Quality of Transportation

By water, rail, air, and highway, York County, Virginia is connected.
York County is within 45 minutes of three international airports, and offers easy access to the Port of Hampton Roads, the world's largest natural harbor. The Port of Hampton Roads is the second busiest port facility, fastest growing seaport, and the largest intermodal facility on the East Coast, and is within 30 minutes of most sites in the County.

interstate system. Interstate Highway 64 has four interchanges in York County and runs almost the entire length of the County. Newport News-Williamsburg International Airport is only 15 minutes from most sites in the County, while Norfolk International Airport and Richmond International Airport are within 45 minutes.

Roadways

Interstate 64 is the region's main artery. The I-664 Beltway provides convenient access to the Hampton Roads Region's labor pool of over 800,000. Other US highways serving the region include US Routes 13, 17, 58, 60, 258, and 460.

US Route 58 is a divided four-lane highway with connections to Interstates 85 and 95 south of Richmond. US Route 17 links the peninsulas and has a connection with Interstate 95 north of Richmond. US Route 13 connects the region with the Virginia Eastern Shore and Maryland.

Railways

CSX provides commercial rail service to various sites in York County . Passenger rail service is provided from Newport News and Williamsburg by Amtrak, with daily service to all major U.S. Cities.

Airports

Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport
Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport (NNWIA) is centrally located on the Virginia Peninsula, just two minutes from I-64 and within 25 minutes of any point on the Peninsula . This full service airport provides scheduled air carrier, business charter, and general aviation services.

Airlines Served: AirTran, Delta , US Airways Express

Passengers:
2006: 1,052,813
2003: 729,281
2000: 447,192
1997: 332,239

Norfolk International

Norfolk International Airport (NIA) is just off Interstate 64 and is readily accessible from the Peninsula. NIA is the region's largest airport with 7 passenger airlines and 4 cargo carriers handling 3.7 million passengers and more than 68 million pounds of air cargo annually (and growing). Offering 167 departures daily to major cities throughout the United States, NIA presently ranks in the country's top 65 in terms of passengers served annually.

Airlines served: American, Continental, Delta, Northwest, Southwest, United Express, US Airways.

Passengers:
2006: 3,703,664
2003: 3,436,391
2000: 3,047,577
1997: 2,897,000

Cargo Data (lbs):
2006: 68,778,934
2003: 71,184,425
2000: 63,787,071
1997: 62,998,580

Richmond International Airport

Richmond International Airport (RIA) is the gateway to central Virginia. RIA has evolved into one of the most modern and well-equipped airports in the eastern United States. Located seven miles southeast of Richmond, the Capital of Virginia, and within forty-five minutes of York County and two hours from Washington, D.C., the Blue Ridge Mountains, and Virginia Beach, Richmond International Airport is a hub for tourist attractions in Virginia.
Nine major air carriers currently serve Richmond International Airport with non-stop flights to 21 destinations and connecting flights to destinations worldwide. Nearly 3.3 million passengers used Richmond International Airport in 2006 and that number continues to grow, as does the amount of air service being provided.

Port Facilities

The Virginia Port Authority is the state's leading agency for international transportation and maritime commerce, charged with operating and marketing the marine terminal facilities through which the shipping trade takes place.

The agency owns four general cargo terminals - Norfolk International Terminals, Portsmouth Marine Terminal, Newport News Marine Terminal, and the Virginia Inland Port in Front Royal - which are operated by its affiliate, Virginia International Terminals, Inc.

Virginia has the best natural deepwater harbor on the U.S.

East Coast. Fifty-foot-deep, unobstructed channels provide easy access and maneuvering room for the largest of today's container ships. Virginia ports are located just 18 miles from the open sea on a year-round, ice-free harbor.

The Port of Virginia transports more intermodal containers to more cities faster and more efficiently than any other port in the United States . As the largest intermodal facility on the U.S. East Coast, Virginia offers six direct-service trains to 28 major cities each day. More than 50 motor-carrier companies offer full freight-handling and load-consolidation services. A modern network of interstate and local highways permits fast, direct inland motor-freight transportation to any point in the United States .