Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport

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Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport

IATA: AVP – ICAO: KAVP – FAA: AVP
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Luzerne and Lackawanna Counties
Serves Wilkes-Barre / Scranton
Location Avoca, Pennsylvania
Elevation AMSL 962 ft / 293 m
Coordinates 41°20′18″N 075°43′24″W / 41.33833°N 75.72333°W / 41.33833; -75.72333
Website www.FlyAVP.com
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
4/22 7,501 2,286 Asphalt
10/28 4,300 1,311 Asphalt
Statistics (2006)
Aircraft operations 78,937
Based aircraft 30
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport (IATA: AVP, ICAO: KAVP, FAA LID: AVP) is an airport located in Avoca, Pennsylvania, near the border of Luzerne County and Lackawanna County, halfway between the cities of Wilkes-Barre and Scranton.

Five airlines serve the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport. These airlines are US Airways, United Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Continental Airlines, and Northwest Airlines. Since the spring of 2002, the airport has increased the number of non-stop flights from the airport. Air Force One has landed several times in Avoca for various presidential visits to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton area.[citation needed] In 1990, the airport was referenced in the film Home Alone when Catherine O'Hara's character is stuck in the "Scranton airport" during a blizzard. The airport advertises itself as "your gateway to Northeastern Pennsylvania and the Pocono Mountains."

In May 2006, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport completed an $80 million construction project on an entirely new terminal and parking garage. The new terminal has many conveniences such as jetways, a bigger waiting area, more gates, a meditation room, and a new restaurant called Wings Bar and Lounge which also has a souvenir shop. Passengers also have the convenience of renting cars from four different companies: Avis Rent A Car, Budget Rent A Car, Hertz Rent A Car, and National Car Rental/Alamo Rent A Car of which all are located right inside the terminal building.

The airport once offered a flight to Canada;[citation needed] even though this flight no longer exists, the "international" status, granted in 1975, is retained because this airport has a full time U.S. Customs Office. The airport was once home to a Hooters Air non-stop flight to Orlando and it currently hosts seasonal Southwest Airlines non-stop chartered flights to Orlando through Boscov's Travel. Also, in May 2008, Southern Skyways was planning introduce a non-stop seasonal flight to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. However, Myrtle Beach Direct Air operated those flights until leaving the airport in August 2008.

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[edit] Facilities and aircraft

Terminal buildings as seen from the air.

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport covers an area of 905 acres (366 ha) which contains two asphalt paved runways:

  • 4/22 measuring 7,501 x 150 ft (2,286 x 46 m)
  • 10/28 measuring 4,300 x 150 ft (1,311 x 46 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2006, the airport had 78,937 aircraft operations, an average of 216 per day: 71% general aviation, 28% scheduled commercial, 1% military and <1% air taxi. There are 30 aircraft based at this airport: 60% single engine, 20% multi-engine, 13% jet aircraft and 7% helicopters.[1]

General aviation on the field is serviced by FirstFlight FBO.

[edit] Airlines and destinations

A Continental Connection plane being serviced at the new terminal.
Airlines Destinations
Continental Connection operated by CommutAir Newark
Delta Connection operated by Atlantic Southeast Airlines Atlanta (ends August 17)
Northwest Airlink operated by Pinnacle Airlines Detroit
United Express operated by SkyWest Airlines Chicago-O'Hare
US Airways Express operated by Air Wisconsin Philadelphia
US Airways Express operated by Mesa Airlines Charlotte
US Airways Express operated by PSA Airlines Philadelphia, Charlotte
US Airways Express operated by Piedmont Airlines Philadelphia

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c FAA Airport Master Record for AVP (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2007-07-05

[edit] External links

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