Direct Flights from Beckley to Altoona
Altoona · Pennsylvania
Nonstop service from BKW to AOO on Contour. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.
How rare is this nonstop?
This is a rare nonstop: only 2 cities fly direct to Altoona, and Beckley is one of them. From anywhere else you'd be connecting.
How long to go to Altoona for, from Beckley
1h in the air, 230 miles: short enough that a single night in Altoona is worth it, and a day trip is not absurd.
About Altoona
Altoona is a city in central Pennsylvania. Altoona was founded as a railroad town by the Pennsylvania Railroad as the site of their Altoona Works shops, and its history as a railroad town still shows in the town today despite the decline of the railroad and its eventual absorption into Penn Central, Conrail, and now Norfolk Southern.
Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).
Top things to do in Altoona
- The Flight 93 National Memorial is a memorial built to commemorate the crash of United Airlines Flight 93, which was one of four aircraft hijacked during the September 11 attacks in 2001.
- The Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament is a Roman Catholic cathedral located at One Cathedral Square in Altoona, Pennsylvania.
- Lakemont Park is an amusement park located in Altoona, Pennsylvania, United States. The park opened in 1894 as a trolley park and later added its first rides in 1899.
- The Johnstown Flood National Memorial is a unit of the United States National Park Service in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States. Established in 1964 through legislation signed by President Lyndon B.
- St. John Gualbert Cathedral is the co-cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Altoona–Johnstown, located in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, United States.
- Fort Bedford was a French and Indian War-era British military fortification located at the present site of Bedford, Pennsylvania. The fort was a star-shaped log fortress erected in the summer of 1758.
- The Bedford Village Archeological Site (36BD90) is an archaeological site in central Bedford County, Pennsylvania, United States.
- Whipple Dam State Park is a Pennsylvania state park on 256 acres (104 ha) in Jackson Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania in the United States.
- Trough Creek State Park is a 554 acres (224 ha) Pennsylvania state park in Cass, Penn and Todd Townships, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania in the United States.
- Shawnee State Park is a 3,983-acre (1,612 ha) Pennsylvania state park in Juniata and Napier Townships, Bedford County, Pennsylvania in the United States.
- Warriors Path State Park is a Pennsylvania state park on 349 acres (141 ha) in Liberty Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, in the United States.
- Prince Gallitzin State Park is a 6,467-acre (2,617 ha) Pennsylvania state park with acreage in both Chest and White Townships in Cambria County of West Central Pennsylvania in the United States, near both Gallitzin Borou…
Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).
Altoona weather, compared with Beckley
Within 3° of Beckley on the annual average, so pack much as you would at home — but the two cities do not track each other month to month:
- January
- Altoona 34°F · Beckley 40°F · 6° colder
- April
- Altoona 60°F · Beckley 64°F · 4° colder
- July
- Altoona 82°F · Beckley 80°F · much the same
- October
- Altoona 62°F · Beckley 64°F · 2° colder
January bottoms out near 34°F — a real coat, not a layer.
Daily highs averaged from Meteostat station records (CC BY 4.0), measured at each city's airport.
Planning a trip to Altoona
- Best time to visit
- The best time to visit Altoona is April–October, when daytime highs are a comfortable 60–82°F.
- How long to stay
- Altoona rewards a longer visit — a full week lets you explore its many sights, from Flight 93 National Memorial, Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament (Altoona, Pennsylvania), and Lakemont Park and beyond.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from Beckley to Altoona?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from Beckley (BKW) to Altoona (AOO) on Contour.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from Beckley to Altoona?
- Contour flies nonstop between Beckley (BKW) and Altoona (AOO).
- How far is Altoona from Beckley?
- Altoona is about 230 miles from Beckley by air.
- What is there to do in Altoona?
- Popular things to do include Flight 93 National Memorial, Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament (Altoona, Pennsylvania), Lakemont Park, Johnstown Flood National Memorial, and more.
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