Joseph A. Hardy Connellsville Airport

Joseph A. Hardy Connellsville Airport Connellsville Municipal Airport
2006 USGS Orthophoto
IATA: none ICAO: KVVS FAA LID: VVS
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner/Operator	Fayette County Airport Authority
Serves	Connellsville, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Location	Dunbar Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania
Elevation AMSL	1,267 ft / 386 m
Coordinates	39°57′33″N 079°39′26″W / 39.95917°N 79.65722°W / 39.95917; -79.65722Coordinates: 39°57′33″N 079°39′26″W / 39.95917°N 79.65722°W / 39.95917; -79.65722
Map
KVVS Location of Joseph A. Hardy Connellsville Airport
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 5/23 3,832 1,1,179 Asphalt 14/32 2,404 739 Asphalt
Statistics (2010)
Aircraft operations 19,532 Based aircraft 46
Source: Federal Aviation Administration

Joseph A. Hardy Connellsville Airport (ICAO: KVVS, FAA LID: VVSformerly 2G3) is a public-use airport located four nautical miles (7 km) southwest of Connellsville in Dunbar Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is owned by the Fayette County Airport Authority and serves the south-eastern segment of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. The airport serves the general aviation community with no scheduled commercial airline service.

The airport is named for Joseph A. Hardy, founder of 84 Lumber. Previously known as "Connellsville Airport," it was renamed in 2007 to recognize Hardy's support of improving the airport. Hardy, a Fayette County Commissioner at the time of donation, gave the airport authority $800,000 for runway improvements.

This airport is assigned a three-letter location identifier of VVS by the Federal Aviation Administration, but it does not have an International Air Transport Association (IATA) airport code.

The airport property is home to other Fayette County entities and businesses:

This airport also serves to provide a convenient stopping place for tourism in the region including those travelling to the following county historic and popular spots: