Charleston Airport

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Charleston International Airport
CHS - FAA airport diagram.png
Characteristics
ICAO code KCHS
IATA code CHS
Coordinates

32 ° 53 '55 "  N , 80 ° 2' 26"  W Coordinates: 32 ° 53 '55 "  N , 80 ° 2' 26"  W.
Height above MSL 14 m (46  ft )
Transport links
Distance from the city center 15 miles northwest of Charleston
Street I-26 / I-526 / US 78
Local transport Bus :
CARTA Route 11 / XP3 / XP4
Basic data
opening 1929
operator Charleston County Airport Authority
Terminals 1
Passengers 4,470,239 (2018)
Air freight 39,923 t (2018)
Flight
movements 		114,913 (2018)
Employees 1.915
Runways
03/21 2135 m × 46 m asphalt
13/31 2744 m × 61 m concrete



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The Charleston Airport ( english Charleston International Airport ) is the airport of the city of Charleston in the US state of South Carolina . As part of an agreement concluded in 1952 on the basis of the Korean War , which was renewed in 1973, the United States Air Force also uses the airport as Charleston Air Force Base for military purposes.

Location and transport links

Charleston International Airport is 15 kilometers northwest of downtown Charleston. Interstate 26 and US Highway 78 run east of the airport . Interstate 526 also runs southeast of the airport.

The Charleston International Airport is buses in the public transport involved. Routes 11 and XP4 of the Charleston Area Regional Transportation Authority (CARTA) service the passenger terminal regularly. CARTA's route XP3 also regularly travels to the Boeing plant at the airport .

history

In 1928 the private leased Charleston Airport Corporation , a 700 acre (about 280 hectares ) area on the site of a former phosphate mine of South Carolina Mining and Manufacturing Company to set up an airport there. The official inauguration took place on August 10, 1929. In 1931, the city issued bonds worth $ 60,000 to purchase a stake in the airport company. Until the Second World War, the city levied an additional tax of 0.5 million to finance operations .

In the 1930s, the airport was expanded, also with funds from the Works Projects Administration , and received three runways between 3,000 ft (914 m) and 4,000 ft (1,219 m) in length.

From 1942 to 1946 the airport was taken over by the United States Army Air Corps , but civil flight operations continued. During that time, the Army invested $ 12 million and expanded the airport to 2050 acres. After the end of the Second World War , the city built a reception building inaugurated in 1949, partly financed by the Civil Aeronautics Administration .

In the 1980s, the airport acquired 1,300 acres (about 530 hectares) of land south of the previous Georgia-Pacific site and built a new terminal building there, which was inaugurated in 1985. The building was also given an international area for military purposes.

Airlines and Destinations

Charleston International Airport is served by Allegiant Air , Alaska Airlines , American Airlines / American Eagle , British Airways , Delta Air Lines , Frontier Airlines , JetBlue Airways , Southwest Airlines and United Airlines . Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines, JetBlue, American Airlines, and PSA Airlines , which flies exclusively under the American Eagle brand , had the largest market shares in 2018 .

At Charleston International Airport there are mainly scheduled flights to destinations within the United States. The only international destination is London – Heathrow , but there are only seasonal flights.

Traffic figures

Source: Charleston International Airport
Source: Charleston International Airport
Charleston International Airport traffic figures 2003-2018
year Passenger volume Air freight ( tons )
(with airmail)		 Aircraft movements
(with military)
2018 4,470,239 39,923 114.913
2017 3,987,427 36,128 110,523
2016 3,708,133 30,709 107.102
2015 3,415,952 29,045 103.602
2014 3,131,072 25,391 105,782
2013 2,913,265 18,378 104.287
2012 2,593,063 15,470 105.223
2011 2,520,829 10.179 105.019
2010 2,021,328 9,773 101,982
2009 2,190,251 10,704 98,431
2008 2,334,219 8,773 108,438
2007 2,275,541 9,379 112,229
2006 1,877,631 7.171 110.254
2005 2.143.105 6,789 120,849
2004 1,828,597 6.240 123,689
2003 1,616,255 5,159 120,188

Busiest routes

Busiest national routes from Charleston (2017)
rank city Passengers airline
01 Atlanta , Georgia 428.880 delta
02 Charlotte , North Carolina 231.710 American
03 New York – JFK , New York 164.170 Delta, JetBlue
04th Washington – National , Washington, DC 136,630 American, JetBlue
05 Baltimore , Maryland 127,620 Southwest
06th Newark , New Jersey 084,680 United
07th Chicago-O'Hare , Illinois 079,800 American, Frontier , United
08th Washington – Dulles , Washington, DC 076,430 United
09 Chicago – Midway , Illinois 071,380 Southwest
10 Dallas / Fort Worth , Texas 069,360 American

Web links

Commons : Charleston International Airport  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c History of the Airport. IFlyCHS.com, accessed February 20, 2019 .
  2. ↑ a b c d e f Operations Reports. IFlyCHS.com, accessed February 20, 2019 .
  3. ↑ Airport Facts. IFlyCHS.com, accessed February 20, 2019 .
  4. ↑ CARTA bus information. IFlyCHS.com, accessed February 20, 2019 .
  5. ↑ a b Charleston, SC: Charleston AFB / International (CHS). Transtats.BTS.gov , accessed February 20, 2019 .
  6. ↑ a b Destinations. IFlyCHS.com, accessed February 20, 2019 .