# Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport (AVP / KAVP) **Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport** (IATA: AVP, ICAO: KAVP) is a medium airport in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States. It opened in Jan 1947. It has 2 runways; the longest is 7,502 ft (2,287 m). In 2025 it handled 443 thousand passengers. Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kavp ## At a glance - IATA / ICAO: AVP / KAVP - FAA: AVP - Type: Medium airport - Serves: Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States - Opened: Jan 1947 - Elevation: 962 ft / 293 m - Coordinates: 41.3371, -75.7242 - Runways: 2 - Longest runway: 7,502 ft / 2,287 m - Instrument procedures: 4 approaches, 1 departure - Passengers: 443,004 (2025) - Time zone: UTC-5/-4 · America/New_York - Website: http://www.flyavp.com/ - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilkes-Barre/Scranton_International_Airport (9 languages) - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q255637 - Weather station: KAVP · WMO 72513 - Ident: KAVP ## Timeline - Jan 1947: Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport opens. ## Runways | Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 04/22 | 7,502 ft / 2,287 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 033° / 213° | yes | | 10/28 | 4,300 ft / 1,311 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 092° / 272° | yes | - FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/00661AD.PDF ## Passengers per year | Year | Passengers | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 2015 | 439,323 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2016 | 463,959 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2017 | 519,961 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2018 | 516,688 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2019 | 578,288 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2020 | 221,124 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2021 | 315,144 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2022 | 380,462 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2023 | 350,348 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2024 | 439,677 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2025 | 443,004 | BTS T-100 Segment | ## Routes 8 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article. ### Year-round (6) - [IAD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiad.md) Washington Dulles International Airport · United States · 189 mi / 304 km · United Express - [CLT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kclt.md) Charlotte Douglas International Airport · United States · 509 mi / 819 km · American Eagle - [ORD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kord.md) Chicago O'Hare International Airport · United States · 630 mi / 1,014 km · United Express, American Eagle - [MCO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmco.md) Orlando International Airport · United States · 946 mi / 1,522 km · Breeze Airways - [TPA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ktpa.md) Tampa International Airport · United States · 1,000 mi / 1,610 km · Breeze Airways - [FLL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kfll.md) Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport · United States · 1,084 mi / 1,745 km · Breeze Airways ### Seasonal (2) - [MYR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmyr.md) Myrtle Beach International Airport · United States · 557 mi / 897 km · Breeze Airways - [RSW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/krsw.md) Southwest Florida International Airport · United States · 1,079 mi / 1,736 km · Breeze Airways ## Airlines The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from AVP, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata. ### Passenger (3) - MX [Breeze Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/breeze-airways) · 5 - [American Eagle](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/american-eagle) · 2 - UA [United Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/united-express) · 2 ## Rankings Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place. | Measure | Value | World | Region | Country | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Passengers | 443K (2025) | #1,172 of 3,974 | #271 in North America | #185 in US | | Longest runway | 7,502 ft / 2,287 m | =3,110 of 29,858 | =668 in North America | =495 in US | | Elevation | 962 ft / 293 m | #18,364 of 43,403 | #8,248 in North America | #6,631 in US | | Age | Opened 1947 | =2,942 of 15,079 | =1,856 in North America | =1,803 in US | | Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US | ## Radio frequencies | Type | Description | MHz | | --- | --- | --- | | A/D | APP/DEP | 124.500 | | ATIS | ATIS | 111.600 | | GND | GND | 121.900 | | RDO | WILLIAMSPORT RDO | 122.200 | | TWR | TWR | 120.100 | | UNIC | UNICOM | 122.950 | ## Nearby airports - [ABE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kabe.md) Lehigh Valley International Airport · 50 mi / 80 km - [BGM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbgm.md) Greater Binghamton/Edwin A Link field · 62 mi / 99 km - [IPT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kipt.md) Williamsport Regional Airport · 63 mi / 101 km - [RDG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/krdg.md) Reading Regional Airport (Carl A Spaatz Field) · 67 mi / 108 km - [MUI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmui.md) Muir Army Air Field (Fort Indiantown Gap) Airport · 76 mi / 123 km - [MMU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmmu.md) Morristown Municipal Airport · 78 mi / 125 km ## Sources - [BTS T-100 Segment](https://www.transtats.bts.gov/Tables.asp?QO_VQ=EEE&QO_anzr=Nv4%20Pn44vr45): US traffic: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (Public Domain (US Government)) - [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) - [Wikipedia: “Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wilkes-Barre/Scranton_International_Airport&oldid=1376529041), revision of 24 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0) - [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/kavp/data