Vidalia Regional Airport Vidalia-Lyons Army Airfield
2006 USGS airphoto
IATA:VDI ICAO:KVDI FAALID: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″N082°22′16″W / 32.19278°N 82.37111°W /32.19278; -82.37111
Website	vidaliaga.gov/airport
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,FAALID:VDI) is a city-owned public-useairport located threenautical miles (6 km) southeast of thecentral business district of the cityVidalia, inToombs County,Georgia,United States.^[1]

Vidalia Regional Airport covers an area of 1,245acres (504 ha) at anelevation of 274 feet (84 m) abovemean sea level. It has twoconcrete pavedrunways: 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]

The airfield was opened to the public on 12 August 1940. In May 1943, duringWorld War II, the airport was requisitioned by theUnited States Army Air Forces, and was known asVidalia-Lyons Army Airfield. Also known asTurner 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.

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

 This article incorporatespublic 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, TexasOCLC 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

• FAA Terminal Procedures for VDI, effective October 30, 2025
• Resources for this airport:
  • FAAairport information for VDI
  • AirNavairport information for KVDI
  • ASNaccident history for VDI
  • FlightAwareairport information andlive flight tracker
  • NOAA/NWS weather observations:current,past three days
  • SkyVectoraeronautical chart,Terminal Procedures

• 1940 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state)
• Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in Georgia (U.S. state)
• Airports in Georgia (U.S. state)
• Buildings and structures in Toombs County, Georgia
• Transportation in Toombs County, Georgia
• Airports established in 1940

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