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'''Pensacola International Airport''' ([[Wikipedia:International Air Transport Association airport code|IATA]]: '''PNS''', [[Wikipedia:International Civil Aviation Organization airport code|ICAO]]: '''KPNS'''), historically known as '''Hagler Field''', 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 International Airport''' ([[Wikipedia:International Air Transport Association airport code|IATA]]: '''PNS''', [[Wikipedia:International Civil Aviation Organization airport code|ICAO]]: '''KPNS'''), historically known as '''Hagler Field''', 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]]. |
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==History== | ==History== | ||
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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 | ||
− | * | + | ** American Eagle Airlines (Dallas/Fort Worth, Miami) |
− | + | * Continental Airlines | |
− | * American Eagle | + | * Delta Air Lines (Atlanta) |
− | + | ** Delta Connection operated by Atlantic Southeast Airlines (Atlanta, Memphis) | |
− | * | + | * US Airways |
− | * Delta Air Lines | + | ** US Airways Express operated by Mesa Airlines (Charlotte) |
− | ** Atlanta | + | ** US Airways Express operated by PSA Airlines (Charlotte) |
− | + | ** US Airways Express operated by Republic Airlines (Charlotte, resumes November 1, 2011) | |
− | * | + | * United Airlines |
− | ** | + | ** United Express operated by Atlantic Southeast Airlines (Chicago O'Hare, Washington Dulles |
− | ** | + | ** United Express operated by ExpressJet Airlines (Chicago O'Hare, Houston Intercontinental, Washington Dulles |
− | + | ** United Express operated by Gulfstream Interational Airlines (Orlando, Tampa) | |
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− | * United Express | ||
− | ** Chicago O'Hare, Houston Intercontinental | ||
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==Cargo Airlines== | ==Cargo Airlines== | ||
− | *UPS Airlines (Louisville) | + | *UPS Airlines (Louisville) starts October 31 |
==Airport personnel== | ==Airport personnel== | ||
− | + | [[Melinda C. Crawford]] serves as the interim Airport Director, after the departure of [[Frank Miller]]. 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]] as '''Pensacola Gulf Coast Regional Airport''' | + | Previously known as '''Pensacola Regional Airport''', the airport rebranded itself in [[2008]] as '''Pensacola Gulf Coast Regional Airport''' 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) |
==References== | ==References== |