Trent Lott International Airport
| Trent Lott International Airport | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: PGL – ICAO: KPQL – FAA LID: PQL | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | Jackson County | ||
| Serves | Pascagoula, Mississippi | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 17 ft / 5 m | ||
| Coordinates | 30°27′46″N 088°31′45″W / 30.46278°N 88.52917°W | ||
| Website | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 17/35 | 6,500 | 1,981 | Asphalt |
| Statistics (2007) | |||
| Aircraft operations | 50,205 | ||
| Based aircraft | 53 | ||
| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||
Trent Lott International Airport (IATA: PGL, ICAO: KPQL, FAA LID: PQL) is a county-owned public-use airport located six miles (10 km) north of the central business district of Pascagoula, a city in Jackson County, Mississippi, United States.[1] The airport is named for Trent Lott, the United States Senator from Mississippi.
Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, Trent Lott International Airport is assigned PQL by the FAA and PGL by the IATA.[2] PGL was formerly assigned to Jackson County Airport in Pascagoula which closed sometime between 1982 and 1989.[3][4]
DayJet provided an on-demand jet air taxi service from this airport to Jacksonville, Lakeland, Tallahassee, Pensacola, Gainesville, Boca Raton, Opa-Locka/Miami Dade County, Naples, Sarasota/Bradenton, Savannah, Macon, and Montgomery. This service ended in September 2008.
Facilities and aircraft [edit]
Trent Lott International Airport covers an area of 906 acres (367 ha) and has one runway designated 17/35 with an asphalt pavement measuring 6,500 x 100 ft (1,981 x 30 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending May 31, 2007, the airport had 50,205 aircraft operations, an average of 137 per day: 87% general aviation, 10% air taxi and 4% military. At that time there were 53 aircraft based at this airport: 66% single-engine, 15% multi-engine, 13% jet and 6% helicopter.[1]
The airport offers flight lessons as well as parachuting/skydiving lessons.
References [edit]
External links [edit]
- Trent Lott International Airport page at Jackson County website
- FAA Terminal Procedures for PQL, effective May 2, 2013
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for PQL
- AirNav airport information for KPQL
- ASN accident history for PGL
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures
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