Virginia Highlands Airport (KVJI) - Abington, VA 2024-04-27

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Virginia Highlands Airport (KVJI) - Abington, VA - A local airport with a paved 2,800-foot long, 40-foot wide runway

Virginia Highlands Airport at Abingdon started as a small dirt strip in a farmer's field in 1958. An employee of Appalachian Power Company initiated construction of the new field, in order to live in Abingdon and fly to work on construction of the Clinch River Power Plant in Russell County.
As I-81 was built, Abingdon and Washington County recognized the economic benefits of having an airport. They arranged for paving one 2,800-foot long, 40-foot wide runway. The narrow and short runway...

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