Wilkes-Barre Scranton AVP Airport Overview

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport AVP is gateway to Northeastern Pennsylvania and the Pocono mountains, and serves the city of Wilkes Barre, and its surrounding counties.
The Airport is located in the town of Avoca, Pennsylvania, near the border of Luzerne and Lackawanna Counties, and is situated to the North of the City of Wilkes Barre and to the South of the City of Scranton, with Interstate 81 being the major travel artery. The following other Cities are within reasonable driving distance of the Airport: Hazelton, PA (25 mins); Stroudsburgh, PA (45 mins); Binghamton, NY (60 mins), and Williamsport, PA (80 minutes). The Airport can be contacted toll-free at 1-235-9287.
Presently the AVP Airport is served by American, Delta, Continental, United and US Airlines, offering direct flight to with direct flights to ORD, CLT, PHL, EWR, & DTW, with connections around the world.

The on-Airport hotel is the Holiday Inn.

The passenger terminal at Wilkes-Barre Scranton Airport has three levels and a concourse. Coming from the parking garage or lot you enter the lower level, then take the escalator up to ground level which has to the right ticket counters baging loading and screening, and to the left the arrivals level with information desk and baggage claim area. The seond level is the departure level which has to the left a restaurant, a few concessions, security check leading to the Pocono Club & Business Center, and to the right the passenger holdroom with three jetways and gates 3 to 8.

Parking options at AVP Airport: The Parking Garage is located across from the terminal, and the surface parking lot is right behind it (only the first five minutes of parking are free in both).
Instead of paying at the gates, you also have the option of paying your parking fee inside the terminal at the pay-on-foot automats located on the first level near the information center and the lower level near the excalator. Once you have paid, you have 30 minutes to exit the Airport.

To get from AVP Airport to your destination you can rent a car, take a taxi or limo, or a hotel shuttle.



Wilkes-Barre Scranton AVP Airport Update History

  • Updated AVP Airports page - Jan 9, 2012
  • Updated AVP Taxis & Limos page - Nov 1, 2011

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Wilkes-Barre Scranton AVP Comments

  • always!!

     

    I started to take my business to the Allentown Airport. There are just to many delays and cancelations in this airport!

     

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  • Renovations are Beautiful

     

    With the beautiful renovations to AVP and the money spent to upgrade I would like to see more airlines,discount hot spot, travel destinations at affordable prices.Such a waste not to better utilize such a beautiful airport to serve the community. AVP to MCO would be a good investment.

     

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  • avp to mco

     

    agree...get a affortable, no stop flight to mco

     

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  • Discount Airline

     

    PLEASE get a discount airline for affordable flights to and from Orlando,FL. Can you contract with Allegiant or Airtran so we don't have to travel to Allentown ABE?

     

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