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Wilkes-Barre / Scranton International Airport (AVP/KAVP)

USA / Pennsylvania / Duryea / Terminal Drive, 100
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Airport Identifier: AVP
Elevation: 962 ft / 293.22 m (Surveyed)
Land: 905 acres
From nearest city: 5 nautical miles SW of Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, PA
Location: Luzerne County, PA
Magnetic Variation: 12W (1985)

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport (ICAO: KAVP, IATA: AVP) is the commercial airport serving the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton metropolitan area in northeastern Pennsylvania. Although the facility is commonly referred to as being located in Avoca, PA. and has an Avoca mailing address, a close check of the maps shows it is actually in Pittston Township, Pennsylvania, near the Luzerne/Lackawanna County border, midway between the cities of Wilkes-Barre and Scranton.

In May 2006, the airport completed an $80 million construction project on an entirely new terminal and parking garage. The new terminal has many conveniences such as jetways, a bigger waiting area, more gates, and a meditation room.

The designation "International Airport" is a bit misleading. Although there are no currently scheduled overseas flights to or from AVP, the airport does employ a full time customs office, so international charter flights, while infrequent, are possible.

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport
100 Terminal Drive, Avoca, PA 18641

www.flyavp.com
www.airport-data.com/airport/AVP/
www.globalair.com/airport/airport.aspx?aptcode=KAVP
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Coordinates:   41°20'9"N   75°43'22"W

Comments

  • Thank you very much to whomever CORRECTLY stated that the airport is in Pittston Township. Nothing irritates me more than when people say they are going to fly out of "Avoca." Say you're going to fly out of Pittston Township like you REALLY are!
  • The Google satellite image, btw, is old and only shows parts of reconstruction taking place.
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