Allegheny County Airport
| Allegheny County Airport | |||
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| IATA: AGC – ICAO: KAGC | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | Allegheny County Airport Authority | ||
| Location | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,252 ft / 381.6 m | ||
| Coordinates | 40°21′15.84″N 79°55′48.6″W / 40.3544°N 79.930167°W | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 10/28 | 6,501 | 1,982 | Concrete |
| 13/31 | 3,825 | 1,166 | Concrete |
| Helipads | |||
| Number | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| H1 | 47 | 14 | Concrete |
| Statistics (2009[1]) | |||
| Aircraft operations | 68,000 | ||
| Based aircraft | 160 | ||
Allegheny County Airport (IATA: AGC, ICAO: KAGC) is located in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, four miles (6 km) southeast of the city of Pittsburgh. It is the fifth busiest airport in Pennsylvania following Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Allentown, and Harrisburg. The airport is owned by the Allegheny County Airport Authority and serves as the primary FAA designated reliever airport for Pittsburgh International Airport. The Allegheny County Airport dedication took place on September 11, 1931.[2][3][4][5] When it was completed, it was third largest airport in the country, as well as the only hard-surface airport in the country.[2] It was historically the main entrance to metro Pittsburgh via air from its inception up until June, 1952 when Pittsburgh International opened for commercial aviation.[2] [6] Like many other historic "municipal" fields throughout the country, Allegheny serves small and mid-sized private, corporate and commercial traffic well, but was not built to handle the constant traffic of international "heavy jet" service that arrived by the late 1960's.
The airport is popular among business travelers because of its closer proximity to downtown than Pittsburgh International Airport. It is also much closer to the densely populated South Hills, Monroeville area and Monongahela Valley than Pittsburgh International.
The airport also enjoys a Hollywood big screen moment in 2004's The Mothman Prophecies, serving as the small "Pt. Pleasant" airport where the governor and Richard Gere debate how serious the impending crisis is in the river town. Also the Airport and Terminal were used in the 1986 movie Gung Ho starring Michael Keaton.
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[edit] Facilities
The main terminal was built in 1931 by Stanley L. Roush, with later additions by Henry Hornbostel in 1936.[6] Aiming for a more modern design for the building, it was designed in white brick with touches of black, silver, and green. Hornbostel continued with these colors for his additions. Above the stainless-steel canopy is a semi-hexagonal doorhead. To each side is an Art Deco urn with medallions containing images of flight by both humans and animals.[6] Although it no longer services major commercial traffic, the airport can still accommodate aircraft up to the size of a DC-9.[6]
Allegheny County Airport covers 432 acres (1.75 km2) and has two active runways and one helipad:
- Runway 10/28: 6,501 x 150 ft (1,982 x 46 m), Surface: Concrete
- Runway 13/31: 3,825 x 100 ft (1,166 x 30 m), Surface: Concrete
- Helipad H1: 47 x 45 ft (14 x 14 m), Surface: Concrete
[edit] Future Improvements
The Allegheny County Airport Authority has received $2 million from the federal stimulus bill for construction at the Allegheny County airport. The money will be used to renovate four taxiways. It will also be used to reconfigure aircraft apron areas. This will allow for future construction on aircraft maintenance hangars and ramp space associated for the maintenance areas. Construction was scheduled to begin July 20, 2009. The airport expected 40 new jobs to be created with the project but says it is the gateway for more jobs when the aircraft maintenance facility construction starts. The construction will help improve the layout of the airfield.[7]
[edit] FBO Airlines
[edit] Aviation Schools
- Pittsburgh Flight Training Center
- Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics
[edit] Rental Car
[edit] Incidents
| Date | Flight/Airplane | Description |
|---|---|---|
| April 5, 2010 | Small private plane | Caught fire while taxing, no one injured. [8] |
| January 31, 1956 | U.S. Air Force | North American TB-25N Mitchell 44-29125, on cross country flight from Nellis AFB, Nevada to Olmsted AFB, Pennsylvania, after departing Selfridge AFB, Michigan suffers fuel starvation NE of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in mid-afternoon, attempts to divert to Greater Pittsburgh AFB, ditches in the Monongahela River at the 4.9-mile (7.9 km) marker, west of the Homestead High-Level Bridge, drifts ~1.5 miles (2.4 km) downstream in 8–10 knots. current, remaining afloat for 10–15 minutes. All six crew evacuate but two are lost in the 35 °F (2 °C) water before rescue. Search for sunken bomber suspended 14 February with no success – aircraft is thought to have possibly settled in submerged gravel pit area in 32 feet (9.8 m) of water, ~150 feet (46 m) from shore, possibly now covered by 10–15 feet of silt. This crash remains one of the Pittsburgh region's unsolved mysteries.[9] |
| December 22, 1954 | DC-3 Military Charter | [1] |
| December 29, 1951 | Curtiss C-46 Continental Charters Flight 4-22 | [2] |
| March 26, 1937 | TWA | [3] |
| April 7, 1936 | TWA | [4] |
| January 26, 1935 | TWA | Crashed in an adjacent slag mound, 10 minutes after taking off in the early morning hours en route to Columbus, killing the pilot, it was carrying a cargo of mail only at the time. |
| May 21, 1928 | Hot Air Balloon | At the National Balloon Races Championship at adjacent "Bettis Field" a balloon crashes with 100,000 spectators, both operators die. |
[edit] Historic Landmark Status
In 1981, the Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation added the Allegheny County Airport to their List of Historic Landmarks.[10]
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Allegheny County Airport
- Pennsylvania Bureau of Aviation: Allegheny County Airport
- FAA Airport Diagram (PDF), effective 9 Feb 2012
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for KAGC
- ASN accident history for AGC
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures
[edit] References
- ^ Information taken from the Allegheny County Airport Authority, retrieved 14 January 2012.
- ^ a b c West Mifflin Historical Research Committee (1976?), History of Mifflin Township To West Mifflin Borough, pp. 146
- ^ County Of Allegheny Office of the Chief Executive (2006), Onorato Congratulates Allegheny County Airport on 75th Anniversary, pp. 1, http://www.alleghenycounty.us/news/2006/260908a.pdf, retrieved 2011-04-28
- ^ Wills, Rick (2006), "Smaller airport has big history", Tribune-Review, http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/s_469824.html, retrieved 2011-04-28
- ^ Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, Pennsylvania Aviation History, http://www.dot.state.pa.us/Internet/Bureaus/pdBOA.nsf/History?OpenPage, retrieved 2011-04-28
- ^ a b c d Kidney, Walter C. (1985), "Landmark Architecture: Pittsburgh and Allegheny County", Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation: 288, ISBN 0916670090
- ^ "Airport Authority's Bradley D. Penrod and ACI-NA Testifies to Success of Stimulus Funding for Airport Improvement". Allegheny County Airport Authority Press Release. June 26, 2009. http://www.flypittsburgh.com/Airport_Authoritys_Bradley_Penrod_and_ACI-NA_Testifies_to_Success_of_Stimulus_Funding_for_Airport_Improvement. Retrieved July 25, 2009.
- ^ "Plane Catches Fire At Allegheny County Airport". WTAE-TV. 5 April 2010. http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/news/23056940/detail.html. Retrieved 6 April 2010.
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- ^ Historic Landmark Plaques 1968-2009. Pittsburgh, PA: Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation. 2010. http://www.phlf.org/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/Historic-Plaques-2010b.pdf. Retrieved 2011-07-30.
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