Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport
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Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner/Operator | Luzerne and Lackawanna Counties | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Wilkes-Barre–Scranton-Wyoming Valley | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Pittston Township, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 962 ft / 293 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°20′18″N 075°43′24″W / 41.33833°N 75.72333°W | ||||||||||||||
| Website | www.FlyAVP.com | ||||||||||||||
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FAA airport diagram as of January 2021 | |||||||||||||||
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Source: Federal Aviation Administration | |||||||||||||||
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport (IATA: AVP, ICAO: KAVP, FAA LID: AVP) is mostly in Pittston Township, Pennsylvania, about 7 miles (11 km) from Scranton and 8 mi (13 km) from Wilkes-Barre. It spans the border between Luzerne County and Lackawanna County, and is owned and operated by the two counties. AVP is the fifth-largest airport in Pennsylvania by passenger count after Philadelphia (PHL), Pittsburgh (PIT), Harrisburg (MDT) and Lehigh Valley (ABE). AVP calls itself "your gateway to Northeastern Pennsylvania and the Pocono Mountains".