• Five major highways are located in the Greater Wilkes-Barre Area, which include direct access to I-81 and I-476 (the Northeast Extension of the Pennsylvania Turnpike) which interconnect with nearby I-80, I-84, and I-380. See PA Dept. of Transportation for additional info.

 

• The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport (AVP) is a full-service, non-hub, FAR Part 139 certificated airport, operated jointly by the Counties of Lackawanna and Luzerne and features a 7500-foot and a 4300-foot runway. Regularly scheduled jet service plus a number of feeder commuter lines from the Wilkes-Barre/ Scranton International Airport reaches nine major hubs.

 

• Thirty commercial departures daily include direct service to Newark, Charlotte, Chicago, Detroit, Philadelphia, and one-stop service to over 450 destinations worldwide.

 

• The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport (AVP) is your gateway to Northeastern Pennsylvania, offering area travelers approximately 30 daily arrivals and departures to major hubs, with one-stop service to over 450 destinations worldwide.

 

Air service is provided by the following airlines: US Airways/US Airways Express (Philadelphia and Charlotte); Delta Connection (Detroit); United Express (Chicago-O'Hare); Continental Connection (Newark), and American Airlines/American Eagle (Chicago O'Hare) (effective June 28, 2010). For more information, call 1-877-2FLYAVP (235-9287) or visit our web site at www.flyavp.com.

 

·     Two private air terminals provide charter services, private instruction, and air maintenance services.

 

• Two Class I railroads (Norfolk Southern and Canadian Pacific) plus feeder service from the Luzerne County Rail Authority and the Reading, Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad.

 

• International Port of Entry and Foreign Trade Zone.

 

• Forty-one motor carrier companies.

 

• Over-the-road bus service with 31 regularly scheduled daily trips including 8 to New York, 8 to Philadelphia, and 1 to Atlantic City (Martz Trailways and Greyhound).

 

• County mass transit serves a 25-mile radius of Wilkes-Barre with a central hub in the city.

 

• Passenger rail service from Hoboken, New Jersey to Scranton is currently in the environmental stage with engineering and design soon to follow. The line is expected to be operational within six years. The line will have eight stops - five in Pennsylvania (Scranton, Mt. Pocono, Stroudsburg, East Stroudsburg, and Delaware Water Gap) and three in New Jersey ( Morristown, the Oranges, and Hoboken). A connection to Wilkes-Barre, PA may also be added. A full trip from Hoboken to Scranton is expected to take 2 hours. Upon its completion, the rail line will serve one large community stretching from Penn's Northeast, through New Jersey, to the Hudson River. The new line will allow people who live a reasonable distance from rail stops in New Jersey to easily commute to Penn's Northeast. http://www.pennsnortheast.com/h_workforce/PNE_BCWP_execsummary.pdf