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Avoca, PA (March 16, 2020) – The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport (AVP) is fully operational and running regular schedules at this time. If this changes, AVP will alert the media and put notifications on our social media portals, including the AVP website, flyAVP app, Facebook and Twitter. AVP Management wants to reassure all passengers that our […]

Avoca, PA (March 6, 2020) – The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport (AVP) announced today that United Express will offer Northeastern Pennsylvania travelers additional daily service between Wilkes-Barre/Scranton and United’s hub at Washington-Dulles International Airport (IAD), beginning August 18, 2020. United Express will add a third nonstop, round-trip flight daily between Wilkes-Barre/Scranton and Washington-Dulles using a 50-seat

President Donald Trump is scheduled to visit the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport and Northeastern Pennsylvania on Thursday, March 5th during the late afternoon and evening hours. We do not anticipate any delays impacting the flight schedule. However, it has been shared that there can be minimal delays on Interstate 81 between the period of 5:15 PM

From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (Posted February 26, 2020): The risk of getting coronavirus disease 2019 is currently low in the United States due in part to quick action from health authorities. However, some people are worried about the disease. Fear and anxiety can lead to social stigma towards Chinese or other

Avoca, PA (December 9, 2019) – If you’re not currently a TSA pre-check member, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport is hosting a special pilot program for passengers to enroll at the Airport for the next two weeks. According to AVP, the purpose of the pilot program is to make Pre-Check enrollment easier and faster for passengers.

Avoca, PA (November 22, 2019) – Some 1,000 travelers per day will be screened at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport (AVP) over the Thanksgiving holiday season as they pass through the Transportation Security Administration checkpoint. The number of passengers expected to fly this Thanksgiving season is expected to be high with more than 2.4 million passengers per day

Avoca, PA (October 24, 2019) (article from the Luzerne County Sports Hall of Fame) – The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport is now presenting to its passengers and guests the second edition of the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame exhibit. Two local chapters which have worked cooperatively to display their past and present inductees are the Luzerne

  Avoca, PA (September 26, 2019) – The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport opened its new cell phone lot today, providing an additional alternative for those that are picking up arriving passengers. The purpose of the cell phone lot is to reduce congestion by preventing cars from continuously circling around the Airport, or trying to wait in

Avoca, PA (September 24, 2019) – How many times have you stood in line at the airport watching others breeze through security with no hassle? By enrolling in TSA Pre✓®, you too can breeze through security. Keep your shoes, jacket and belt on; your laptop in its case; 3-1-1 compliant liquids in your bag; and

Avoca, PA (August 23, 2019) – More passengers means more flights and more seats for customers flying from and to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport.  A record-breaking 582,744 passengers flew into and out of AVP between August 2018 and July 2019 – continuing a twelve consecutive month trend of record-breaking growth. “On behalf of the Airport