Airports / Virginia / LYH
Lynchburg Regional Airport - Preston Glenn Field
KLYH / LYHLynchburg, VirginiaELEV 938 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
37 nm
To the nearest alternate
Roanoke–Blacksburg Regional Airport (ROA) — 2 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Lynchburg Regional Airport - Preston Glenn Field (KLYH / LYH) is a mid-sized airport serving Lynchburg, Virginia. The airport sits 938 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into LYH for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Roanoke–Blacksburg Regional Airport (ROA, 37 nm), Danville Regional Airport (DAN, 46 nm), and Lake Country Regional Airport (KW63, 54 nm).
Charter pricing from LYH depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Lynchburg.
What fliers highlight
Staff & service
4/5 reviews“Dylan was beyond helpful I couldn’t even believe it!”
Jada Summers5★ on Google
Easy in & out
2/5 reviews“Super convenient flight from Chicago to Lynchburg.”
Kris Toff5★ on Google
Themes counted by keyword across Google review texts for Lynchburg Regional Airport - Preston Glenn Field — every quote is verbatim from a real review.
Field capability
ICAO
KLYH
IATA
LYH
FAA / Local
LYH
Elevation
938 ft
Coordinates
37.3267° N · 79.2004° W
Airspace
D · DeltaClass D — DeltaA control tower runs the immediate airspace. Pilots establish two-way radio contact before entering — typical for busy business-aviation fields.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs VA fields
state range 10–3,793 ft
At 938 ft, LYH sits higher than 79% of the 38 Virginia fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 37nmROARoanoke–Blacksburg Regional AirportRoanoke
- 46nmDANDanville Regional AirportDanville
- 54nmKW63Lake Country Regional AirportClarksville
- 58nmSHDShenandoah Valley Regional AirportWeyers Cave
- 60nmCHOCharlottesville Albemarle AirportCharlottesville
- 65nmLWBGreenbrier Valley AirportLewisburg
Location
Open the full mapKLYH · Lynchburg Regional Airport - Preston Glenn Field · Lynchburg, VA
From the ramp
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