Piedmont Triad International Airport

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Piedmont Triad International Airport
Piedmont Triad International Airport (North Carolina)
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Characteristics
ICAO code KGSO
IATA code GSO
Coordinates

36 ° 5 '52 "  N , 79 ° 56' 14"  W Coordinates: 36 ° 5 '52 "  N , 79 ° 56' 14"  W.

Height above MSL 86 m (282  ft )
Transport links
Distance from the city center 6 miles west of Greensboro ,
11 miles north of High Point ,
17 miles east of Winston-Salem
Street I-40 / I-73
Local transport bus
Basic data
opening May 18, 1927
operator Piedmont Triad Airport Authority
surface 1526 ha
Terminals 1
Passengers 1,751,750 (2017)
Air freight 85,314 t (2018)
Flight
movements
82,711 (2017)
Employees 5,700
Runways
05R / 23L 3048 m × 46 m asphalt
05L / 23R 2743 m × 46 m asphalt
14/32 1945 m × 46 m asphalt

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The Piedmont Triad International Airport ( IATA : GSO , ICAO : KGSO ) is a regional airport in the US state of North Carolina and serves the cities of Greensboro , High Point and Winston-Salem . It is located on the western city limits of Greensboro at an altitude of 86 m above sea ​​level on Interstate 40 . It is operated by the Greensboro-High Point Airport Authority.

Airport facilities

The Piedmont Triad International Airport has a total area of ​​1526 hectares.

Runways

The Piedmont Triad International Airport has three runways . Two runways run parallel. The longest runway is marked 05R / 23L, is 3048 meters and 46 meters wide. The parallel runway 05L / 23R is 2743 meters long and 46 meters wide. The Querwindbahn 14/32 is 1945 meters wide and 46 meters long. All runways are covered with asphalt.

Passenger terminal

Piedmont Triad International Airport has a passenger terminal with two concourses and a total of 26 piers . It was originally published on October 9, 1982.

North Concourse

There are 14 gates in the North Concourse, eight of which are equipped with passenger boarding bridges . The gates are numbered 20 to 32 and 34. It is used by Delta Air Lines and United Airlines .

South Concourse

There are twelve boarding gates in the South Concourse, ten of which are equipped with passenger boarding bridges. The gates are numbered 40 to 51. It is used by Allegiant Air , American Airlines and Spirit Airlines .

Airport information

The airport is used for domestic air traffic , for example flights to Newark , Houston , New York City and Chicago are offered and connects the region called "Triad" via shuttle to international air traffic in Charlotte and Atlanta . Freight is mainly handled there by FedEx , DHL and UPS Airlines . The airport has one terminal and three runways. The aircraft manufacturer Honda Aircraft Company is based at the airport .

Traffic figures

Piedmont Triad International Airport traffic figures 2007-2018
year Passenger volume Air freight ( tons )
(with airmail )
Aircraft movements
(with military)
2018 85.314
2017 1,751,750 75,726 82,711
2016 1,686,862 66,345 78,623
2015 1,650,056 68.991 76.205
2014 1,666,178 74,297 78.022
2013 1,694,288 87,682 82,387
2012 1,776,087 88,466 88,157
2011 1,777,025 86,136 89,847
2010 1,680,953 86,464 90.017
2009 1,714,424 80,833 82,545
2008 2,212,124 69,432 95.103
2007 2,180,974 72.210 107.254

Busiest routes

Busiest national routes from Greensboro (2018)
rank city Passengers airline
01 Atlanta , Georgia 294.240 delta
02 Charlotte , North Carolina 154,520 American
03 New York – LaGuardia , New York 089,680 American, Delta
04th Chicago-O'Hare , Illinois 073,500 American, United
05 Philadelphia , Pennsylvania 055.020 American
06th Newark , New Jersey 046,760 Delta, United
07th Dallas / Fort Worth , Texas 046,420 American
08th Detroit , Michigan 045.220 delta
09 Washington – Dulles , Washington, DC 033,450 United
10 Washington – National , Washington, DC 027,430 American

Incidents

  • On 22 December 1996, a rushed Douglas DC-8-63F of Airborne Express (N827AX) onto a test flight. A stall was to be simulated along with a number of other maneuvers. The machine suffered an actual stall from which the crew could no longer intercept it. The DC-8 hit the ground near Narrows, Virginia . All six people on board the machine died (see also Airborne Express flight 827 ) .

Web links

Commons : Piedmont Triad International Airport  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Airport History. FlyFromPTI.com, accessed October 9, 2018 .
  2. a b AirportIQ 5010: Piedmont Triad International. GCR1.com, accessed July 8, 2019 .
  3. a b c d e About PTI. FlyFromPTI.com, accessed July 8, 2019 .
  4. a b c d North America Airport Rankings. (No longer available online.) ACI-NA.org , archived from the original on September 6, 2018 ; accessed on October 9, 2018 (English).
  5. a b Statistics. FlyFromPTI.com, accessed July 8, 2019 .
  6. a b c Terminal Maps. FlyFromPTI.com, accessed July 8, 2019 .
  7. a b Airport Facts & Information. FlyFromPTI.com, accessed July 8, 2019 .
  8. ^ Greensboro / High Point, NC: Piedmont Triad International (GSO). Transtats.BTS.gov , accessed July 8, 2019 .
  9. Route Map. FlyFromPTI.com, accessed July 8, 2019 .