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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]].
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==
==Regular Aircraft and Air Service==
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), the Boeing 757-200 (used by Delta Air Lines), the Bombarider CRJ200/700/900 (used by American Eagle, and United Express, and US Airways Express), the McDonnell Douglas MD-80/MD-90 (used by American Airlines and Delta Air Lines), and 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).
* American Airlines
** Dallas/Fort Worth (seasonal)
** Gate 5, 7
* American Eagle
** Charlotte, Dallas/Fort Worth, Miami, Washington D.C. Douglas, Philadelphia** Gate 5, 7, 9
* Delta Air Lines
** Atlanta
** Gates 2, 4, 6
* Silver Airways
** Orlando, Tampa
** Gate 111
* Southwest Airlines
** Chicago Midway, Dallas Love, Houston Hobby, Kansas City, Nashville , St. Louis** Gate 8, 10
* United Express
** Chicago O'Hare, Houston Intercontinental
** Gate 1,3*Frontier Airlines**Denver, Chicago O’Hare**Gate 6* Boutique Air** Mussel Shoals** Gate 11
==Cargo Airlines==
==Airport personnel==
*[[Daniel Flynn]] Matt Coughlin, Airport Director,after the departure retirement of [[Melinda C. Crawford]]Dan Flynn<br>
* 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>
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==
