Arnold Palmer Regional Airport
| Arnold Palmer Regional Airport | |||
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| IATA: LBE – ICAO: KLBE – FAA LID: LBE | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | Westmoreland County Airport Authority | ||
| Serves | Latrobe, Pennsylvania | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,199 ft / 365 m | ||
| Coordinates | 40°16′29″N 079°24′24″W / 40.27472°N 79.40667°W | ||
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| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 3/21 | 3,613 | 1,101 | Asphalt |
| 5/23 | 8,223 | 2,506 | Asphalt |
| Statistics (2009) | |||
| Aircraft operations | 28,469 | ||
| Based aircraft | 148 | ||
| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||
Arnold Palmer Regional Airport (IATA: LBE, ICAO: KLBE, FAA LID: LBE) is a public use airport located two nautical miles (3.7 km) southwest of the central business district of Latrobe, and approximately 29 nautical miles (53 km) southeast of Pittsburgh, in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is owned by the Westmoreland County Airport Authority[1] and was formerly known as Westmoreland County Airport. It is primarily used for general aviation. In February 2011, Spirit Airlines launched seasonal service to Fort Lauderdale and Myrtle Beach. In January 2012, Spirit announced they will start service to Orlando on May 17.
In the past, the airport was served by Northwest Airlink, as a reliever for Pittsburgh International Airport on the other side of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. The airport also had regional service by US Airways to Pittsburgh International Airport, until the company's bankruptcy. Northwest/Delta ended its daily service to Detroit on July 31, 2009 due to low yields.
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[edit] Facilities and aircraft
Arnold Palmer Regional Airport covers an area of 945 acres (382 ha) at an elevation of 1,199 feet (365 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 5/23 is 8,223 by 100 feet (2,506 x 30 m) and 3/21 is 3,613 by 75 feet (1,101 x 23 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending October 31, 2009, the airport had 28,469 aircraft operations, an average of 77 per day: 75% general aviation, 17% scheduled commercial, and 8% military. At that time there were 148 aircraft based at this airport: 42% single-engine, 38% multi-engine, 15% jet and 5% helicopter.[1]
The airport features one terminal building with one baggage claim. All parking at the airport is free. Fixed base operators (FBOs) on the field include L.J. Aviation and Vee Neal Aviation.
[edit] Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Spirit Airlines | Fort Lauderdale, Myrtle Beach, Orlando [begins May 17, 2012][2] |
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Master Record for LBE (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 29 July 2010.
- ^ http://ir.spirit.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=642008
[edit] External links
- Arnold Palmer Regional Airport, official site
- Arnold Palmer Regional Airport at Pennsylvania DOT Bureau of Aviation
- Fixed base operators: Vee Neal Aviation and L.J. Aviation
- Aerial image as of 14 March 1995 from USGS The National Map
- FAA Airport Diagram (PDF), effective 12 January 2012
- FAA Terminal Procedures for LBE, effective 12 January 2012
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for KLBE
- ASN accident history for LBE
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures
