# Van Nuys Airport (VNY / KVNY) **Van Nuys Airport** (IATA: VNY, ICAO: KVNY) is a medium airport in Van Nuys, California, United States. It opened in Jul 1942. It has 2 runways; the longest is 8,001 ft (2,439 m). It is operated by Los Angeles World Airports. In 2025 it handled 4 thousand passengers. Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kvny ## At a glance - IATA / ICAO: VNY / KVNY - FAA: VNY - Type: Medium airport - Operator: Los Angeles World Airports - Owner: City of Los Angeles - Serves: Van Nuys, California, United States - Opened: Jul 1942 - Elevation: 802 ft / 245 m - Coordinates: 34.2098, -118.4900 - Runways: 2 - Longest runway: 8,001 ft / 2,439 m - Instrument procedures: 5 approaches, 8 departures, 6 arrivals - Passengers: 3,646 (2025) - Time zone: UTC-8/-7 · America/Los_Angeles - Website: https://www.iflyvny.com/ - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_Nuys_Airport (16 languages) - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q528578 - Weather station: KVNY - Ident: KVNY ## Timeline - Jul 1942: Van Nuys Airport opens. ## Runways | Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 16R/34L | 8,001 ft / 2,439 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 176° / 356° | yes | | 16L/34R | 4,013 ft / 1,223 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Asphalt | 176° / 356° | yes | - FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/00552AD.PDF ## Passengers per year | Year | Passengers | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 2015 | 448 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2016 | 755 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2017 | 1,705 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2018 | 2,192 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2019 | 3,751 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2020 | 3,096 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2021 | 12,930 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2022 | 10,534 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2023 | 5,610 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2024 | 4,574 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2025 | 3,646 | BTS T-100 Segment | ## Routes 9 destinations in 2 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article. ### Charter (7) - [TRM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ktrm.md) Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport · United States · 140 mi / 225 km · Aero (American airline) - [LAS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klas.md) Harry Reid International Airport · United States · 229 mi / 368 km · Aero (American airline) - [KHCR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/khcr.md) Heber Valley Airport · United States · 581 mi / 935 km · Aero (American airline) - [SUN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksun.md) Friedman Memorial Airport · United States · 680 mi / 1,095 km · Aero (American airline) - [ASE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kase.md) Aspen-Pitkin County Airport (Sardy Field) · United States · 730 mi / 1,175 km · Aero (American airline) - [SJD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmsd.md) Los Cabos International Airport · Mexico · 930 mi / 1,496 km · Aero (American airline) - [TEB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kteb.md) Teterboro Airport · United States · 2,451 mi / 3,944 km · Aero (American airline) ### Seasonal charter (2) - [APC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kapc.md) Napa County Airport · United States · 348 mi / 560 km · Aero (American airline) - [OGG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/phog.md) Kahului International Airport · United States · 2,482 mi / 3,994 km · Aero (American airline) ## Airlines The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from VNY, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata. ### Passenger (1) - [Aero](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aero) · 9 · charter ## Rankings Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place. | Measure | Value | World | Region | Country | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Passengers | 4K (2025) | =3,002 of 3,974 | #793 in North America | #573 in US | | Longest runway | 8,001 ft / 2,439 m | =2,731 of 29,858 | =564 in North America | =419 in US | | Elevation | 802 ft / 245 m | =21,332 of 43,403 | =9,988 in North America | =8,203 in US | | Age | Opened 1942 | =1,791 of 15,079 | =924 in North America | =885 in US | | Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US | ## Radio frequencies | Type | Description | MHz | | --- | --- | --- | | A/D | SOCAL APP/DEP | 120.400 | | ATIS | ATIS | 118.450 | | CLD | CLNC DEL | 126.600 | | CTAF | CTAF | 119.300 | | GND | GND | 121.700 | | TWR | TWR | 119.300 | | UNIC | UNICOM | 122.950 | | TWR | TWR | 120.200 | ## Nearby airports - [BUR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbur.md) Hollywood Burbank/Bob Hope Airport · 7.6 mi / 12 km - [SMO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksmo.md) Santa Monica Municipal Airport · 14 mi / 22 km - [LAX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klax.md) Los Angeles International Airport · 19 mi / 31 km - [HHR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/khhr.md) Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal Airport · 22 mi / 35 km - [LGB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klgb.md) Long Beach International Airport · 33 mi / 54 km - [KCMA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcma.md) Camarillo Airport · 35 mi / 56 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: “Van Nuys Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Van_Nuys_Airport&oldid=1375239839), revision of 16 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/kvny/data