Airports / Virginia / VJI
Virginia Highlands Airport
KVJI / VJIAbingdon, VirginiaELEV 2,087 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
#12 / 36
Virginia airports by Google rating
4.6★ across 29 Google ratings — ranked against 36 rated VA fields.
22 nm
To the nearest alternate
Tri-Cities Regional TN/VA Airport (TRI).
Overview
Located in Abingdon, Virginia, Virginia Highlands Airport (KVJI / VJI) operates as a general aviation field. The airport sits 2,087 feet above sea level. With no scheduled airline service, it caters to private, charter, and general aviation traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into VJI for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Tri-Cities Regional TN/VA Airport (TRI, 22 nm), Mercer County Airport (BLF, 54 nm), and Hickory Regional Airport (HKY, 65 nm).
Charter pricing from VJI depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Abingdon.
What fliers highlight
Staff & service
4/5 reviews“The FBO was accommodating and they had coffee!”
55 55★ on Google
FBO & ground handling
2/5 reviews“The FBO was accommodating and they had coffee!”
55 55★ on Google
Terminal & facilities
2/5 reviews“The FBO was accommodating and they had coffee!”
55 55★ on Google
Themes counted by keyword across Google review texts for Virginia Highlands Airport — every quote is verbatim from a real review.
Field capability
ICAO
KVJI
IATA
VJI
FAA / Local
VJI
Elevation
2,087 ft
Coordinates
36.6871° N · 82.0333° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Small
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs VA fields
state range 10–3,793 ft
At 2,087 ft, VJI sits higher than 87% 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.
- 22nmTRITri-Cities Regional TN/VA AirportBlountville
- 54nmBLFMercer County AirportBluefield
- 65nmHKYHickory Regional AirportHickory
- 79nmBKWRaleigh County Memorial AirportBeaver
- 79nmAVLAsheville Regional AirportAsheville
- 82nmKJKLJulian Carroll AirportJackson
Location
Open the full mapKVJI · Virginia Highlands Airport · Abingdon, VA
From the ramp
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