Greenbrier Valley Airport

Greenbrier Valley Airport
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Greenbrier County Airport Authority
Serves Lewisburg, West Virginia
Location Greenbrier County, West Virginia, near Lewisburg and White Sulphur Springs
Elevation AMSL 2,301 ft / 701 m
Coordinates 37°51′30″N 080°23′58″W / 37.85833°N 80.39944°W / 37.85833; -80.39944Coordinates: 37°51′30″N 080°23′58″W / 37.85833°N 80.39944°W / 37.85833; -80.39944
Website www.gvairport.com
Map
LWB
Location of airport in West Virginia / United States
LWB
LWB (the US)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
4/22 7,003 2,135 Asphalt
Statistics (2012)
Aircraft operations 23,954
Based aircraft 26

Greenbrier Valley Airport (IATA: LWB[2], ICAO: KLWB, FAA LID: LWB) is a public airport three miles (5 km) north of Lewisburg in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States. It has one runway and is owned by the Greenbrier County Airport Authority.[1] SkyWest Airlines ("United Express") has scheduled airline flights, subsidized by the Essential Air Service program, to Chicago O'Hare International Airport and Washington–Dulles International Airport, which replaced ViaAir service to Charlote-Dougulas International Airport in spring of 2018.

Federal Aviation Administration records say the airport had 7,153 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008,[3] 4,651 in 2009 and 12,293 in 2010.[4] It is in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which called it a non-primary commercial service airport based on enplanements in 2008/2009 (between 2,500 and 10,000 per year).[5]

The 2013 Federal sequester was forecasted to result in the closure of the airport's control tower which would have then required pilots to rely on air traffic controllers from other airports.[6][7]

History

During World War II the airfield was used by the United States Army Air Forces.

Facilities and aircraft

Greenbrier Valley Airport covers 472 acres (191 ha) at an elevation of 2,301 feet (701 m) above mean sea level. Its one runway, 4/22, is 7,003 by 150 feet (2,135 x 46 m) asphalt.[1]

In the year ending November 30, 2011 the airport had 22,107 aircraft operations, average 60 per day: 67% general aviation, 18% air taxi, 10% scheduled commercial, and 5% military. 26 aircraft were then based at this airport: 88% single-engine, 8% multi-engine, and 4% jet.[1]

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

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

AirlinesDestinations
United Express Chicago–O'Hare, Washington–Dulles [8]

ViaAir previously served the airport with the Embraer ERJ-145 regional jets. Service ended on March 31, 2018.

Silver Airways previously served the airport with the Saab 340B regional turboprop aircraft. Service ended on September 30, 2016.

Past scheduled passenger jet service

Historically, the airport was served with jet aircraft by Piedmont Airlines followed by Air Atlanta and US Airways. During the late 1970s and early 1980s, Piedmont was operating Boeing 737-200 jet service nonstop to Roanoke, VA (ROA) with direct flights continuing on to Atlanta (ATL) and New York LaGuardia Airport (LGA).[9] In 1979, Piedmont was operating Boeing 727-100 jet service nonstop from New York LaGuardia as well as Boeing 737-200 jet service nonstop from Atlanta.[10] Piedmont also previously served the airport with NAMC YS-11 turboprops during the mid and late 1970s.[11]

During the mid 1980s, Air Atlanta was flying Boeing 727 jet service nonstop to both New York John F. Kennedy Airport (JFK) and Atlanta (ATL) with direct one stop 727 flights to Philadelphia (PHL) via New York and also to Miami (MIA) via Atlanta.[12][13]

In the late 1990s, US Airways was operating Fokker 100 twin jets nonstop to New York LaGuardia Airport (LGA).[14]

Destination statistics

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Rank` City Passengers
1 Charlotte, North Carolina 1,190

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 FAA Airport Master Record for LWB (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. effective April 5, 2012.
  2. ↑ "IATA Airport Code Search (LWB: Greenbrier Valley)". International Air Transport Association. Retrieved July 11, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Enplanements for CY 2008" (PDF, 1.0 MB). Federal Aviation Administration. December 18, 2009.
  4. ↑ "Enplanements for CY 2010" (PDF, 189 KB). Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2011.
  5. ↑ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF, 2.03 MB) on October 27, 2012.
  6. ↑ "FAA Contract Tower Closure List". American Association of Airport Executives. March 22, 2013.
  7. ↑ "FAA: 149 control towers to close at small airports". USA Today. March 22, 2013.
  8. ↑ http://airlineinfo.com/ostpdf100/666.pdf
  9. ↑ http://www.departedflights.com, Dec. 15, 1978 & Sept. 15, 1983 Piedmont Airlines system timetables
  10. ↑ http://www.departedflights.com, Nov. 15, 1979 Official Airline Guide (OAG), Greenbrier, WV flight schedules
  11. ↑ Feb. 1, 1976 North American Official Airline Guide (OAG), Greenbrier (LWB) flight schedules
  12. ↑ http://www.departedflights.com, Sept. 27, 1986 Air Atlanta system timetable.
  13. ↑ http://www.timetableimages.com, Dec. 1, 1986 Air Atlanta system timetable
  14. ↑ http://www.departedflights.com, June 1, 1999 Official Airline Guide (OAG), New York LaGuardia - Greenbrier flight schedules

Other sources

  • Essential Air Service documents (Docket OST-2003-15553) from the U.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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