Lawrenceville–Vincennes International Airport
Lawrenceville–Vincennes International Airport is a public use airport in Lawrence County, Illinois, United States. Owned by the Bi-State Authority, it is located three nautical miles (6 km) northeast of the city of Lawrenceville, Illinois and also serves the city of Vincennes in Knox County, Indiana. This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a "general aviation" facility. History. The airport was established in 1942 by the United States Army Air Forces, then known as George Army Airfield. It was assigned to the Eastern Flying  Training Command on August 10. It conducted advanced two-engine flying training until transferred to I Troop Carrier Command on August 15, 1944. It was placed in standby status on September 1, 1944 with the drawdown of AAFTC's pilot training program. It was declared surplus and turned over to the Army Corps of Engineers on September 30, 1945. It was eventually discharged to the War Assets Administration (WAA) and became a civil airport. The airport had airline service at one time. According to the Allegheny Airlines timetable of April 27, 1969, Allegheny Airlines provided two departures weekdays, one on  weekends, with a routing of Lawrenceville-Terre Haute-Indianapolis using Nord 262 aircraft. The Allegheny timetable of December 15, 1969 changed the service to one weekday flight, with no weekend service and the routing of Lawrenceville-Evansville-Cincinnati, using the larger Convair 580 aircraft. By April 1970, there was no more service with Allegheny. Facilities and aircraft. Lawrenceville–Vincennes International Airport covers an area of 3,067 acres (1,241 ha) at an elevation of 430 feet (131 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 18/36 is 5,199 by 100 feet (1,585 x 30 m) and 9/27 is  5,198 by 100 feet (1,584 x 30 m). The airport also has one unpaved turf runway designated 4U/22U which measures 1,000 by 200 feet (305 x 61 m). For the 12-month period ending July 31, 2010, the airport had 35,000 aircraft operations, an average of 95 per day: 88% general aviation, 11% air taxi, and 1% military. At that time there were 77 aircraft based at this airport: 51% single-engine, 29% glider, 12% ultralight, 8% multi-engine, and 1% helicopter. Current activity. The Lawrenceville–Vincennes International Airport is home to the Wabash Valley Soaring Club. It has been  an educational soaring club for over 45 years, dedicated to helping others learn the art and skills of soaring safely. The club owns a fleet of six club gliders, three of which are two place trainers, as well as two tow planes. There are also over 25 private sailplanes based at the field. The club has two hangars with a clubroom attached to the main hangar, and a climate controlled shop for maintaining the club fleet. The shop is used also for restoration of member projects. Many WVSA members are involved with the Vintage Sailplane Association and are active in  the restoration and flying of older gliders and sailplanes. Over a long Father's Day weekend, WVSA hosts the annual Midwest Vintage/Classic Sailplane Regatta. Many pilots bring vintage and classic gliders from all over the country for this annual event.