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[[Image:PNS.jpg|thumb|right|Pensacola Regional Airport prior to 2007-2009 expansion]] | [[Image:PNS.jpg|thumb|right|Pensacola Regional Airport prior to 2007-2009 expansion]] | ||
− | '''Pensacola | + | '''Pensacola Gulf Coast 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]]. |
− | According to the Airport's web site, Pensacola | + | 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]]. |
− | + | == Facilities == | |
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− | ==Facilities== | ||
Pensacola Regional Airport covers 1,211 acres and has two runways: | 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 17/35: 7,004 x 150 ft. (2,135 x 46 m), Surface: Asphalt | ||
− | * Runway 8/26: | + | * Runway 8/26: 6,999 x 150 ft. (1,828 x 46 m), Surface: Asphalt |
The airport terminal currently has 12 gates. | The airport terminal currently has 12 gates. | ||
− | == | + | == Airlines == |
− | + | The following airlines fly these non-stop flights to Pensacola Regional Airport: | |
− | + | * AirTran Airways (Atlanta) | |
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− | The following airlines fly these non-stop flights to Pensacola | ||
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* American Airlines | * American Airlines | ||
− | ** Dallas/Fort Worth | + | ** 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 Air Lines | + | ** Delta Connection operated by Atlantic Southeast Airlines (Atlanta) |
− | ** 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) |
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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=] | |
==Airport personnel== | ==Airport personnel== | ||
− | + | [[Frank Miller]] serves as the Airport Director. Law enforcement within the airport grounds is operated by [[Pensacola Airport Police]]. | |
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==Incidents== | ==Incidents== | ||
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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. | 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. | ||
− | == | + | ==Rebranding== |
− | Previously known as '''Pensacola Regional Airport''', the airport rebranded itself in [[2008]] | + | Previously known as '''Pensacola Regional Airport''', the airport changed rebranded itself in [[2008]] in an attempt to position itself as the premier airport destination "serving [[Mobile]], [[Gulf Shores]], [[Pensacola]], [[Fort Walton Beach|Fort Walton]], and [[Destin]]." |
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
− | * [http://www.flypensacola.com/ Pensacola | + | * [http://www.flypensacola.com/ Pensacola Gulf Coast Regional Airport] (official site) |
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[[Category:City of Pensacola]] [[Category:Airfields]] | [[Category:City of Pensacola]] [[Category:Airfields]] |