▁and ▁p ave ▁the ▁main ▁run way . ▁ ▁As ▁part ▁of ▁this ▁deal , ▁land ▁was ▁purchased ▁for ▁a ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 - foot ▁run way ▁extension ▁to ▁the ▁west ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 7 . ▁ ▁Air ▁service ▁last ed ▁until ▁April , ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁when ▁American ▁closed ▁their ▁weather ▁office ▁and ▁stopped ▁mail ▁and ▁passenger ▁services . ▁ ▁The ▁air line ▁had ▁been ▁stopping ▁an ▁H - I - C ▁when ▁weight ▁conditions ▁allowed ▁- ▁by ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁the ▁run way ▁was ▁too ▁short ▁for ▁AA ' s ▁DC - 3 s ▁to ▁take ▁off ▁fully ▁loaded . ▁ ▁The ▁run way ▁had ▁d eter ior ated ▁marked ly ▁by ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁and ▁the ▁main ▁run way ▁still ▁had ▁not ▁been ▁extended . ▁ ▁This ▁ultimately ▁resulted ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁creation ▁of ▁a ▁Hun ting ton ▁Airport ▁Author ity ▁to ▁establish ▁the ▁current ▁Tri - State ▁Airport ▁( HT S ) ▁in ▁Wayne ▁County , ▁West ▁Virginia . ▁ ▁Fac ilities ▁and ▁aircraft ▁ ▁Lawrence ▁County ▁Air park ▁covers ▁an ▁area ▁of ▁ ▁at ▁an ▁elev ation ▁of ▁ 5 6 8 ▁feet ▁( 1 7 3 ▁m ) ▁above ▁mean ▁sea ▁level . ▁It ▁has ▁one ▁run way ▁designated ▁ 8 / 2 6 ▁with ▁an ▁as ph alt ▁surface ▁meas uring ▁ 3 , 0 0 1 ▁by ▁ 7 0 ▁feet ▁( 9 1 5 ▁x ▁ 2