Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport (AVP), currently offers travelers approximately 40 daily arrivals and departures, which includes non-stop flights to seven destinations, with one-stop service to hundreds of destinations worldwide.
Located at Exit 178 off of Interstate Route 81 (N41º20'29”; W75º43'46”), AVP is seated in a great location between Wilkes-Barre and Scranton in Northeastern PA. Its close proximity to Interstates 80, 84, 380, and 476 put it within 90 minutes of 2.9 million people, and 2 hours of the New York and Philadelphia metropolitan areas.
Air service is provided by the following airlines:
American (Charlotte, Chicago-O'Hare and Philadelphia)
Delta (Atlanta and Detroit)
Southern Airways Express (Pittsburgh)
Washington-Dulles (beginning October 4, 2018)
Helping the Local Economy Soar.
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport's direct spending and passenger spending brings about $139 million to the local economy annually and supports more than 3,600 jobs, a study by the Pennsylvania Bureau of Aviation showed.
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport's History
The first passengers strolled into the Joseph M. McDade Terminal Building on May 25, 2006, and the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport stepped into a new era.
The $41.5 million structure made of steel, stone and glass replaces the 47-year-old terminal next to it. At about 131,000 square feet, the Joseph M. McDade Terminal Building is about 70% larger than the old one, which opened in 1959, and was renovated in 1982 and 1991.
The larger facility is designed to handle 360,000 or more departing passengers each year.
The terminal is the last piece in a total makeover of the Airport. New roads, a surface parking lot and a four-level parking garage were completed in 2003, bringing the total cost of the project to $80 million.
The Airport's co-owners, Lackawanna and Luzerne Counties, each paid approximately $4.25 million. The rest came from federal and state fundings.
To see how the Airport works, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport offers tours of the facility.
Tours of the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport are designed to provide a practical link to a students academic study of transportation and careers in aviation. Upon completion of the tour, students will better understand the role an airport and aviation plays in the community, as well as the wide range of careers related to aviation.
Tours are available to students in grades 1-12, and to any group interested in knowing more about the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport.
For more information, contact the Airport's Marketing Department at 570.602.2000.
