page_title: Valdosta Regional Airport
section_title: Facilities and aircraft
hierarchical_section_title: Valdosta Regional Airport / Facilities and aircraft
caption_attribution_description: English: Valdosta Regional Airport (VLD) in Valdosta, Lowndes County, Georgia
context_page_description: Valdosta Regional Airport is a public-use airport located three nautical miles south of the central business district of Valdosta, a city in Lowndes County, Georgia, United States. It is owned by the Valdosta-Lowndes County Airport Authority. The airport is mostly used for general aviation, but is also served by Delta Air Lines, which offers service to Atlanta. The airport also offers free parking.
context_section_description: Valdosta Regional Airport covers an area of 760 acres (310 ha) 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. (1,706 x 30 m), and 13/31 measuring 3,636 x 75 ft. (1,108 x 23 m).
  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 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 200 aircraft.
  In July 2018, a new passenger boarding bridge, or jet bridge, was added to the terminal building; however, it remains unused as of September 2019.
caption: Valdosta Regional Airport entrance
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