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'''Pensacola Regional Airport''' ([[Wikipedia:International Air Transport Association airport code|IATA]]: '''PNS''', [[Wikipedia:International Civil Aviation Organization airport code|ICAO]]: '''KPNS''') is a regional public airport located 3 miles (5 km) northeast of [[Downtown Pensacola]]. The airport is owned by the [[City of Pensacola]], and is located wholly within the city limits, east of [[12th Avenue]]/[[Tippin Avenue]] and north of [[Summit Boulevard]]. | '''Pensacola Regional Airport''' ([[Wikipedia:International Air Transport Association airport code|IATA]]: '''PNS''', [[Wikipedia:International Civil Aviation Organization airport code|ICAO]]: '''KPNS''') is a regional public airport located 3 miles (5 km) northeast of [[Downtown Pensacola]]. The airport is owned by the [[City of Pensacola]], and is located wholly within the city limits, east of [[12th Avenue]]/[[Tippin Avenue]] and north of [[Summit Boulevard]]. | ||
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== Facilities == | == Facilities == | ||
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* Runway 17/35: 7,004 x 150 ft. (2,135 x 46 m), Surface: Asphalt | * Runway 17/35: 7,004 x 150 ft. (2,135 x 46 m), Surface: Asphalt | ||
* Runway 8/26: 6,999 x 150 ft. (1,828 x 46 m), Surface: Asphalt | * Runway 8/26: 6,999 x 150 ft. (1,828 x 46 m), Surface: Asphalt | ||
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== Airlines == | == Airlines == | ||
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** US Airways Express operated by Mesa Airlines (Charlotte) | ** US Airways Express operated by Mesa Airlines (Charlotte) | ||
** US Airways Express operated by PSA Airlines (Charlotte) | ** US Airways Express operated by PSA Airlines (Charlotte) | ||
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| + | == DCA service proposal == | ||
| + | US Airways has proposed to begin service from Pensacola to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Washington, D.C. using slot exemptions abandoned by Spirit Airlines.[http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=196799&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=957103&highlight=] | ||
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| + | ==Airport personnel== | ||
| + | [[Frank Miller]] serves as the Airport Director. Law enforcement within the airport grounds is operated by [[Pensacola Airport Police]]. | ||
==Incidents== | ==Incidents== | ||
Revision as of 15:56, 16 July 2007
Pensacola Regional Airport (IATA: PNS, ICAO: KPNS) is a regional public airport located 3 miles (5 km) northeast of Downtown Pensacola. The airport is owned by the City of Pensacola, and is located wholly within the city limits, east of 12th Avenue/Tippin Avenue and north of Summit Boulevard.
According to the Airport's web site, Pensacola Regional Airport is the "fastest growing airport between New Orleans and Jacksonville". Tha airport served 1.5 million passengers in 2004.
Contents
Facilities
Pensacola Regional Airport covers 1,211 acres and has two runways:
- Runway 17/35: 7,004 x 150 ft. (2,135 x 46 m), Surface: Asphalt
- Runway 8/26: 6,999 x 150 ft. (1,828 x 46 m), Surface: Asphalt
The airport terminal currently has 12 gates.
Airlines
The following airlines fly these non-stop flights to Pensacola Regional Airport:
- AirTran Airways (Atlanta)
- American Airlines
- American Eagle Airlines (Chicago-O'Hare, Dallas/Fort Worth)
- Continental Airlines
- Continental Connection operated by Gulfstream International Airlines (Tampa)
- Continental Express operated by ExpressJet Airlines (Houston-Intercontinental)
- Delta Air Lines (Atlanta)
- Delta Connection operated by Atlantic Southeast Airlines (Atlanta)
- Delta Connection operated by Chautauqua Airlines (Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky, Fort Lauderdale, Orlando, Tampa)
- Delta Connection operated by Comair (Jacksonville, ends April 2, 2007)
- Delta Connection operated by Freedom Airlines (Orlando, Fort Lauderdale)
- Northwest Airlines
- Northwest Airlink operated by Pinnacle Airlines (Memphis)
- US Airways
- US Airways Express operated by Mesa Airlines (Charlotte)
- US Airways Express operated by PSA Airlines (Charlotte)
DCA service proposal
US Airways has proposed to begin service from Pensacola to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Washington, D.C. using slot exemptions abandoned by Spirit Airlines.[1]
Airport personnel
Frank Miller serves as the Airport Director. Law enforcement within the airport grounds is operated by Pensacola Airport Police.
Incidents
On May 8, 1978 National Airlines Flight 193 landed in Escambia Bay due to pilot error.
On July 6, 1996, Delta Air Lines flight 1288, an MD-88, experienced an uncontained engine failure during takeoff. Fragments from the number one (left) Pratt & Whitney JT8D-200 turbofan engine penetrated the fuselage, killing two and seriously injuring one of the 148 people on board.
External links
- Pensacola Regional Airport (official site)
