Sep 25, 2025
Regional jet overshoots landing at Virginia airport
A commercial regional jet from Dulles overran a runway at Roanoke airport during heavy rain, but no injuries were reported, officials said.
Feb 28, 2020
ROA passenger traffic up 7.1% from last year
The Roanoke–Blacksburg Regional Airport‘s (ROA) January grew 7.1% on a year-over-year basis, with 53,016 passengers flying in January 2020, the airport announced Friday. ROA has sustained passenger growth since September 2016. In January 2019 to January 2020 there were 3,552 more passengers — 114 more passengers per day. “Passenger demand is a critical factor when […]