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Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport is a public airport located 10 nautical miles (12 mi, 19 km) northeast of the central business district of Staunton, a city in Augusta County, Virginia, United States.〔 It is mostly used for general aviation, but is also served by one commercial airline. Service is subsidized by the Essential Air Service program. The airport, situated in Weyers Cave, Virginia, is operated by the Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport Commission, which consists of members from the cities of Staunton, Waynesboro and Harrisonburg, and the counties of Augusta and Rockingham. As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 7,746 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008,〔 〕 8,364 enplanements in 2009, and 10,408 in 2010.〔 〕 It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a ''non-primary commercial service'' airport based on enplanements in 2008/2009 (between 2,500 and 10,000 per year).〔 〕 In June 2013, Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport received criticism when an inmate of the Virginia Department of Corrections escaped from a work program based there. Airport Executive Director Greg Campbell defended the use of inmates as "cost effective". The inmate was subsequently recaptured in the Washington, D.C. area. == Facilities and aircraft == Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport covers an area of 433 acres (175 ha) at an elevation of 1,201 feet (366 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 5/23 with an asphalt surface measuring 6,002 by 150 feet (1,829 x 46 m).〔 For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2010, the airport had 18,223 aircraft operations, an average of 49 per day: 85% general aviation, 14% air taxi, and 2% military. At that time there were 67 aircraft based at this airport: 60% single-engine, 25% multi-engine, 8% jet, 5% helicopter, and 3% ultralight.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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