Lynchburg Rgnl/Preston Glenn Field
LYH · KLYH · Lynchburg, Virginia · Campbell County · map
Lynchburg Rgnl/Preston Glenn Field is a public-use airport owned by the City of Lynchburg, 5 miles southwest of Lynchburg, Virginia, 938 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 04/22, is 7,100 feet of asphalt. It has a control tower, fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 92 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 116,445 takeoffs and landings a year. About 79,459 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Lynchburg Rgnl/Preston Glenn Field?
Its FAA code is LYH, and its ICAO code is KLYH.
Where is Lynchburg Rgnl/Preston Glenn Field?
It is 5 miles southwest of Lynchburg, Virginia, 938 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Lynchburg Rgnl/Preston Glenn Field?
The longest of its 2 runways, 04/22, is 7,100 feet long.
Does Lynchburg Rgnl/Preston Glenn Field have a control tower?
Yes, it has a control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Lynchburg Rgnl/Preston Glenn Field?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Where can you fly nonstop from Lynchburg Rgnl/Preston Glenn Field?
Airline flights go to 8 airports, the busiest of them Charlotte/Douglas International, Chicago O'Hare International, Washington Dulles International, Roanoke/Blacksburg Regional (Woodrum Field), Charlottesville-Albemarle. Every route
Are there flight schools at Lynchburg Rgnl/Preston Glenn Field?
3 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it, including Liberty University and Liberty University School of Aeronautics. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Lynchburg Rgnl/Preston Glenn Field?
5 pilot examiners and 5 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Lynchburg Rgnl/Preston Glenn Field…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA LYH · ICAO KLYH
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Lynchburg
- Elevation
- 938 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · 6:30 am to 10:30 pm
- Attended
- every day, 5:00 am to 11:59 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- Notes
- certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Cincinnati sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 8W
- In the FAA's files since
- August 1937
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 04/22 | 7,100 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
| 17/35 | 3,386 × 75 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 04: ILS, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), 6,800 ft available for landing
- Runway 22: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 17: PAPI, two lights on the left
- Runway 35: PAPI, two lights on the left
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Tower | 127.65 | Lynchburg |
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| ATIS (recorded airport information) | 119.8 | Lynchburg |
| Ground | 121.9 | Lynchburg |
| Approach and departure East of lyh vortac | 125.475 | Lynchburg |
| Approach and departure West of lyh vortac | 135.0 | Lynchburg |
| Emergency | 121.5 | Lynchburg |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 434-205-0756.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA · each fuel's page: who burns it, where else it is sold
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Oxygen
- bottled oxygen (high-pressure)
- Also here
- air ambulance, avionics, cargo handling, charter flights, flight instruction, aircraft rental, aircraft sales
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Farmville Regional (36 nm east), Roanoke/Blacksburg Regional (Woodrum Field) (37 nm west), Danville Regional (46 nm south).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Virginia · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Taxiway G UNCONTROLLED-NOT visible from the control tower.
- When the control tower closed activate approach lights (MALSR) runway 04; high-intensity runway lights runway 04/22; taxiway lights - the common traffic frequency. Runway end identifier lights 17/35; PAPI runway 17/35; medium-intensity runway lights runway 17/35 unavailable when the control tower closed. Runway 04/22 PAPI lighted 24 hours.
- Runway 17/35 not available for part 121/PART 380 operations with schedule passenger carrying operations more than 9 passenger seats and unscheduled passenger carrying operations more than 30 passenger seats. Runway 17/35 300 feet overrun each end.
- Birds and other wildlife on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Runway 17/35 prior permission required for aircraft over 12500 pounds.
- Taxiway G closed to air carrier and aircraft over 12500 pounds.
- All surfaces work in progress mowing/maintenance.
- Extensive flight training on and in the vicinity of airport.
- This airport has been surveyed by the national geodetic survey.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Scheduled and charter flights from here the DOT's airline reports · August 2025 to July 2026
Airlines reported 2,210 departures from LYH in those twelve months, carrying 84,867 passengers in 111,566 seats (76% filled), to 26 destinations (1 abroad) on 6 airlines.
All 26 destinations, the airlines and the aircraft, month by month
From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 table: every segment an airline reported flying, three months in arrears. Private, business and training flights are not in it; the live picture is in the activity card.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 62 |
| multi-engine | 17 |
| jets | 10 |
| helicopters | 3 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 116,445, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| airline | 55 |
| air taxi and commuter | 5,312 |
| general aviation, travelling | 47,741 |
| general aviation, local | 62,224 |
| military | 1,113 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Lynchburg from the FAA register
92 aircraft are registered to owners in Lynchburg, Virginia: 65 piston singles, 9 piston twins, 7 business jets, 4 turboprops, 3 balloons. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Virginia.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Fuel and service companies in Lynchburg, by their names on the register (a start, not a directory):
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Liberty University 30 aircraft · Lynchburg Liberty University is a Christian university in Lynchburg, Virginia, offering over 700 degree programs at associate, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral levels.
- Liberty University School of Aeronautics 11 aircraft · Lynchburg
- Ddt Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · Lynchburg
Charter operators and airlines based in Lynchburg:
- Freedom Aviation, Inc. 1 aircraft on the certificate Freedom Aviation is a fixed-base operator at Lynchburg Regional Airport in Lynchburg, Virginia.
Repair stations in Lynchburg:
- Aviation Component Services INC
- Freedom Aviation INC Freedom Aviation is the fixed-base operator at Lynchburg Regional Airport in Lynchburg, Virginia.
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
5 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 5 for private pilot, 4 for commercial and instrument, 5 for flight instructor, 1 for sport pilot; 4 for airplanes, 2 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for seaplanes, 1 for gliders. Also nearby: 1 sport aviation examiner, 5 aviation medical examiners, 5 mechanic examiners, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance), 2 administrative pilot examiners.
- Andrew Walton private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Lynchburg, VA (0 nm) · (434) 307-7393 · [email protected]
- Benjamin Reed Thigpen private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Liberty University School of Aeronautics · Lynchburg, VA (0 nm) · (434) 381-0545 · [email protected]
- Robert Middleton III private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, seaplanes · Forest, VA (7 nm) · (434) 426-0870 · [email protected]
- John Thompson Molumphy private pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, commercial pilot; gliders · Roanoke, VA (37 nm) · (540) 529-9298 · [email protected]
- Travis Jeffrey Williams private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor; airplanes · Danville Regional Airport · Danville, VA (46 nm) · (434) 250-4310 · [email protected]
All 19 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- SAE: Sport Aviation Examiner: gives the tests for sport pilot certificates and light-sport aircraft.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
- Admin-PE: Administrative Pilot Examiner: handles certificate paperwork rather than flight tests.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 18 since 1982, 4 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Lynchburg 92 aircraft · 65 piston singles, 9 piston twins, 7 business jets
- Liberty University INC 15 aircraft in town
- Liberty University 15 aircraft in town
- Liberty University School of Aeronautics 13 aircraft in town
- Freedom Aviation INC 7 aircraft in town
- Kmr Aviation Services INC 1 aircraft · FBO or fuel seller
- Freedom Aviation, Inc. 1 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Liberty University 30 aircraft · university or college with a flight programme
- Liberty University School of Aeronautics 11 aircraft · flight school
- Ddt Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · flight school
- Aviation Component Services INC · repair station
- Freedom Aviation INC · repair station
- Charlotte/Douglas International (CLT) 1,919 flights in twelve months · Piedmont Airlines
- Chicago O'Hare International (ORD) 132 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc.
- Washington Dulles International (IAD) 126 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc.
- Roanoke/Blacksburg Regional (Woodrum Field) (ROA) 5 flights in twelve months · Piedmont Airlines
- Charlottesville-Albemarle (CHO) 3 flights in twelve months · Piedmont Airlines
- Piedmont Triad International (GSO) 3 flights in twelve months · Piedmont Airlines
- Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International (ATL) 2 flights in twelve months · CFM Inc d/b/a Contour Airlines d/b/a One Jet Shuttle, Sun Country Airlines d/b/a MN Airlines
- Lynchburg Rgnl/Preston Glenn Field (LYH) 2 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc.
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 18 since 1982 · 4 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Virginia 1,361 since 1982 · 228 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Virginia 64 landing places
- Virginia 5,975 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/LYH.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of November 3, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.