogram, toCharlotte Douglas International Airport. Federal Aviation Administrationrecords say the airport had 10,902 passenger boardings (enplanements) incalendar year2021 and 10,048 in 2022.[3]TheNational Plan of Integrated Airport Systemsfor 2023–2027calledit aprimary commercial serviceairport based on enplanements in 2021.[4][5]

History[edit]

The airport opened in 1968–69 with a 6000-foot runway;[6]the 1975Official Airline GuideshowsPiedmont Airlines (1948-1989)Fairchild Hiller FH-227sandNAMC YS-11snonstop fromCharleston, WV,Huntington, WV,andRoanoke, VA.[7]In 1979 Piedmont hadBoeing 727-100andBoeing 737-200nonstops fromAtlantaand fromLaGuardia Airportin New York City, while continuing NAMC YS-11 nonstops from Roanoke.[8]In 1983 Piedmont scheduled three daily nonstopBoeing 737-200sto Roanoke, continuing to Atlanta, New York LaGuardia Airport orTri-Cities Regional Airport.[9]Piedmont ended jet flights to the airport and by 1985 had turned its Greenbrier service over to its commuter affiliate Piedmont Regional which flewde Havilland Canada DHC-7 Dash 7snonstop fromBaltimoreand Roanoke.[10]Jet service returned in 1986,Air AtlantaBoeing 727-100nonstops to Atlanta and New YorkJFK Airport.[11]In 1989USAir Expresswas the only airline, withde Havilland Canada DHC-8 Dash 8nonstops fromCharlotteandWashington Reagan National AirportandFairchild Metrolinernonstops fromPittsburgh,all operated for Piedmont successorUSAir.[12]By 1996 USAirBoeing 737-200sflew nonstop from New York LaGuardia Airport while its commuter affiliate USAir Express was flying nonstop from Charlotte withShort 360s.[13]In 1999 USAir Express successorUS Airways Expresswas the only airline at Greenbrier, with two nonstopBAe Jetstream 31sa day from Charlotte.[14]

Facilities[edit]

Greenbrier Valley Airport covers 472 acres (191 ha) at an elevation of 2,302 feet (702 m). Its onerunway,4/22, is 7,003 by 150 feet (2,135 x 46 m)asphalt.[1]

In the year ending December 31, 2019, the airport had 7,765 aircraft operations, average 21 per day: 56%general aviation,25%air taxi,18% airline, and 2% military. 18 aircraft were then based at this airport: 15 single-engine, 2 multi-engine, and 1 jet.[1]

The airport has four rental car companies, Avis, Hertz, Enterprise, and National.

Airlines and destinations[edit]

Passenger[edit]

AirlinesDestinationsRefs.
Contour AirlinesCharlotte[15]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^abcdFAA Airport Form 5010 for LWBPDF.Federal Aviation Administration. effective August 10, 2023.
  2. ^"IATA Airport Code Search (LWB: Greenbrier Valley)".International Air Transport Association.RetrievedJuly 11,2013.
  3. ^"Final CY22 Enplanements at Commercial Service Airports, by Rank order"(PDF, 424 KB).Federal Aviation Administration. September 1, 2023.
  4. ^"National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS) 2023–2027: Appendix A - List of NPIAS Airports"(PDF, 5.16 MB).Federal Aviation Administration. 2023.
  5. ^"Airport Categories".Federal Aviation Administration.December 7, 2022.
  6. ^It's not in the 1968 AOPA directory and it is in the 1969.
  7. ^http://www.departedflights.com,April 15, 1975 Official Airline Guide
  8. ^http://www.departedflights.com,Nov. 15, 1979 Official Airline Guide
  9. ^http://www.departedflights.com,Sept. 15, 1983 Piedmont timetable
  10. ^http://www.departedflights.com,Feb. 15, 1985 Official Airline Guide
  11. ^http://www.departedflights.com,Sept. 27, 1986 Air Atlanta timetable
  12. ^http://www.departedflights.com,Dec. 15, 1989 Official Airline Guide
  13. ^Oct. 1, 1996 North America OAG Pocket Flight Guide
  14. ^Oct. 1, 1999 North America OAG Pocket Flight Guide
  15. ^https://www.regulations.gov/document/DOT-OST-2003-15553-0195[bare URL]

Other sources[edit]

  • Essential Air Service documents (Docket OST-2003-15553) from theU.S. Department of Transportation:
    • Notice of Air Midwest (June 30, 2003):to terminate scheduled air service at Greenbrier/White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia.
    • Order 2004-2-13 (February 19, 2004):selecting Air Midwest, Inc., d/b/a US Airways Express, to provide essential air service at Greenbrier/White Sulphur Springs/Lewisburg, West Virginia, for a two-year period at an annual subsidy rate of $40,579; and, sets final rates for Air Midwest hold-in service at the community, which ends with the beginning of the two-year rate team.
    • Order 2006-4-8 (April 11, 2006):selecting Air Midwest, Inc., d/b/a US Airways Express, to provide year-round essential air service at Greenbrier/White Sulphur Springs/Lewisburg, West Virginia, for the two-year period beginning June 1, 2006, at an annual subsidy rate of $685,040.
    • Order 2007-7-21 (July 31, 2007):selecting Gulfstream International Airlines, Inc. to provide subsidized essential air service (EAS) at DuBois and Franklin/Oil City, Pennsylvania, Greenbrier/White Sulphur Springs/Lewisburg, West Virginia, and Athens, Georgia, at a total annual subsidy rate of $4,077,792 ($1,159,229 for DuBois, $763,741 for Franklin/Oil City, $1,329,477 for Greenbrier/White Sulphur Springs/Lewisburg, and $825,345 for Athens) for the two-year period beginning when Gulfstream inaugurates service through the end of the 24th month thereafter.
    • Order 2008-5-3 (May 6, 2008):selecting Gulfstream International Airlines, Inc. to provide subsidized essential air service (EAS) at DuBois and Franklin/Oil City, Pennsylvania, and Greenbrier/White Sulphur Springs/Lewisburg (Lewisburg), West Virginia, at a total annual subsidy rate of $5,577,594 ($2,020,095 for DuBois, $1,226,773 for Franklin/Oil City, and $2,330,725 for Lewisburg) for the two-year period beginning when Gulfstream inaugurates service through the end of the 24th month thereafter.
    • Letter of Air Midwest LLC (May 14, 2008):advising that it has decided to discontinue all air carrier operations, liquidate its assets and surrender its FAA and DOT certificates. Air Midwest is also providing its service terminations schedules (May 23: Athens, Dubois, Franklin/Oil City, Greenbrier/White Sulphur Springs/Lewisburg; May 31: Ely, Visalia, Merced, Kingman, Prescott; June 30: Colombia, El Dorado, Harrison, Hot Springs, Jonesboro, Grand Island, Kirksville, Joplin, McCook).
    • Order 2010-5-22 (May 19, 2010):requesting proposals from carriers interested in providing essential air service (EAS) at Bradford, DuBois, and Oil City/Franklin, Pennsylvania, and Jamestown, New York, for the next two-year period from October 1, 2010, through September 30, 2012, with or without subsidy. Not soliciting proposals for Greenbrier/White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia (In Order 2008-5-3, May 6, 2008, Greenbrier was included under the same contract as DuBois and Oil City/Franklin. However, on June 10, 2010, Atlantic Southeast Airlines and Pinnacle Airlines, both operating as Delta Connection, will inaugurate subsidy-free service from Greenbrier Valley Airport to both Atlanta-Hartsfield Jackson International Airport and New York LaGuardia Airport with 50-seat Canadair CRJ-200 aircraft. Delta Connection will provide one daily nonstop round trip in the Greenbrier-Atlanta market and one daily nonstop round trip in the Greenbrier-New York LaGuardia market.
    • Ninety Day Notice of Atlantic Southeast Airlines, Inc. (December 16, 2011):of termination of service at Greenbrier/White Sulphur Springs, WV.
    • Ninety Day Notice of Pinnacle Airlines, Inc. (December 16, 2011):of termination of service at Greenbrier/White Sulphur Springs, WV.
    • Order 2012-5-17 (May 22, 2012):selecting Silver Airways, formerly Gulfstream International Airways, to provide Essential Air Service (EAS) at Muscle Shoals, Alabama, Greenville, Laurel/Hattiesburg, and Tupelo, Mississippi, and Greenbrier/White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia (Lewisburg), using 34-passenger Saab 340 aircraft, for a combined annual subsidy of $16,098,538.
    • Order 2012-6-5 (June 7, 2012):extending the Essential Air Service (EAS) obligation of Delta Air Lines, Inc., at Greenbrier/White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, for an additional 30 days, through July 13, 2012.

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