Airports / Virginia / ROA
Roanoke–Blacksburg Regional Airport
KROA / ROARoanoke, VirginiaELEV 1,175 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
37 nm
To the nearest alternate
Lynchburg Regional Airport - Preston Glenn Field (LYH) — 2 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Roanoke–Blacksburg Regional Airport, listed as KROA / ROA, is a mid-sized airport in Roanoke, Virginia. The field lies at an elevation of 1,175 feet. The airport supports scheduled airline service as well as private jet and charter movements.
ROA has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Lynchburg Regional Airport - Preston Glenn Field (LYH, 37 nm), Greenbrier Valley Airport (LWB, 38 nm), and Danville Regional Airport (DAN, 55 nm).
Quotes for flights out of ROA vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. The airport is also known as Woodrum Field. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from ROA, or browse verified operators serving the area.
What fliers highlight
Terminal & facilities
5/5 reviews“It's still a busy airport and lots of cars parked in the parking lot so I think a lot of people fly in/out of there.”
Lana Roberts5★ on Google
Easy in & out
4/5 reviews“The staff here are consistently friendly and helpful, which makes for a smooth check-in and security experience.”
Two Rivers Explorer5★ on Google
Staff & service
3/5 reviews“Everyone is super nice and helpful.”
Lana Roberts5★ on Google
Themes counted by keyword across Google review texts for Roanoke–Blacksburg Regional Airport — every quote is verbatim from a real review.
Field capability
ICAO
KROA
IATA
ROA
FAA / Local
ROA
Elevation
1,175 ft
Coordinates
37.3255° N · 79.9754° W
Airspace
C · CharlieClass C — CharlieRadar-controlled airspace around mid-size hubs. Aircraft must be in two-way radio contact and squawking a transponder while approach control sequences arrivals.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs VA fields
state range 10–3,793 ft
At 1,175 ft, ROA sits higher than 82% 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.
- 37nmLYHLynchburg Regional Airport - Preston Glenn FieldLynchburg
- 38nmLWBGreenbrier Valley AirportLewisburg
- 55nmDANDanville Regional AirportDanville
- 59nmBLFMercer County AirportBluefield
- 61nmBKWRaleigh County Memorial AirportBeaver
- 73nmINTSmith Reynolds AirportWinston Salem
Location
Open the full mapKROA · Roanoke–Blacksburg Regional Airport · Roanoke, VA
From the ramp
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