A small airport in Waynesboro is landing some much needed money from the commonwealth. The goal is to help you travel in and out of the Shenandoah Valley.

"When it all came together roughly after two years' work, it was a happy day," said John Trissel, manager of Eagles Nest Airport.

Tucked away off Route 250, in Waynesboro, lies the Eagles Nest: a small airport getting much-needed renovation thanks to the state.

"As you know, our runway's gotten in rough shape over the last 30 years, so we got $150,000 has been appropriated. That's the state share," said Trissel. "And we add $37,000 to that for the project."

The goal now is to improve the runway.

"The asphalt was going to get loose and, of course, that's not good for the propellers, beating up the propellers ruining, airplanes," Trissel said.

That will help not only for teaching new flyers, but for those traveling in.

"We have roughly 10,000 take-offs and landings per year. People coming through picking up fuel, visiting folks, businesses coming through," added Trissel.

The airport not only serves the community, but its own private neighborhood of about 13 homes. That includes Joe Santana and his four airplanes.

"The reason we're here, why we live in this particular neighborhood, is because we have access to the airport. It's similar to someone who lives on a golf course," said Santana. "You live on a golf course, you want to play golf. Here we want to be able to access the runway for our airplanes."

Trissel hopes to have the runway completely renovated by the spring.