This image shows the front cover of an Air Virginia printed flight schedule brochure dated Effective October 30, 1983. The design is vertically oriented with a deep blue background. At the top left, the airline name “Air Virginia” appears in white lettering, accompanied by a small stylized red emblem above the “A.” Beneath it, the words “Flight Schedule” and “Effective October 30, 1983” are printed in smaller white text.
A bold diagonal stripe runs from the upper right toward the lower left, composed of red and white bands, adding a dynamic graphic element typical of early 1980s airline branding. Near the bottom half, a white rectangular text panel lists key route information in dark blue capital letters.
The panel reads:
• From Newport News/Hampton: nonstops to Baltimore and Washington
• From Roanoke: direct Boeing 748 service to New York/Newark
• From Richmond: nonstop Boeing 748 service to Washington National and New York/Newark
The overall appearance is clean and utilitarian, emphasizing route information rather than imagery, reflecting the practical marketing style of regional airlines in the early deregulation era.
This image is a color postcard view of Woodrum Field (Roanoke Municipal Airport) in Roanoke, Virginia. The scene looks across a wide concrete apron toward the airport terminal, a low red-brick mid-century modern building with broad glass windows. Above the terminal rises a compact control tower with wraparound windows and antenna equipment on the roof, typical of 1950s municipal airport design.
Parked on the right side of the image is a Piedmont Airlines Convair airliner, viewed from the rear quarter. The aircraft has a polished silver fuselage, a white vertical tail marked with large red lettering reading “Piedmont”, and dark accent stripes. The registration number is visible near the tail. The airplane is stationary, aligned parallel to the terminal, suggesting ground servicing or passenger operations.
Several small groups of people stand near the terminal entrance and along the apron, dressed in mid-20th-century clothing, giving a sense of scale and everyday airport activity. The sky is bright blue with scattered clouds, and the overall composition emphasizes the openness of the airfield and the prominence of regional airline service during the golden age of short-haul piston airliners.
This image is a color postcard showing an American Airlines Convair airliner parked on the ramp at Roanoke Municipal Airport, Virginia, likely in the 1950s. The aircraft is viewed from the left rear quarter, with its polished silver fuselage reflecting sunlight. “American” is painted in black on the vertical tail, which has a red leading edge, and the airline’s red-and-blue cheatline runs along the windows. The aircraft registration number is visible on the tail.
The plane is stationary at ground level with a small red ground service vehicle positioned beneath the fuselage near the wing, suggesting fueling or servicing. Several people stand nearby on the apron, providing scale and indicating routine airport activity rather than boarding.
Behind the aircraft stands the airport terminal building, a low red-brick structure with large glass windows. Rising above it is a compact, mid-century control tower with wraparound windows, typical of postwar municipal airport design. The sky is clear and blue, and the concrete apron in the foreground is wide and uncluttered, emphasizing the openness of the airfield. The postcard captures the era of early postwar commercial aviation when Convair aircraft were common on short- and medium-haul routes serving regional cities like Roanoke.
Roanoke Virginia,
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Air Virginia timetable 10.30.1983
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Roanoke VA Woodrum Field Municipal Airport Postcards x2
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