Aviation in Virginia
Aviation in the United States
Airports
Commercial – primary	9
General aviation	66
Military and other airports	11
First flight
7 May 1801 (Balloon), 3 Sept 1908 Heavier than air

Virginia's first aeronautical event was in Williamsburg, Virginia, when a balloon flight was launched from the College of William & Mary using wine spirits for fuel.^[1]

Events

Orville demonstrating the flyer to the U.S. Army, Fort Myer, Virginia September 1908. Photo: by C.H. Claudy.

• Thaddeus S. C. Lowe and the Union Army Balloon Corps during the Peninsula Campaign of the American Civil War
• 3 September 1908 - Orville Wright flew the first heavier than air flight in Virginia from Fort Myer.
• Late 20th Century: SST flights of the Concorde from Dulles International.

Aircraft Manufacturers

• Dynamic Aviation

Aerospace

• Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems.

Wallops Flight Facility and the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport on the Eastern Shore of Virginia.

Airports

People

• David M. Brown Astronaut from Arlington Virginia who flew in STS-107 mission.
• Richard E. Byrd, Polar aviator

Organizations

• Virginia Aeronautic Historical Society^[2]
• Virginia Airport Operators Council^[3]

Government and Military

• All flight operations in Virginia are conducted within FAA oversight.
• The Virginia Department of Aviation manages state airport policy.^[4]
• The Virginia Air National Guard is the Air Reserve Component of the U.S. Air Force.

Museums

• Virginia Aviation Museum Richmond.
• Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, part of the National Air and Space Museum, opened 2003
• Virginia Air and Space Center in Hampton, Virginia
• Air Power Park in Hampton, Virginia

Gallery

• 
  Dulles International Airport

References