--- iata: AVP name: Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport city: Wilkes-Barre/Scranton country: United States lastUpdated: '2026-09-16' officialWebsite: 'https://flyavp.com/' sources: - 'https://flyavp.com/' - 'https://flyavp.com/airlines/' - 'https://flyavp.com/faq/' - 'https://flyavp.com/parking/' - 'https://flyavp.com/food-lodging/' - 'https://flyavp.com/features-amenities/' - 'https://flyavp.com/ground-transportation/' - 'https://www.airnav.com/airport/KAVP' - >- https://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/passenger_allcargo_stats/passenger/arp-cy2025-commercial-service-enplanements-preliminary.pdf - 'https://plainflights.com/airport/avp' - >- https://www.wvia.org/news/local/2026-08-27/wilkes-barre-scranton-international-airport-board-hires-veteran-airport-official-as-new-executive-director - 'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilkes-Barre/Scranton_International_Airport' quickFacts: - >- Official flyavp.com brands Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport (AVP) / FlyAVP. ICAO is KAVP. FAA LID is AVP. Owner in AirNav FAA records: Luzerne and Lackawanna Counties. Official pin: 100 Terminal Drive, Avoca, PA 18641. Phone 570.602.2000 / toll-free 1.877.2.FLYAVP. Do not invent a KAVP slug. Do not merge Lehigh Valley (ABE), Harrisburg (MDT), Philadelphia (PHL), Newark (EWR), Williamsport (IPT), or Wyoming Valley (WBW). - >- FAA preliminary CY 2025 commercial-service rank 189 with 221,878 enplanements (+1.05% vs 219,572). Official flyavp pages print no 2025 total-pax cell. Wikipedia reprints a different 2024 passenger total and acre/gate figures. This page uses 221,878 on the score card. - >- One Joseph M. McDade Terminal. Official Airlines page (16 Sep 2026): American daily CLT 3 / ORD 2 / PHL 4, counter 3:30 a.m.–7:00 p.m.; United daily ORD 2 / IAD 2–3, counter 4:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.; Breeze year-round MCO 4 (Mon/Wed/Fri/Sat), TPA 2 (Sun/Thu), FLL 2 (Wed/Sat, started 1 Jul 2026), seasonal RSW 2 (Mon/Fri) and MYR 2 (Wed/Sat), counter two hours to 30 minutes before departure. - >- Official FAQ: terminal 24/7; TSA opens about 4:00 a.m.; arrive at least 90 minutes early; airline contracts of carriage 30 minutes check-in / 15 minutes gate. Official FAQ and Features pages print no current PreCheck cell, no CLEAR cell, and no live wait widget. Features reprints a $45 TSA identity-verification fee from 1 Feb 2026 for travelers without acceptable ID. - >- Official Parking rates effective 1 Aug 2025: about 1,300 stalls; 15 minutes free; garage 2 hours $3 then $2 per extra half-hour, daily $17, weekly $102; Lots A/B/D 2 hours $3 then $2 per extra hour, daily $13, weekly $78. Cash only in the middle lane at the Garage and Lot A; Lots B and D cards only. Features cell-phone lot is at the airport entrance off old Navy Way Road. - >- Official Food & Lodging: Dunkin after TSA about 4:30 a.m. to last departure; Lucky’s Craft Food & Drink after TSA about 10:30 a.m. with a full bar. Official FAQ: free Wi-Fi throughout the terminal (no SSID printed). Features: lactation rooms (admin offices + post-TSA near the Gates 1–2 escalator), 24-hour meditation room above the Information Center, military room 4:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m. behind the main-level escalators with military ID. Live Priority Pass /en/airport/wilkes-barre-avp is 404. No ticketed lounge. bentoTips: - label: Timing title: 'Official FAQ wants 90 minutes; TSA opens about 4:00 a.m.' detail: >- Official Airlines counters: American 3:30 a.m.–7:00 p.m. daily; United 4:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. daily; Breeze from two hours to 30 minutes before the scheduled departure. Official FAQ and Features print no current PreCheck lane, no CLEAR, and no live wait widget. Holiday news pages have asked for two hours in peak weeks. The 10-minute average security figure on the score card is unpublished. summary: >- Official FAQ prints a 90-minute arrival, a 24/7 Joseph M. McDade Terminal, and a TSA checkpoint that opens daily at approximately 4:00 a.m. Airline contracts of carriage on that page still close check-in 30 minutes and the gate 15 minutes before departure. category: timing - label: Layout title: One McDade hall at 100 Terminal Drive — do not invent /airports/kavp detail: >- Official FAQ identifier is AVP only. Features prints a landside lactation room outside Administration Offices and an airside room past TSA near the escalator to Gates 1 and 2, a 24-hour interfaith meditation room on the second level above the Information Center, ATMs on the first-level center (landside) and near the Gates 1–2 escalator (airside), and a USPS drop near baggage claim with 9:30 a.m. Mon–Sat pickup. Information Center: first-level middle entrances; 24-hour recording 570.602.2020. Lost and found: Security Office 570.602.2023. Smoking is outside only. summary: >- Official pin is 100 Terminal Drive, Avoca, PA 18641. One scheduled-passenger campus. Do not create /airports/kavp. Do not merge ABE, MDT, PHL, EWR, IPT, or WBW. category: terminal - label: Food title: Dunkin and Lucky’s are concessions — not an airline lounge detail: >- Trust the Food & Lodging page over the Features terminal cell that still says Lucky’s is a bite before security and still reprints Wings Restaurant & Bar next to Northeast PA News & Gift. Official pages print no bottle tariff and no bottle-fill station. Live Priority Pass wilkes-barre-avp is 404. Ascension FBO 570-457-4485 is not this TSA hall. summary: >- Official Food & Lodging puts both Dunkin and Lucky’s Craft Food & Drink on the second level past the Security Checkpoint. Dunkin opens about 4:30 a.m. until the last departure. Lucky’s opens about 10:30 a.m. with breakfast, lunch, dinner, and a full bar. category: food - label: Live board title: Trust flyavp.com/airlines over third-party destination counts detail: >- American’s printed PHL frequency is four daily flights, not a free public bus. Third-party July 2026 route tables that drop PHL or count only two American cities are a different file. Breeze FLL is printed as started 1 Jul 2026. Incoming executive director Kim William Hopper is reported to start 1 Nov 2026; AirNav still lists Stephen Mykulyn as manager on 16 Sep 2026. summary: >- Official Airlines page on 16 Sep 2026 prints American CLT/ORD/PHL, United ORD/IAD, and Breeze MCO/TPA/FLL plus seasonal RSW/MYR. Official FAQ prints no scheduled public shuttle to another airport. category: status lounges: [] waterOptions: - kind: purchase name: Dunkin’ zone: airside price: >- posted concession price (confirm at the register; official pages do not print a bottle tariff) summary: >- Official Food & Lodging prints Dunkin after TSA from about 4:30 a.m. until the last departing flight. Official pages print no bottle tariff and no bottle-fill station. Empty a bottle through the one checkpoint, then buy after screening. location: >- Second level past the Security Checkpoint at the Dunkin counter until the last departure terminal: Joseph M. McDade Terminal isBestValue: true - kind: purchase name: Lucky’s Craft Food & Drink zone: airside price: >- posted concession price (confirm at the register; official pages do not print a bottle tariff) summary: >- Official Food & Lodging prints Lucky’s after TSA from about 10:30 a.m. with a full bar. That dining room is not an airline club. location: >- Second level past the Security Checkpoint at Lucky’s, adjacent to Northeast PA News & Gift terminal: Joseph M. McDade Terminal airportistScore: 7.1 slug: avp region: North America --- > Markdown for [/airports/avp](/airports/avp). Append `.md` to any page URL (or send `Accept: text/markdown`) for an agent-readable copy. - [HTML page](/airports/avp) - [Lounge directory](/airports/avp/lounges.md) - [Sitemap](/sitemap.md) # Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport (AVP) Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, United States · North America A one-hall Avoca field with printed American, United, and Breeze frequencies, $13–$17 official parking, and no ticketed lounge — easy when you hit the 90-minute window, thin once Lucky’s is closed. ## Airportist Score **7.1 / 10** Weighted sum of the six published categories (no holistic fudge). - Ease of use (25%): 8.5 — Wayfinding, security wait, and layout. - Comfort & amenities (20%): 7.6 — Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet. - Food & retail (15%): 7.2 — Food and retail quality and variety. - Ground access (15%): 7.3 — Transit, taxi, and parking to the city. - Reliability (15%): 7.3 — Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience. - Lounges (10%): 2.0 — Worth-it density and access quality. ## At a glance - Passengers: 221,878 - Terminals: 1 scheduled-pax campus - Typical security: 10 min - On-time: 83% - Disruption: minor ## Best for - Short hops to CLT, ORD, IAD, or PHL without driving to a large hub - Drivers who want printed $13 lot / $17 garage rates next to the hall - Early departures once TSA opens about 4:00 a.m. ## Watch out for - No ticketed lounge and no printed PreCheck or CLEAR cell - Official pages do not print Uber, Lyft, or a public bus - Food is Dunkin plus Lucky’s after about 10:30 a.m. — no bottle tariff - Do not treat American’s printed PHL flights as a free public shuttle ## More intel - [Lounge directory](/airports/avp/lounges.md) (free) - [Getting there](/airports/avp/getting-there.md) (free) - [Amenities](/airports/avp/amenities.md) - [Traveler tips](/airports/avp/tips.md) - [Water](/airports/avp/water.md) - [Full guide](/airports/avp/guide.md) - [Disruptions](/airports/avp/disruptions.md) - [Reviews](/airports/avp/reviews.md) (free)