Raleigh County Memorial Airport
Federal Aviation Administration records say the airport had 3,630 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008, 2,626 in 2009 and 2,429 in 2010. The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a non-primary commercial service airport based on enplanements in 2008, (between 2,500 and 10,000) but would later categorize it as general aviation based on the number of enplanements in 2010 (under 2,500).
The airport opened in 1950–52 with a 4,200-foot, east-west runway; the first airline flights were Piedmont DC-3s in 1952. (The last Piedmont YS-11 left in 1981.) The runway was extended to 5,000 ft in the 1950s, and the 6,750 ft runway 1/19 was constructed between 1975 and 1979.
In 2005, the airport was the least busy airport in the United States that also had an airline service, with a total of 2,578 passengers served during that year.
Facilities
The airport covers 1,433 acres (580 ha) at an elevation of 2,504 feet (763 m). It has two asphalt runways: 1/19 is 6,750 by 150 feet (2,057 x 46 m) and 10/28 is 5,001 by 100 feet (1,524 x 30 m).
In the year ending April 30, 2022, the airport had 23,181 aircraft operations, which was an average of 63 per day: 85% general aviation, 6% air taxi, and 9% military. 33 aircraft were then based at the airport: 21 single-engine, 7 multi-engine, 4 jet, and 1 helicopter.
Airline and destinations
Passenger
| Airlines | Destinations | Refs. |
|---|---|---|
| Contour Airlines | Charlotte, Parkersburg |
Cargo
FedEx Feeder is operated at the field by Mountain Air Cargo. UPS Airlines is operated by Air Cargo Carriers.
Statistics
| Rank | City | Passengers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charlotte, North Carolina | 4,690 |
| 2 | Parkersburg, West Virginia | 140 |