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Pensacola International Airport

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Copied the Pensacola Regional Airport entry over from Wikipedia, and then made some minor edits and also took out all of the links not related to Pensacola.
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{{Airport title|name=Pensacola Regional Airport}}
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{{Airport infobox
| IATA = PNS
| ICAO = KPNS
| type = Public
| run by = City of Pensacola
| opened =
| closest town = Pensacola, Florida
| distance = within the city limits
| elevation_ft = 121
| elevation_m = 36.8
| coordinates = {{coor dms|30|28|23.9|N|87|11|14.8|W|type:airport}}
}}
{{Runway title}}
{{Runway
| runway_angle = 17/35
| runway_length_f = 7,004
| runway_length_m = 2,135
| runway_surface = Asphalt
}}
{{Runway
| runway_angle = 8/26
| runway_length_f = 7,000
| runway_length_m = 2,133
| runway_surface = Asphalt
}}
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'''Pensacola Regional Airport''' {{Airport codes|PNS|KPNS}} is the regional public airport located 3 miles (5 km) northeast of [[Downtown Pensacola]].

== 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=]

== 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

== 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)

==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==
* [http://www.flypensacola.com/ Pensacola Regional Airport] (official site)
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