# Roanoke–Blacksburg Regional Airport (ROA / KROA) **Roanoke–Blacksburg Regional Airport** (IATA: ROA, ICAO: KROA) is a medium airport in Roanoke, Virginia, United States. It opened in May 1930. It has 2 runways; the longest is 6,800 ft (2,073 m). In 2025 it handled 834 thousand passengers. Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kroa ## At a glance - IATA / ICAO: ROA / KROA - FAA: ROA - Type: Medium airport - Serves: Roanoke, Virginia, United States - Opened: May 1930 - Elevation: 1,175 ft / 358 m - Coordinates: 37.3255, -79.9754 - Runways: 2 - Longest runway: 6,800 ft / 2,073 m - Instrument procedures: 9 approaches, 4 departures - Passengers: 833,528 (2025) - Time zone: UTC-5/-4 · America/New_York - Website: http://www.flyroa.com - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roanoke%E2%80%93Blacksburg_Regional_Airport (9 languages) - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7339802 - Weather station: KROA · WMO 72411 - Ident: KROA ## Timeline - May 1930: Roanoke–Blacksburg Regional Airport opens. ## Runways | Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 06/24 | 6,800 ft / 2,073 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 050° / 230° | yes | | 16/34 | 5,810 ft / 1,771 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 148° / 328° | yes | - FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/00349AD.PDF ## Passengers per year | Year | Passengers | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 2014 | 623,409 | Wikidata | | 2015 | 599,195 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2016 | 608,198 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2017 | 618,528 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2018 | 659,617 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2019 | 722,255 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2020 | 291,203 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2021 | 484,879 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2022 | 599,841 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2023 | 692,479 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2024 | 764,431 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2025 | 833,528 | BTS T-100 Segment | ## Routes 10 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article. ### Year-round (10) - [CLT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kclt.md) Charlotte Douglas International Airport · United States · 155 mi / 250 km · American Eagle - [IAD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiad.md) Washington Dulles International Airport · United States · 177 mi / 285 km · United Express - [PHL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kphl.md) Philadelphia International Airport · United States · 310 mi / 499 km · American Eagle - [ATL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/katl.md) Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport · United States · 357 mi / 575 km · Delta Air Lines - [LGA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klga.md) LaGuardia Airport · United States · 405 mi / 652 km · American Eagle - [ORD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kord.md) Chicago O'Hare International Airport · United States · 530 mi / 853 km · United Express, American Eagle - [SFB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksfb.md) Orlando Sanford International Airport · United States · 595 mi / 958 km · Allegiant Air - [PIE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpie.md) St. Petersburg Clearwater International Airport · United States · 669 mi / 1,077 km · Allegiant Air - [SRQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksrq.md) Sarasota Bradenton International Airport · United States · 702 mi / 1,130 km · Allegiant Air - [DFW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdfw.md) Dallas Fort Worth International Airport · United States · 1,010 mi / 1,626 km · American Eagle ## Airlines The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from ROA, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata. ### Passenger (4) - [American Eagle](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/american-eagle) · 5 - G4 [Allegiant Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/allegiant-air) · 3 - UA [United Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/united-express) · 2 - DL [Delta Air Lines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/delta-air-lines) · 1 ## Rankings Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place. | Measure | Value | World | Region | Country | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Passengers | 834K (2025) | #901 of 3,974 | #216 in North America | #152 in US | | Longest runway | 6,800 ft / 2,073 m | =3,685 of 29,858 | =906 in North America | =690 in US | | Elevation | 1,175 ft / 358 m | #15,348 of 43,403 | #6,679 in North America | #5,244 in US | | Age | Opened 1930 | =406 of 15,079 | =96 in North America | =88 in US | | Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US | ## Radio frequencies | Type | Description | MHz | | --- | --- | --- | | A/D | APP/DEP | 118.150 | | ATIS | ATIS | 134.950 | | CLD | CLNC DEL | 119.700 | | GND | GND | 121.900 | | RDO | LEESBURG RDO | 122.200 | | TWR | TWR | 118.300 | | UNIC | UNICOM | 122.950 | ## Nearby airports - [LYH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klyh.md) Lynchburg Regional Airport - Preston Glenn Field · 43 mi / 69 km - [LWB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klwb.md) Greenbrier Valley Airport · 44 mi / 70 km - [DAN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdan.md) Danville Regional Airport · 63 mi / 101 km - [BLF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kblf.md) Mercer County Airport · 68 mi / 109 km - [BKW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbkw.md) Raleigh County Memorial Airport · 71 mi / 114 km - [INT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kint.md) Smith Reynolds Airport · 83 mi / 134 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: “Roanoke–Blacksburg Regional Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Roanoke–Blacksburg_Regional_Airport&oldid=1363056753), revision of 7 Jul 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/kroa/data