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(Redirected from Vidalia-Lyons Auxiliary Field) Airport in Toombs County, Georgia, US
Vidalia Regional Airport
Vidalia-Lyons Army Airfield
2006 USGS airphoto
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Vidalia
ServesVidalia, Georgia
LocationVidalia, Georgia
Elevation AMSL274 ft / 84 m
Coordinates32°11′34″N 082°22′16″W / 32.19278°N 82.37111°W / 32.19278; -82.37111
Websitevidaliaga.gov/airport
Map
KVDI is located in GeorgiaKVDIKVDILocation of Vidalia Regional Airport
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
7/25 6,002 1,829 Concrete
14/32 5,002 1,525 Concrete
Statistics (2022)
Aircraft operations19,100
Based aircraft25
Source: Federal Aviation Administration
Vidalia, Ga (left) and Vidalia Regional Airport (right).

Vidalia Regional Airport (IATA: VDI, ICAO: KVDI, FAA LID: VDI) is a city-owned public-use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) southeast of the central business district of the city Vidalia, in Toombs County, Georgia, United States.

Facilities and aircraft

Vidalia Regional Airport covers an area of 1,245 acres (504 ha) at an elevation of 274 feet (84 m) above mean sea level. It has two concrete paved runways: 7/25 measuring 6,002 by 100 feet (1,829 x 30 m) and 14/32 measuring 5,002 by 75 feet (1,525 x 46 m).

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2022, the airport had 19,100 aircraft operations, an average of 52 per day: 92% general aviation and 8% military. At that time there were 25 aircraft based at this airport: 22 single-engine, and 3 multi-engine.

History

The airfield was opened to the public on 12 August 1940. In May 1943, during World War II, the airport was requisitioned by the United States Army Air Forces, and was known as Vidalia-Lyons Army Airfield. Also known as Turner AAF Auxiliary Airfield No. 8, the airfield supported the elementary & advanced training in two-engine aircraft being conducted at Turner AAF.

The airfield inactivated on 28 December 1944, and was declared surplus in 1946.

See also

References

Public Domain This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency

  • Manning, Thomas A. (2005), History of Air Education and Training Command, 1942–2002. Office of History and Research, Headquarters, AETC, Randolph AFB, Texas OCLC 71006954, 29991467
  • Shaw, Frederick J. (2004), Locating Air Force Base Sites, History’s Legacy, Air Force History and Museums Program, United States Air Force, Washington DC. OCLC 57007862, 1050653629
  • Shettle, M. L. (2005), Georgia's Army Airfields of World War II. ISBN 0-9643388-3-1
  1. ^ FAA Airport Form 5010 for VDI PDF, effective 2023-10-05

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