Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport
| Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport Roger Milliken Field |
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IATA: GSP – ICAO: KGSP – FAA LID: GSP
 GSP
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| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | Greenville-Spartanburg Airport Commission | ||
| Serves | Greenville & Spartanburg, South Carolina | ||
| Location | Greer, South Carolina | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 964 ft / 294 m | ||
| Coordinates | 34°53′44″N 082°13′08″W / 34.89556°N 82.21889°W | ||
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| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 4/22 | 11,000 | 3,353 | Asphalt/Concrete |
| Statistics (2007) | |||
| Aircraft operations | 67,846 | ||
| Based aircraft | 15 | ||
| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||
Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport (IATA: GSP, ICAO: KGSP, FAA LID: GSP), also known as GSP International Airport or Roger Milliken Field, is a public airport located in unincorporated Greenville and Spartanburg counties in South Carolina, United States, 3 miles (5 kilometers) south of central Greer; the airport serves Greenville and Spartanburg in the Upstate region of South Carolina.
GSP has been plagued throughout its history for higher airfares, due to the dominance of Atlanta and Charlotte's airports in close proximity. In a 2009 survey, Forbes magazine listed Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport as #5 of "America's Top 25 Rip-Off Airports".[2] However, in 2010, Southwest Airlines announced its intentions to serve Greenville-Spartanburg in early 2011, likely resulting in more competitive fares for the Upstate market.[3]
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[edit] Facilities and aircraft
Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport covers an area of 3,500 acres (1,400 ha) and has one runway designated 4/22 with a 11,000 x 150 ft (3,353 x 46 m) asphalt/concrete surface.[1] The runway is long enough that this airport can handle a Boeing 747-400 jumbo jet.
For the 12-month period ending October 31, 2007, the airport had 67,846 aircraft operations, an average of 185 per day: 66% air taxi, 23% general aviation, 9% scheduled commercial, 2% military. At that time there were 15 aircraft based at this airport: 53% jet, 40% multi-engine and 7% single-engine.[1]
An $84 million expansion should be completed by 2012, which will give the airport sufficient capacity to last until 2030. A second $15 million phase would last through 2040.[4]
[edit] National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems(NPIAS) Classification
Greenville Spartanburg Airport is Classified as a Commercial Service, Primary, Small Hub Airport. For Greenville-Spartanburg to have a classification as a Commercial Service Primary Airport it must be a public airport with scheduled passenger service and must have an enplaned passenger count of at least 10,000 annually. The designation as a Small Hub Airport means that Greenville-Spartanburg enplanes at least .05 percent, but no more than .25 percent of the total annual U.S. passenger enplanements.[5][6]
[edit] Airlines and destinations
The Greenville-Spartanburg Airport terminal building consists of two passenger concourses: Concourse A (gates A1-A9), and Concourse B (gates B1-B4). The check-in level is the same for all passengers.
| Airlines | Destinations | Concourse |
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| Allegiant Air | Fort Lauderdale, Orlando-Sanford, Punta Gorda, St. Petersburg/Clearwater | A |
| American Eagle | Dallas/Fort Worth | B |
| Delta Air Lines | Atlanta | B |
| Delta Connection operated by Chautauqua Airlines | New York-LaGuardia | B |
| Delta Connection operated by ExpressJet | Atlanta | B |
| Delta Connection operated by Pinnacle Airlines | Atlanta, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky, Detroit | B |
| Southwest Airlines | Baltimore, Chicago-Midway, Houston-Hobby, Nashville, Orlando | A |
| United Express operated by ExpressJet | Cleveland, Houston-Intercontinental, Newark | A |
| United Express operated by Mesa Airlines | Chicago-O'Hare, Washington-Dulles | A |
| United Express operated by Trans States Airlines | Chicago-O'Hare, Washington-Dulles | A |
| US Airways Express operated by Air Wisconsin | Charlotte, New York-LaGuardia, Philadelphia, Washington-National | A |
| US Airways Express operated by Piedmont Airlines | Charlotte | A |
| US Airways Express operated by PSA Airlines | Charlotte, Philadelphia, Washington-National | A |
[edit] Top Destinations
| Rank | City | Passengers | Carriers |
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| 1 |  Atlanta, GA |
181,000 | Delta |
| 2 |  Charlotte, NC |
103,000 | US Airways |
| 3 |  Dallas-Fort Worth, TX |
53,000 | American Eagle |
| 4 |  Detroit, MI |
48,000 | Delta |
| 5 |  Chicago-O’Hare, IL |
33,000 | United |
| 6 |  Washington, DC |
32,000 | United |
| 7 | Houston-Intercontinental, TX |
31,000 | United |
| 8 |  Philadelphia, PA |
29,000 | US Airways |
| 9 |  Orlando, FL |
27,000 | Southwest/Allegiant |
| 10 | St. Petersburg, FL |
25,000 | Allegiant |
[edit] References
- ^ a b c FAA Airport Master Record for GSP (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2008-04-10
- ^ Bruner, John and Greenburg, Zack O'Malley. "No. 5: Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport (Tie)." Forbes. February 16, 2009. Retrieved on February 13, 2010.
- ^ Staff Reports "[1]." Spartanburg Herald Journal. May 11, 2010. Retrieved on May 11, 2010.
- ^ Lundeen, Nan (2010-07-26). "Businesses laud airport expansion". The Sun News. http://www.thesunnews.com/2010/07/26/1603140/businesses-laud-airport-expansion.html. Retrieved 2010-07-26.
- ^ http://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/npias/reports/media/2011/npias_2011_narrative.pdf
- ^ http://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/passenger_allcargo_stats/passenger/media/cy09_cs_enplanements.pdf
- ^ http://www.transtats.bts.gov/airports.asp?pn=1&Airport=GSP&Airport_Name=Greenville/Spartanburg,%20SC:%20Greenville/Spartanburg%20Airport&carrier=FACTS
[edit] External links
- Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport, official site
- FAA Airport Diagram (PDF), effective 9 Feb 2012
- FAA Terminal Procedures for GSP, effective 9 Feb 2012
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for KGSP
- ASN accident history for GSP
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for KGSP
- FAA current GSP delay information
