Plattsburgh International Airport

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FAA diagram of Plattsburgh International Airport (PBG)

Plattsburgh International Airport (IATA: PBG, ICAO: KPBG) is located at the former Plattsburgh Air Force Base in Plattsburgh, New York. The airport is owned by Clinton County. The airport's massive facilities are being upgraded and the county will fully transition here from Clinton County Airport. Construction completed in February, 2007 and dedicated it on April 27, 2007, with Federal and Local personel and the Peru Indians Marching Band. Planes are expected to fly in and out by July, 2007. Plattsburgh International is already a fully operating and profitable industrial airport with tenants including Pratt & Whitney, Bombardier, the Department of Homeland Security, Wood Group, Commutair, and others. It is also set to host Plattsburgh Aeronautical Institute, a major new FAA approved A&P school sponsored by Clinton Community College and Champlain Valley Educational Services. Its facilities include a 12,000 foot runway and a 12 million square foot concrete ramp for cargo and aircraft.

Plattsburgh also has no night curfews or flight restrictions and enjoys remarkable weather year around. It is also a Foreign Trade Zone and Empire Zone, making it a virtually tax free zone for many enterprises.

It also has significant multimodal capabilities, including its own interchange on the Interstate Highway System (Exit 36 of I-87), a direct rail spur from the main Canadian Pacific Railway line between Montreal and New York City; a new railyard on site; and direct rail and highway access to the Port of Montreal just 60 miles north. Plattsburgh International has been attempting to promote itself as "Montreal's U.S. airport," standing just one hour from downtown Montreal.

Passenger service has begun on 18 June 2007 and shut down the Clinton County Airport. All airline service in Plattsburgh now goes through the new airport. Local politicians are looking to add additional airlines to the airport.

Airline and destinations

• Continental Airlines
  • Continental Connection operated by CommutAir (Boston, Burlington (VT), Saranac Lake)

External links

• Plattsburgh International Airport (official site)
• Construction of new Clinton County airport ready to take off - Press-Republican, 13-July-2005
• Increased air service is possible - Press-Republican, 30-May-2007
• FAA Airport Diagram (PDF), effective October 31, 2024
• Template:PDF
• Resources for this airport:
  • FAA airport information for PBG
  • AirNav airport information for KPBG
  • ASN accident history for PBG
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures