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(Note: All airlines have rights to fly mainline aircraft into Pensacola Airport at any given time)* AirTran Airways operated by Southwest Airlines (Atlanta)
[[Daniel Flynn]]Interim *Matt Coughlin, Airport Director,after the departure retirement of [[Melinda C. Crawford]]Dan Flynn<br>
Updated statistics and name and fixed a typo
'''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 Regional International Airport is the "fastest growing airport between New Orleans and Jacksonville". Tha The airport served 1,958,000 passengers from August 2020 to August 2021.5 million passengers in [[2004]] Despite its name, the airport doesn’t offer scheduled international flights, but it does offer chartered international flights.
==History==
The airport terminal currently has 12 gates.
==Future Regular Aircraft and Air SerivceService==The most common aircraft at Pensacola International is the Embraer ERJ145, used by American Eagle and United Express. Other common aircraft include the Airbus A300 (operated by UPS and the only widebody to regularly serve the airport), the Airbus A319/A320 (used by American Airlines, Frontier Airlines, and Delta Air Lines), the Boeing 737-700/800 (used by Delta Air Lines and Southwest Airlines announced it will begin service from Pensacola), the Boeing 757-200 (used by Delta Air Lines), the Bombarider CRJ200/700/900 (used by American Eagle and United Express), the McDonnell Douglas MD-80/MD-90 (used by American Airlines and Delta Air Lines), but it has yet to announce to which cities it will fly toand the Saab 340 (used by Silver Airways).
Delta Air Lines carries more passengers out of Pensacola than any other airline. Atlanta is the No. 1 destination, followed by Dallas/Fort Worth (American), Charlotte (American), Houston Intercontinental (United), Nashville (Southwest), Miami (American), Houston Hobby (Southwest), Chicago Midway (Southwest), Orlando (Silver), Tampa (Silver), and Chicago O'Hare (United). ==Airlinesand Gate Assignments==
The following airlines fly these non-stop flights to Pensacola International Airport:
* American Airlines
** Dallas/Fort Worth (seasonal) ** Gate 5, 7* American Eagle Airlines (** Charlotte, Dallas/Fort Worth, Miami), Washington D.C. Douglas, Philadelphia** Gate 5, 7, 9* Delta Air Lines (** Atlanta)** Delta Connection operated by ExpressJet Airlines (Atlanta)Gates 2, 4* Silver Airways ** Orlando, Tampa** Delta Connection operated by Pinnacle Gate 11* Southwest Airlines (Atlanta)* United Airlines* Chicago Midway, Dallas Love, Houston Hobby, Kansas City, Nashville, St. Louis** Gate 8, 10* United Express operated by ExpressJet Airlines (** Chicago O'Hare, Houston Intercontinental** Gate 1, Washington Dulles)3*Frontier Airlines** United Express operated by Silver Airways (OrlandoDenver, Tampa)Chicago O’Hare* US Airways *Gate 6** US Airways Express operated by Boutique Air Wisconsin (Washington National)** US Airways Express operated by PSA Airlines (Charlotte)Mussel Shoals** US Airways Express operated by Mesa Airlines (Charlotte, Washington National)Gate 11
==Cargo Airlines==
==Airport personnel==
* Andrea Kvech - Asst. Airport Director - Finance <br>
* Michael Laven, CPA, A.A.E. - Airport Administration & Contracts Manager <br>
* Belinda Zephir, CTC Lewis Garvin - Air Service Development Airport Marketing Manager <br>* Rebecca A. McLellan Rhonda Deaton - Airport Marketing Air Service Development Manager <br>
* Rob Weber - Airport Operations Manager <br>
* Law enforcement within the airport grounds is operated by [[Pensacola International Airport Police Division.]]. <br>
==Incidents==
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.
==RebrandingRebrandings==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]]."It would later rebrand itself again to '''Pensacola International Airport''', which is its current name.
==External links==
* [http://www.flypensacola.com/ Pensacola Gulf Coast Regional International Airport] (official site)
==References==
