Where is LYH airport?

LYH is a medium-sized airport in Lynchburg, Virginia, United States, at 37.3267, -79.2004, 286 m above sea level.

What time zone is LYH in?

LYH is in the America/New_York time zone, UTC−5 / UTC−4 (winter / summer).

How many passengers use LYH?

164,724 passengers in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, according to the US Bureau of Transportation Statistics (scheduled flights).

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LYH — Lynchburg Regional Airport - Preston Glenn Field

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Medium-sized airport in Lynchburg, United States.

IATA code: LYH
ICAO code: KLYH
Size: medium; OurAirports class
Passengers: 164,724; Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Nonstop routes: 9; With open traffic data
Time zone: UTC−5 / UTC−4; America/New_York
Elevation: 286 m; 938 ft
Runways: 2; Longest 2,164 m

Local time now: —

More codes: airport codes starting with L

About LYH

Lynchburg Regional Airport - Preston Glenn Field is a medium-sized airport serving Lynchburg, United States. 164,724 passengers used it in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Open traffic data shows 9 nonstop routes from LYH.

US BTS T-100. Sources

Busiest nonstop routes from LYH

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
LYH → CLT	Charlotte, United States	282 km	150,225
LYH → ORD	Chicago, United States	907 km	9,918
LYH → IAD	Washington, United States	236 km	3,859
LYH → ROA	Roanoke, United States	69 km	280
LYH → CHO	Charlottesville, United States	112 km	156
LYH → GSO	Greensboro, United States	151 km	113
LYH → PHL	Philadelphia, United States	446 km	95
LYH → RDU	Raleigh, United States	165 km	45
LYH → TRI	Tri-Cities, United States	301 km	33

Passengers on the route, both directions, over the period of each source: US DOT / BTS T-100 (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026) for routes touching the US, Eurostat (2024) for routes reported by European airports. Routes outside these are not counted.

Airlines at LYH

PT Piedmont Airlines · 3,862 flights
OO SkyWest Airlines · 522 flights

Departures and arrivals on scheduled passenger flights, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment. Sources

Punctuality

Departures on time: 71.4%; Within 15 minutes of schedule
Cancelled: 1.9%
Departures counted: 260; US domestic flights

US domestic flights of the larger US airlines, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. BTS Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance. Sources

Airports within 150 km

Code	Airport	Serves	Distance
ROA	Roanoke–Blacksburg Regional Airport	Roanoke, United States	69 km
SHD	Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport	Staunton, United States	108 km
CHO	Charlottesville Albemarle Airport	Charlottesville, United States	112 km
LWB	Greenbrier Valley Airport	Lewisburg, United States	121 km

Distance from LYH to the major hubs

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
LYH → LHR	London, United Kingdom	6,151 km	—
LYH → DXB	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	11,612 km	—
LYH → CDG	Paris, France	6,446 km	—
LYH → FRA	Frankfurt, Germany	6,801 km	—
LYH → IST	Istanbul, Turkey	8,641 km	—
LYH → AMS	Amsterdam, Netherlands	6,458 km	—
LYH → JFK	New York, United States	596 km	—
LYH → ATL	Atlanta, United States	626 km	—
LYH → LAX	Los Angeles, United States	3,546 km	—
LYH → SIN	Singapore, Singapore	15,709 km	—
LYH → HND	Tokyo, Japan	10,992 km	—
LYH → DOH	Doha, Qatar	11,383 km	—

Runways

Runway	Length	Width	Surface	Lights
04/22	2,164 m	46 m	Asphalt	Yes
17/35	1,032 m	23 m	Asphalt	Yes

OurAirports (public domain). Sources

Location

Lynchburg, Virginia, United States · 37.3267, -79.2004

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Questions

Lynchburg Regional Airport - Preston Glenn Field has the IATA code LYH and the ICAO code KLYH. Airlines and tickets use the three-letter IATA code; pilots and air traffic control use the four-letter ICAO code.

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