✈️ Agenda PJ's

Week in Review: September 21-26

Business aviation at Lynchburg Regional Airport ranged from locally based Citation jets and Cirrus Vision Jets to NetJets aircraft, Pilatus PC-12s and an unusual series of Embraer ERJ-145 visits during the week.

The ERJ-145 activity stood out. Victory Air flights visited Lynchburg on both Thursday and Friday, including an aircraft that arrived from Statesville, North Carolina, Thursday before continuing to Myrtle Beach. Another Victory Air ERJ-145 made two Lynchburg stops Friday while operating between Statesville and Bradley International Airport in Connecticut.

Citation-family aircraft also remained active. Locally based CitationJet N469RB made flights involving Leesburg, Virginia, and Raleigh-Durham, while Citation Excel N936EA operated during the week between Lynchburg and destinations including Asheville, Boston and Wilmington, North Carolina. NetJets brought a Challenger 350 and Phenom 300 into the week's mix.

Cirrus Vision Jets continued to be regular visitors, including N26VJ, N264AN and an OpenAir Vision Jet operating as OPN64. Pilatus PC-12 N782DL also made multiple appearances during the week.

Overall airport activity varied dramatically. FlightAware showed 63 movements Monday and 45 Tuesday before activity dropped to just 31 Wednesday. Traffic rebounded to 198 movements Thursday and reached a weekly high of 261 Friday before easing to 112 Saturday.

Medical helicopter activity was also steady throughout the week, with PHI Health EC135s making flights involving Lynchburg General Hospital and other hospitals and medical facilities across Virginia.

Yes. With Sunday at 40, the week totaled 750 tracked flights/movements. The daily average was about 107, and Friday accounted for roughly 35% of the week's activity.

I think a By the Numbers box works particularly well this week because of the enormous Thursday-Friday spike.

By the Numbers

750 — Total tracked flights at Lynchburg Regional Airport from Monday through Sunday.

261 — Flights Friday, the busiest day of the week.

198 — Flights Thursday, the week's second-busiest day.

31 — Flights Wednesday, the quietest day of the week.

107 — Average number of flights per day.

230 — Difference between Friday's 261 flights and Wednesday's 31, illustrating the week's dramatic swing in airport activity.

Daily totals: Monday 63 | Tuesday 45 | Wednesday 31 | Thursday 198 | Friday 261 | Saturday 112 | Sunday 40

Lynchburg airport activity, Sept. 21–27

Daily tracked flights at Lynchburg Regional Airport.

Weekly total: 750 flights

Sunday, September 27

Flight Notes: Sunday’s qualifying activity at Lynchburg Regional Airport was limited to PHI Health’s Airbus EC135 N390PH. It departed for Southside Community Hospital during the morning and returned from Lynchburg General Hospital shortly after noon.

Helicopter Activity

Airbus EC135 (EC35)

10:33 a.m. Departed for Southside Community Hospital (VA77).
12:08 p.m. Arrived from Lynchburg General Hospital (50VA).
Tail Number: N390PH
Operator: PHI Health

Saturday, September 26

Flight Notes: Saturday's business aviation activity was relatively light at Lynchburg Regional Airport, with a locally based Citation Excel and a Cessna 421 among the day's notable aircraft.

Citation Excel N936EA departed Lynchburg during the morning for Wilmington, North Carolina. Cessna 421 N5421F arrived from St. Simons Island, Georgia, shortly before noon and continued to Bloomington, Indiana, less than 40 minutes later.

PHI Health's Airbus EC135 N390PH was active throughout the day, with medical helicopter movements involving South Boston, Farmville, Richmond and Lynchburg General Hospital.

Arrivals

Cessna 421 (C421)

11:55 a.m. Arrived from St. Simons Island Airport (KSSI), Ga.
Tail Number: Registered Owner: Gold Casters Inc., 430 S. Washington St., Bloomington, IN
Departure: 12:32 p.m. for Monroe County Airport (KBMG), Bloomington, Ind.

Departures

Cessna Citation Excel (C56X)

9:26 a.m. Departed for Wilmington International Airport (KILM), N.C.
Tail Number: N936EA
Registered Owner: English Construction Co. Inc., Lynchburg, Va.

Helicopter Activity

Airbus EC135

PHI Health's N390PH departed Lynchburg at 3:00 a.m. for South Boston Medical and returned at 5:03 a.m. from Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital.

The helicopter departed again at 11:36 a.m. for Southside Community Hospital in Farmville and returned at 2:00 p.m. from Chippenham Hospital in Richmond.

N390PH later departed Lynchburg at 4:29 p.m. for the Danville area, returned at 6:26 p.m. from Lynchburg General Hospital, and completed another short Lynchburg movement during the evening.

Friday, September 25

Flight Notes: Friday brought a substantial rebound in overall airport activity and an unusual mix of aircraft to Lynchburg Regional Airport, highlighted by multiple Embraer ERJ-145 movements, a Cirrus Vision Jet and a CitationJet.

Victory Air's Embraer ERJ-145 activity continued from Thursday. FTN9 arrived from Myrtle Beach shortly before 2 a.m. and departed about 20 minutes later for Statesville, North Carolina. Later Friday, FTN2 arrived from Statesville, departed for Bradley International Airport in Connecticut, returned to Lynchburg from Bradley late that night and continued back to Statesville shortly before midnight.

Cirrus Vision Jet OPN64 arrived from Blue Ridge Airport in Martinsville during the late afternoon and departed 36 minutes later for Montgomery County Airpark in Maryland.

CitationJet N97VF departed Lynchburg during the afternoon for Atlantic City International Airport in New Jersey. PHI Health's Airbus EC135 N385PH was also active, with movements involving Lynchburg General Hospital and Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport.

Arrivals

Embraer ERJ-145 (E145)

1:44 a.m. Arrived from Myrtle Beach International Airport (KMYR), S.C.
Call Sign: FTN9
Operator: Victory Air
Departure: 2:06 a.m. for Statesville Regional Airport (KSVH), N.C.

Embraer ERJ-145 (E145)

11:19 a.m. Arrived from Statesville Regional Airport (KSVH), N.C.
Call Sign: FTN2
Operator: Victory Air
Departure: 1:04 p.m. for Bradley International Airport (KBDL), Conn.

11:25 p.m. Arrived from Bradley International Airport (KBDL), Conn.
Call Sign: FTN2
Operator: Victory Air
Departure: 11:49 p.m. for Statesville Regional Airport (KSVH), N.C.

Cirrus Vision Jet (SF50)

5:40 p.m. Arrived from Blue Ridge Airport (KMTV), Martinsville, Va.
Call Sign: OPN64
Operator: OpenAir
Departure: 6:16 p.m. for Montgomery County Airpark (KGAI), Md.

Departures

Cessna CitationJet (C525)

3:42 p.m. Departed for Atlantic City International Airport (KACY), N.J.
Tail Number: N97VF Registered Owner: Lynnco Airways LLC
Address: 3308 Davy Crockett Dr., Cleveland, TN

Helicopter Activity

Airbus EC135

PHI Health's N385PH arrived from Lynchburg General Hospital at 5:37 a.m. and later departed Lynchburg at 12:17 p.m. for Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport (KSHD).

Thursday, September 24

Flight Notes: Thursday brought one of the week's more varied days of private aviation to Lynchburg, highlighted by a Victory Air Embraer ERJ-145, a NetJets Phenom 300, a Hawker 800XP and a Cirrus Vision Jet.

Victory Air's 50-seat-class ERJ-145 arrived from Statesville, North Carolina, during the afternoon and departed less than an hour later for Myrtle Beach. A NetJets Phenom 300 arrived from Jacksonville before continuing to Washington Dulles.

Hawker 800XP N222KU recorded local activity during the early afternoon, while Vision Jet FFL585 arrived from the Cleveland area and continued to Smyrna, Tennessee. Locally based CitationJet N469RB departed during the evening for Raleigh-Durham.

PHI Health's Airbus EC135 N385PH was also active, with flights involving Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport, Sovah Health Martinsville and Charlottesville.

Arrivals

Embraer ERJ-145LR (E145)

2:09 p.m. Arrived from Statesville Regional Airport (KSVH), N.C.
Call Sign: FTN9
Operator: Victory Air
Departure: 3:02 p.m. for Myrtle Beach International Airport (KMYR), S.C.

Embraer Phenom 300 (E55P)

3:39 p.m. Arrived from Jacksonville International Airport (KJAX), Fla.
Call Sign: EJA401
Operator: NetJets Aviation
Departure: 4:50 p.m. for Washington Dulles International Airport (KIAD), Va.

Cirrus Vision Jet (SF50)

7:20 p.m. Arrived from Cuyahoga County Airport (KCGF), Ohio
Call Sign: FFL585
Operator: ForeFlight
Departure: 7:59 p.m. for Smyrna Airport (KMQY), Tenn.

Departures

Cessna CitationJet (C525)

8:49 p.m. Departed for Raleigh-Durham International Airport (KRDU), N.C.
Tail Number: N469RB
Registered Owner: Davisair Inc., 950 Airport Road, Lynchburg, Va.

Helicopter Activity

Airbus EC135

PHI Health's N385PH arrived in Lynchburg at 9:54 a.m. from Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport and departed at 2:50 p.m. for Sovah Health Martinsville.

The helicopter later returned to Lynchburg at 7:31 p.m. from Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport.

Wednesday, September 23

Flight Notes: Wednesday's lighter business aviation activity at Lynchburg Regional Airport included a Pilatus PC-12, Cirrus Vision Jet, Piper Malibu Meridian and Cessna 421.

Pilatus PC-12 N782DL made a round trip between Lynchburg and Cobb County International Airport near Atlanta, arriving during the morning and returning there during the afternoon.

Piper Malibu Meridian N759H arrived from Buffalo shortly before 2 p.m. and returned there about an hour later. Cessna 421 N5421F arrived from Bloomington, Indiana, during the late morning before continuing to St. Simons Island, Georgia.

Cirrus Vision Jet N264AN departed Lynchburg during the early afternoon for Groton-New London Airport in Connecticut.

Arrivals

Pilatus PC-12 (PC12)

9:31 a.m. Arrived from Cobb County International Airport (KRYY), Ga.
Tail Number: N782DL
Registered Owner: HCE Air LLC, Camden, Del.
Departure: 2:31 p.m. for Cobb County International Airport (KRYY), Ga.

Cessna 421 (C421)

11:34 a.m. Arrived from Monroe County Airport (KBMG), Bloomington, Ind.
Tail Number: N5421F Registered Owner: Gold Casters Inc. 430 S. Washington St., Bloomington, IN
Departure: 12:23 p.m. for St. Simons Island Airport (KSSI), Ga.

Piper Malibu Meridian (P46T)

1:53 p.m. Arrived from Buffalo Niagara International Airport (KBUF), N.Y.
Tail Number: N759H Registered Owner: Perfect Solutions Inc, Elma, N.Y.
Departure: 2:58 p.m. for Buffalo Niagara International Airport (KBUF), N.Y.

Departures

Cirrus Vision Jet (SF50)

1:43 p.m. Departed for Groton-New London Airport (KGON), Conn.
Tail Number: N264AN Registered Owner: Mystic Aviation LLC, 12 Roosevelt Ave., Mystic, CT

Tuesday, September 22

Flight Notes: Tuesday brought five notable business aircraft movements to Lynchburg, including a Hawker 800XP, two Embraer Phenoms, a Citation Excel and a Cirrus Vision Jet.

Hawker 800XP N222KU arrived from Buffalo shortly before 3:30 a.m., while Cirrus Vision Jet N26VJ, which had arrived Monday from Columbus, departed Tuesday morning for Huntsville, Alabama.

A NetJets Phenom 300 arrived from Huntington, West Virginia, before continuing to Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Phenom 100 N771SS made an afternoon round trip to Lynchburg from Wayne County Airport in Ohio.

Citation Excel N936EA departed Lynchburg for Asheville during the late afternoon and returned from Asheville before continuing to Boston, arriving back in Lynchburg shortly before 11 p.m.

Arrivals

Hawker 800XP (H25B)

3:29 a.m. Arrived from Buffalo Niagara International Airport (KBUF), N.Y.
Tail Number: N222KU Registered Owner: Lone Star Storage Trailers Inc., 1095 E. Phillip Nolan Expressway, Nolan, Texas

Embraer Phenom 300 (E55P)

11:39 a.m. Arrived from Tri-State Airport/Ferguson Field (KHTS), Huntington, W.Va.
Call Sign: EJA428
Operator: NetJets Aviation
Departure: 2:56 p.m. for Lancaster Airport (KLNS), Pa.

Embraer Phenom 100 (E50P)

2:27 p.m. Arrived from Wayne County Airport (KBJJ), Ohio
Tail Number: N771SS Registered Owner: Slingshot 100 LLC, Wooster, Ohio
Departure: 3:09 p.m. for Wayne County Airport (KBJJ), Ohio

Cessna Citation Excel (C56X)

10:53 p.m. Arrived from Boston Logan International Airport (KBOS), Mass.
Tail Number: N936EA
Registered Owner: English Construction Co. Inc., Lynchburg, Va.
Earlier Departure: 5:47 p.m. for Asheville Regional Airport (KAVL), N.C.

Departures

Cirrus Vision Jet (SF50)

8:17 a.m. Departed for Huntsville International Airport (KHSV), Ala.
Tail Number: N26VJ
Registered Owner: Vision Leasing 26 LLC, Gainesville, Fla.

Monday, September 21

Flight Notes: Monday's notable activity at Lynchburg Regional Airport included a NetJets Challenger 350, a Pilatus PC-12, a Cirrus Vision Jet, locally based CitationJet N469RB and a U.S. Navy UC-12M Huron.

Locally based CitationJet N469RB departed Lynchburg early in the morning for Leesburg Executive Airport and returned shortly after noon.

A NetJets Challenger 350 departed Lynchburg for Jacksonville, Florida, during the morning. Later, Pilatus PC-12 N782DL arrived from Orlando Executive Airport and continued to the Charlotte area, while Cirrus Vision Jet N26VJ arrived from Columbus, Ohio.

Military activity included U.S. Navy UC-12M Huron FOXX836, which arrived from Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort in South Carolina and returned there less than an hour later.

Arrivals

U.S. Navy Beech UC-12M Huron

9:54 a.m. Arrived from Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort (KNBC), S.C.
Call Sign: FOXX836
Operator: U.S. Navy
Departure: 10:41 a.m. for Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort (KNBC), S.C.

Cessna CitationJet (C525)

12:39 p.m. Arrived from Leesburg Executive Airport (KJYO), Va.
Tail Number: N469RB Registered Owner: Davisair Inc., 950 Airport Rd, Lynchburg, Va.
Departure: 7:38 a.m. for Leesburg Executive Airport (KJYO), Va.

Pilatus PC-12 (PC12)

1:19 p.m. Arrived from Orlando Executive Airport (KORL), Fla.
Tail Number: N782DL
Registered Owner: HCE Air LLC, Camden, Del.
Departure: 3:34 p.m. for Charlotte-Monroe Executive Airport (KEQY), N.C.

Cirrus Vision Jet (SF50)

2:27 p.m. Arrived from John Glenn Columbus International Airport (KCMH), Ohio
Tail Number: N26VJ
Registered Owner: Vision Leasing 26 LLC, 5542 NW 43rd St., Gainesville, Fla.

Departures

Bombardier Challenger 350 (CL35)

10:00 a.m. Departed for Jacksonville International Airport (KJAX), Fla.
Call Sign: EJA713
Operator: NetJets Aviation

Helicopter Activity

Airbus EC135

PHI Health's N390PH departed Lynchburg at 1:49 a.m. for Danville Rescue (3VA9) and returned to Lynchburg at 4:19 a.m. from LewisGale Medical Center (39VA).