Plattsburgh International Airport

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Plattsburgh International Airport
PBG Airport Diagram.pdf
Characteristics
ICAO code KPBG
IATA code PBG
Coordinates

44 ° 39 '3 "  N , 73 ° 28' 5"  W Coordinates: 44 ° 39 '3 "  N , 73 ° 28' 5"  W.
Height above MSL 71 m (233  ft )
Transport links
Distance from the city center 4 km southwest of Plattsburgh ,
94 km south of Montreal
Street I-87 / US 9 / NY 22
Basic data
opening 2006 (civil)
surface 774 ha
Terminals 1
Passengers 278,000 (2017)
Flight
movements 		12,781 (2017/18)
Start-and runway
17/35 3584 m × 61 m asphalt / concrete

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The Plattsburgh International Airport ( IATA code : PBG , ICAO code : KPBG ) is the commercial airport of the American small town Plattsburgh in the US state of New York .

Due to its proximity to the Canadian metropolis of Montreal , the airport also calls itself Montreal's US Airport .

The airport was previously used as a military airfield under the name Plattsburgh Air Force Base and was the only ICBM base east of the Mississippi River .

Location and transport links

Plattsburgh International Airport is four kilometers southwest of downtown Plattsburgh. The passenger terminal is on New York State Route 22 . Interstate 87 runs west of the airport and US Highway 9 east of the airport .

The airport is not involved in local public transport .

history

prehistory

On December 30, 1814, the federal government bought around 80 acres of land to build the Plattsburgh Barracks . In 1838 additional land was bought and stone barracks were built. As part of the Spanish-American War , the 21st Infantry Division was transferred to Cuba in June 1898 . The troops returned in September of that year.

In the interwar period , the 26th Infantry Regiment was stationed in the Plattsburgh Barracks. In 1944 the site was transferred to the United States Navy and became Camp MacDonough , a school for officers. From March 1946 to 1953 the site was used as accommodation for students.

Plattsburgh Air Force Base

In 1953, the site returned to federal ownership and was renamed Plattsburgh Air Force Base . The groundbreaking ceremony for the new strategic Air Force Base took place on January 29, 1954, and construction work began a short time later. In the same year the base became part of the Strategic Air Command . The runway was completed and the first aircraft landed on November 7, 1955. However, due to several construction stops and a harsh winter, the operating facilities were not completed until 1956.

Atlas-F launch pads

The Plattsburgh Air Force Base was one of the four main launch sites for Atlas - intercontinental ballistic missiles selected. Between 1961 and 1963, twelve launch pads for Convair SM-65F Atlas missiles were built within a 50-mile radius of the base . Two of these ramps were in the neighboring US state of Vermont . On October 1, 1961, the 556th Strategic Missile Squadron was relocated from Dow Air Force Base in Maine to Plattsburgh. The unit was fully operational on December 20, 1962, but was disbanded on June 25, 1965.

Plattsburgh Air Force Base later became a possible emergency landing site for the space shuttle in the event of an aborted launch.

The Air Force Base about to close

During the deliberations of the Base Realignment and Closure Commission (BRACC) in 1991, the Plattsburgh Air Force Base was opposed to the Loring Air Force Base in Limestone , Maine , and finally the Loring AFB was closed. Plattsburgh Air Force Base itself was closed on September 25, 1995 under the Defense Base Realignment and Closure Act of 1990 and on the recommendation of the Base Realignment and Closure Commission.

Plattsburgh International Airport

After the base was taken out of operation, the Plattsburgh Airbase Redevelopment Corporation was founded to manage the approximately 20 square kilometer site. This divided the area into 195 plots.

The idea of ​​opening a new commercial airport on the site dates back to 2000. At the time, however, the runway was still owned by the United States Air Force . Plattsburgh Airbase Redevelopment Corporation and the Plattsburgh-North Country Chamber of Commerce preferred to open a new airport and close the old Clinton County Airport . The plan has been approved by Clinton County and residents.

In September 2003, the Federal Aviation Administration awarded a grant of US $ 624,000 to Plattsburgh International Airport to build a passenger terminal . In November 2003, the Federal Transportation Funding Act included $ 2 million to build a passenger terminal. In August 2004 the FAA also received a grant to improve safety.

In November 2004, Congress voted to add Plattsburgh International Airport to the Essential Air Service program and provide $ 721,000 in funding.

On March 1, 2005, Clinton County terminated its contract with Plattsburgh Airbase Redevelopment Corporation to operate Plattsburgh International Airport. The airport received $ 1.6 million in federal funding in March 2005 for runway construction. In April 2005, the airport received a further US $ 2.6 million from federal funds for the construction of the passenger terminal. The county received US $ 500,000 in federal funding in August 2005 for the construction of an access road.

The first groundbreaking for the construction of the civil airport took place on August 17, 2005, the opening took place on April 26, 2006. The passenger terminal with a size of 35,300 square meters was opened on April 27, 2007 . This had a gate and a passenger boarding bridge . A few months later, Allegiant Air began operating flights to Fort Lauderdale . In July 2013, PenAir began connecting Plattsburgh with Boston as part of the Essential Air Service program . In 2014, an expansion of the airport began, which had a total volume of 55 million USD. In July 2014, Clinton County tendered the expansion of the passenger terminal, the contract was valued at $ 36 million. The terminal expansion was completed in 2016. In the same year, the New York state government provided a total of $ 200 million in funding in a competition for Upstate airports . In January 2017, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that Plattsburgh International Airport will receive USD 38 million from this competition for its further development.

SkyWest Airlines was selected in an Essential Air Service tender in 2018 . At the end of April 2018, PenAir announced that it would cease flights to Boston with the regular expiry of the contract on June 30, 2018, despite instructions from the Department of Transportation to continue until the SkyWest flights begin at the end of August. A short time later, PenAir announced that it would discontinue its flights on June 1, 2018. On August 29, 2018, SkyWest Airlines began flying United Express daily to Washington Dulles International Airport .

Airport facilities

Start-and runway

Plattsburgh International Airport has a runway with the identification 17/35, which is 3584 m long and 61 m wide.

terminal

The airport has a passenger terminal with four gates and an equal number of passenger boarding bridges .

Others

The airport has a control tower at the eastern end of the airport premises, but this is out of order due to the low air traffic.

Airlines and Destinations

Plattsburgh International Airport is served by the airlines Allegiant Air , Spirit Airlines and United Express on scheduled flights.

Flight plan

airline aims
Allegiant Air Fort Lauderdale , Orlando – Sanford , Punta Gorda , St. Petersburg
Spirit Airlines Fort Lauderdale, Myrtle Beach
United Express Washington-Dulles

Busiest routes

Busiest national routes (2017)
rank city Passengers Airlines
1 Fort Lauderdale , Florida 58,320 Allegiant , Spirit
2 Orlando – Sanford , Florida 25,500 Allegiant
3 Orlando , Florida 20,720 Spirit
4th St. Petersburg , Florida 16,640 Allegiant
5 Myrtle Beach , South Carolina 07,690 Spirit
6th Boston , Massachusetts 07.150 PenAir
7th Punta Gorda , Florida 03,080 Allegiant
8th Plattsburgh, New York 0.0090 k. A.

Incidents

  • On July 18, 1957, a Boeing KC-97 G with registration 52-2737 failed two of four engines during take-off. The plane crashed near Port Kent in Lake Champlain . All five crew members were killed.

Web links

Commons : Plattsburgh International Airport  - Collection of images, videos and audio files
Commons : Plattsburgh Air Force Base  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

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  6. ↑ Ground Transport. FlyPlattsburgh.com, accessed October 5, 2018 .
  7. ^ SAC Bases: Plattsburgh AFB. Strategic-Air-Command.com , accessed October 5, 2018 .
  8. ↑ Schumer urges Airbus to pick New York facilities to build new aircraft. Senate.gov , March 25, 2005, archived from the original November 30, 2008 ; accessed on October 5, 2018 (English).
  9. ↑ About PARC. PARC-USA.com, accessed October 5, 2018 .
  10. ↑ Carrier PenAir left Logan to remote locales. BostonGlobe.com , July 24, 2013, accessed October 5, 2018 .
  11. ^ Officials Provide Update On Plattsburgh International Airport Renovations. WAMC .org, November 19, 2014, accessed October 5, 2018 .
  12. ↑ Tour Of Plattsburgh International Airport's On-Going Renovations. WAMC .org, October 16, 2015, accessed October 5, 2018 .
  13. ^ Bids Approved For Airport Terminal Expansion. WAMC .org, July 25, 2014, accessed October 5, 2018 .
  14. ↑ Plattsburgh International Airport (PBG) Hotel and Restaurant Site Development Environmental Determination. ClintonCountyGov.com , March 7, 2018, accessed October 5, 2018 .
  15. ↑ Officials offer glimpse of Plattsburgh Airport makeover. SunCommunityNews .com, April 25, 2017, accessed October 5, 2018 .
  16. ^ Upstate Airport Economic Development and Revitalization Competition. DoT.NY.gov , accessed October 5, 2018 .
  17. ^ Governor Cuomo Announces Grant To Upgrade Plattsburgh International Airport. WAMC .org, January 12, 2017, accessed October 5, 2018 .
  18. ↑ Essential Air Service brings new options to Plattsburgh airport. WCAX.com , January 11, 2018, accessed October 5, 2018 .
  19. ↑ Plattsburgh-DC connection formally gets greenlight. SunCommunityNews .com, March 20, 2018, accessed October 5, 2018 .
  20. ↑ PenAir, flouting DOT order, says goodbye to Plattsburgh. SunCommunityNews .com, May 1, 2018, accessed October 5, 2018 .
  21. ↑ PenAir ends Plattsburgh service this Friday. SunCommunityNews .com, May 30, 2018, accessed October 5, 2018 .
  22. ↑ SkyWest Airlines Brings United Express Jet Service to Plattsburgh Starting August 29. SkyWest.com , April 24, 2018, accessed on October 5, 2018 .
  23. ↑ a b Airline Information. FlyPlattsburgh.com, accessed October 5, 2018 .
  24. ↑ Aircraft accident data and report in the Aviation Safety Network (English)