Vidalia Regional Airport Vidalia-Lyons Army Airfield
2006 USGS airphoto
IATA: VDI ICAO: KVDI FAA LID: VDI
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	City of Vidalia
Serves	Vidalia, Georgia
Location	Vidalia, Georgia
Elevation AMSL	274 ft / 84 m
Coordinates	32°11′34″N 082°22′16″W / 32.19278°N 82.37111°W / 32.19278; -82.37111
Map
KVDI Location of Vidalia Regional Airport
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 7/25 6,002 1,829 Concrete 14/32 5,002 1,525 Concrete
Statistics (2022)
Aircraft operations 19,100 Based aircraft 25
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Vidalia Regional Airport (IATA: VDI, ICAO: KVDI, FAA LID: VDI) is a city-owned public-use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) southeast of the central business district of the city Vidalia, in Toombs County, Georgia, United States.^[1]

Facilities and aircraft[edit]

Vidalia Regional Airport covers an area of 1,245 acres (504 ha) at an elevation of 274 feet (84 m) above mean sea level. It has two concrete paved runways: 7/25 measuring 6,002 by 100 feet (1,829 x 30 m) and 14/32 measuring 5,002 by 75 feet (1,525 x 46 m).^[1]

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2022, the airport had 19,100 aircraft operations, an average of 52 per day: 92% general aviation and 8% military. At that time there were 25 aircraft based at this airport: 22 single-engine, and 3 multi-engine.^[1]

History[edit]

The airfield was opened to the public on 12 August 1940. In May 1943, during World War II, the airport was requisitioned by the United States Army Air Forces, and was known as Vidalia-Lyons Army Airfield. Also known as Turner AAF Auxiliary Airfield No. 8, the airfield supported the elementary & advanced training in two-engine aircraft being conducted at Turner AAF.

The airfield inactivated on 28 December 1944, and was declared surplus in 1946.

See also[edit]

• Georgia World War II Army Airfields
• List of airports in Georgia (U.S. state)

References[edit]

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency

• Manning, Thomas A. (2005), History of Air Education and Training Command, 1942–2002. Office of History and Research, Headquarters, AETC, Randolph AFB, Texas OCLC 71006954, 29991467
• Shaw, Frederick J. (2004), Locating Air Force Base Sites, History’s Legacy, Air Force History and Museums Program, United States Air Force, Washington DC. OCLC 57007862, 1050653629
• Shettle, M. L. (2005), Georgia's Army Airfields of World War II. ISBN 0-9643388-3-1

External links[edit]

• FAA Terminal Procedures for VDI, effective April 18, 2024
• Resources for this airport:
  • FAA airport information for VDI
  • AirNav airport information for KVDI
  • ASN accident history for VDI
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures