Business View Magazine | October 2020

158 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE OCTOBER 2020 V irginia Highlands Airport provides easy access to some of the most beautiful outdoor recreation areas in the eastern United States. Located in Abingdon, Virginia, the Airport is within minutes of the 7,850-acre South Holston Lake, a body of water that offers picturesque views of the western Appalachian Mountains. Much of that lake touches the Cherokee National Forest, a wilderness covering more than 650,000 acres. The southern tip of the George Washington and Jefferson National Forests, an expanse of about 1 million acres, is just to the north of the Airport, and nearby, the Appalachian Trail and Virginia Creeper Trail offer year- round adventure for hikers and bicyclists. If the woods and water are not one’s speed, there is something a little faster just over the Tennessee border. “Bristol Motor Speedway is 20 miles down the road,” says Mickey Hines, Airport Manager. “So, our location is a big plus for us.” In addition, all within just minutes of Virginia Highlands Airport are world-class golf courses, plenty EASY IN, EASY OUT