# Buffalo Ridge Airport (8VG4)

**Buffalo Ridge Airport** (FAA: 8VG4) is a small airport in Amherst, Virginia, United States. It opened in Feb 2018. It has 2 runways; the longest is 1,700 ft (518 m).

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/8vg4

## At a glance

- FAA: 8VG4
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Amherst, Virginia, United States
- Opened: Feb 2018
- Elevation: 660 ft / 201 m
- Coordinates: 37.6055, -79.0169
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 1,700 ft / 518 m
- Time zone: UTC-5/-4 · America/New_York
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q61725257
- Weather station: KLYH · WMO 72410
- Ident: 8VG4

## Timeline

- Feb 2018: Buffalo Ridge Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 16/34 | 1,700 ft / 518 m | 50 ft / 15 m | Grass |  |  |
| 10/28 | 1,200 ft / 366 m | 50 ft / 15 m | Grass |  |  |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 1,700 ft / 518 m | =26,806 of 29,858 | =13,427 in North America | =11,917 in US |
| Elevation | 660 ft / 201 m | =24,155 of 43,403 | =11,586 in North America | =9,627 in US |
| Age | Opened 2018 | =13,682 of 15,079 | =10,934 in North America | =10,795 in US |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US |

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## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/8vg4/data