Williamsport Regional Airport
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IATA: IPT – ICAO: KIPT
 IPT
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| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | Williamsport Municipal Airport Authority | ||
| Location | Williamsport, Pennsylvania | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 529 ft / 161.2 m | ||
| Coordinates | 41°14′31″N 76°55′16″W / 41.24194°N 76.92111°W | ||
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| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 9/27 | 6,474 | 1,973 | Asphalt |
| 12/30 | 4,280 | 1,305 | Asphalt |
Williamsport Regional Airport (IATA: IPT, ICAO: KIPT) is a public towered airport located 4 miles (6.4 km) east of the central business district (CBD) of Williamsport, a city in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, USA. IPT is actually located closer to Montoursville, at the foot of the northern end of the Bald Eagle Mountain ridge, along the West Branch Susquehanna River, in the West Branch Susquehanna Valley.
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[edit] Events
Williamsport Regional holds an annual balloon fest in mid-September.
The Williamsport Regional Association of Pilots holds a Fly-In every June.
[edit] Airlines and destinations
The airport used to have almost 23 flights a day to every major city in the Northeast United States, and to the major midwest cities of Pittsburgh, and Cleveland. It slimmed down in the 1980s, 1990s, and in 2004 cutting from 10 to 5 flights a day when US Airways cut flights to Pittsburgh International Airport. Today, US Airways Express operated by Piedmont Airlines operates 3 flights a day to Philadelphia International Airport.
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| US Airways Express operated by Piedmont Airlines | Philadelphia |
[edit] Future
- Runway 9/27 is currently undergoing an extension project.
- A new direct connect to Interstate 180 is in the final stages of research and design before construction starts, which will have an exit specifically for the airport. A new train/auto bridge will be built, and the deteriorating Lycoming Valley Railroad bridge over Loyalsock Creek will be razed.
- The runway extension and new bridge are being built so the airport can attract new airlines to eliminate US Airways high priced monopoly for commercial air travel at the airport.
[edit] Related facts
- On April 25, 1993, Thomas L. Knauff set an FAI world record flying a glider on an out-and-return course of 1,646.68 km (1,023.20 mi), releasing from tow over this airport, then flying along the Appalachian Mountains to Corryton, Tennessee, and returning for a landing 10 hours later. This world record stood for almost 20 years, and was only recently broken in Argentina, but still stands as a U.S. national record.[1]
[edit] References
- Airport Master Record (FAA Form 5010), also available as a printable form (PDF)
- Williamsport Regional Airport (official web site)
[edit] External links
- Pennsylvania Bureau of Aviation: Williamsport Regional Airport
- Williamsport Regional Association of Pilots
- FAA Airport Diagram (PDF), effective 9 Feb 2012
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for KIPT
- ASN accident history for IPT
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for KIPT
- FAA current IPT delay information
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