Santa Fe Municipal Airport
| Santa Fe Municipal Airport | |||
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| IATA: SAF – ICAO: KSAF – FAA LID: SAF | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | City of Santa Fe | ||
| Location | Santa Fe, New Mexico | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 6,348 ft / 1,934.9 m | ||
| Coordinates | 35°37′02″N 106°05′22″W / 35.61722°N 106.08944°W | ||
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| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 2/20 | 8,342 | 2,543 | Asphalt |
| 15/33 | 6,307 | 1,922 | Asphalt |
| 10/28 | 6,300 | 1,920 | Asphalt |
Santa Fe Municipal Airport (IATA: SAF, ICAO: KSAF) is a public airport located nine miles (14 km) southwest of the central business district (CBD) of Santa Fe, a city in Santa Fe County, New Mexico, USA. It covers 2,120 acres (858 ha) and has three runways.
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[edit] History
Historically, the airport had non-stop Douglas DC-9 jet service to Dallas Love Field on Texas International Airlines, as well as non-stop service to Phoenix, AZ on America West Express, which utilized Beech 1900 equipment operated by Mesa Airlines.
[edit] Period without commercial airline service
In June 2007, the airport was upgraded to Class 1 status to allow regional jet service. The city's government and interested airlines entered negotiations to split the cost of necessary upgrades to the facility to cope with increased passengers. In July 2007, Delta Air Lines announced new regional jet service would commence between Santa Fe and Los Angeles International Airport, as well as Salt Lake City International Airport; this would have been the first regional jet service for the Santa Fe Municipal Airport. All scheduled services, including planned American Airlines flights to Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport and Los Angeles International Airport announced shortly after Delta, were suspended indefinitely pending federal approval of an environmental assessment. Both Delta and American removed all flights to Santa Fe from their schedules and it was unknown if or when flights would begin.[1]
[edit] Resumption of commercial airline service
The completion of the environmental impact statement was announced on February 26, 2009, but neither Delta or American Airlines immediately announced any resumption of their intentions to serve the facility, citing changed economic conditions.[2] On March 12, 2009 the City of Santa Fe announced that American Airlines' regional affiliate American Eagle would begin one daily flight to Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport on June 11, 2009. On the same day service began, American Eagle also announced additional service to Los Angeles International Airport beginning November 19, 2009.[3]
On July 27, 2009, American Eagle announced a second daily flight to Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport. Service began on November 19, 2009. On December 14, 2009, a third daily flight to Dallas-Fort Worth was announced. Service began on February 11, 2010[4]. However, on June 18, 2010, it was announced that service would temporarily revert to two daily flights to Dallas-Fort Worth in August 2010, with the third flight expected to return in April 2011[5].
On February 28, 2011, it was announced that the third daily flight to Dallas-Fort Worth would return in April as planned, and that a fourth daily flight would begin in July 2011[6]. The third daily flight will operated until November 16, 2011, and the fourth daily flight operated from July 2, 2011 to August 22, 2011.
As of August 2011, the city of Santa Fe is in discussions with Great Lakes Airlines about adding service to Denver.[7]
[edit] Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| American Eagle | Dallas/Fort Worth, Los Angeles |
[edit] References
- ^ "Santafe.com". Archived from the original on 2008-02-18. http://web.archive.org/web/20080218201201/http://santafe.com/Tags/166. Retrieved 2008-03-02.
- ^ Quick, Bob (2009-02-26). "FAA clears airport for regional jets". The Santa Fe New Mexican. http://www.santafenewmexican.com/Business/FAA-clears-airport-for-regional-jets. Retrieved 2009-03-03.
- ^ "American Eagle Airlines Launches Nonstop Jet Service Between Santa Fe, N.M., and Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport". PR Newswire. American Eagle Airlines. 11 June 2009. http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/american-eagle-airlines-launches-nonstop-jet-service-between-santa-fe-nm-and-dallasfort-worth-international-airport-62100027.html. Retrieved 31 December 2009.
- ^ "American Eagle Airlines Boosts Service From Dallas/Fort Worth to Santa Fe, N.M. Beginning Feb. 11, 2010". PR Newswire. American Eagle Airlines. 14 December 2009. http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/american-eagle-airlines-boosts-service-from-dallasfort-worth-to-santa-fe-nm-beginning-feb-11-2010-79248357.html. Retrieved 31 December 2009.
- ^ "American Eagle To Cut One Flight to Dallas". ABQ Journal. ABQ Journal. 18 June 2010. http://www.abqjournal.com/north/182317498265north06-18-10.htm. Retrieved 19 June 2010.
- ^ Quick, Bob (February 28, 2011). "American Eagle to add connections to Dallas-Fort Worth". The Santa Fe New Mexican. http://www.santafenewmexican.com/Local%20News/American-Eagle-to-add-links-to-Dallas. Retrieved March 1, 2011.
- ^ "Santa Fe, NM - Official Website - Commercial Airlines". http://www.santafenm.gov/index.aspx?NID=177. Retrieved 2012-01-16.
- Airport Master Record (FAA Form 5010), also available as a printable form (PDF)
- Santa Fe Municipal Airport (City of Santa Fe web site)
[edit] External links
- Santa Fe Municipal Airport Official City of Santa Fe web page for airport.
- The Aviation Association of Santa Fe Non-profit organization dedicated to supporting the airport and educating the public about the airport.
- Santa Fe Air Center Commercial operator providing airline support and fuel and services for private aircraft.
- Santa Fe Aero Services Commercial operator providing aircraft parts, avionics and maintenance services for piston and turbine-engine aircraft.
- Skyland Aircraft Commercial operator providing aircraft parts and maintenance services for piston-engine aircraft.
- SkyMachines Commercial operator providing private pilot training ("flight school") and aircraft brokerage services.
- Sierra Aviation Commercial operator providing private pilot training ("flight school").
- Jet Warbird Training Center Commercial operator providing civilian pilots with training in ex-military jet training aircraft.
- FAA Airport Diagram (PDF), effective 9 Feb 2012
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for KSAF
- ASN accident history for SAF
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for KSAF
- FAA current SAF delay information
