Myrtle Beach International Airport

For the United States Air Force use of the facility before March 1993, see Myrtle Beach Air Force Base.

Myrtle Beach International Airport (MYR)
IATA: MYR ICAO: KMYR FAA LID: MYR
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Horry County
Operator	Horry County Department of Airports
Serves	Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Elevation AMSL	25 ft / 8 m
Coordinates	33°40′47″N 078°55′42″W
Website	www.FlyMyrtleBeach.com
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 18/36 9,503 2,897 Asphalt/Concrete
Statistics (2007)
Aircraft operations 56,381 Based aircraft 52
Source: Federal Aviation Administration

Myrtle Beach International Airport (MYR) (IATA: MYR, ICAO: KMYR, FAA LID: MYR) is a county-owned, public-use airport located three miles (5 km) southwest of the central business district of Myrtle Beach, a city in Horry County, South Carolina, United States.

The airport is located on site of the former Myrtle Beach Air Force Base. On 22 March 1975, an agreement was made for joint civilian-military aviation activities at the base. Airport construction began on the northeast side of the Air Force Base runway on 19 July 1975 and opened to commercial aviation in 1976. This replaced the commercial airport located in the Crescent Beach area of North Myrtle Beach, which became Grand Strand Airport (CRE) and now serves private and corporate aircraft with parking, refueling, and maintenance.

The airport is a launch abort site for the Space Shuttle. It has never been needed.

On 20 April 1977, an agreement between the City of Myrtle Beach and the U.S. Department of Defense was signed, which incorporated the area of Myrtle Beach International Airport into the city. Until 1993, both MYR and Myrtle Beach AFB jointly used the main runway. In 1993, the Air Force closed the base as a result of BRAC 1991. The runway and other portions of the former military flight line were then turned over to the Horry County Department of Airports.

The airport formerly served as a hub for Hooters Air, before that airline's shutdown in 2006. For 2008, US Airways was the dominating carrier.

Facilities and aircraft

Myrtle Beach International Airport covers an area of 3,795 acres (1,536 ha) and has one runway designated 18/36 with a 9,503 x 150 ft (2,897 x 46 m) asphalt/concrete surface.

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2007, the airport had 56,381 aircraft operations, an average of 154 per day: 40% general aviation, 30% scheduled commercial, 19% air taxi and 12% military. At that time there were 52 aircraft based at this airport: 71% single-engine, 25% multi-engine and 4% helicopter.

Commercial aircraft handled at MYR: Airbus A319, A320, A321; Embraer Boeing 737, 757; Canadair CRJ-200, 700, 900; McDonnell Douglas DC-9 and MD-80; ATR Turbo-prop and the Dash 8/ Q-400 aircraft.

The airport has seven gates and six gate areas. Also in the gate areas are a food court containing Pizza Hut, Subway, Java Coast coffee and the retail gift chain Hudson News. There is also a restaurant "J.J.'s sports grill and bar" serving an array of food and a full service bar. In 2007, 2 new jetways were added to gates 2 and 3, to replace the outdated jetways from 1979. In 2008 two renovations have taken place in the terminal building. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) added hard wood flooring in the security checkpoint to replace the carpet that had been in place for years. "J.J.'s sports grill and bar" received major renovations including flooring, new bar area and new furniture, the menu and appliances were also all replaced. Coming also this year the snack bar located on the lower level known as the "T-box" will also be completely renovated and a new menu will be added.

Airlines and destinations

Scheduled passenger service

Airlines	Destinations
Allegiant Air	Allentown, Huntington (WV)
Continental Airlines	Newark
Continental Express operated by Colgan Air	Newark
Delta Connection operated by Atlantic Southeast Airlines	Atlanta
Delta Connection operated by Comair	Atlanta, New York-LaGuardia
Delta Connection operated by Compass Airlines	Detroit
Direct Air operated by Virgin America	Columbus-Rickenbacker, Fort Myers/Punta Gorda, Newark, Niagara Falls, Pittsburgh, Plattsburgh
Direct Air operated by USA Jet Airlines	Allentown, Chicago/Rockford, Kalamazoo, Springfield (IL), Worcester
Spirit Airlines	Atlantic City, Boston, Chicago-O'Hare [seasonal], Detroit, Fort Lauderdale, New York-LaGuardia
United Express operated by Shuttle America	Chicago O'Hare
United Express operated by Trans States Airlines	Washington-Dulles
US Airways	Charlotte
US Airways Express operated by Air Wisconsin	New York-LaGuardia, Philadelphia, Washington-Reagan
US Airways Express operated by Mesa Airlines	Charlotte
US Airways Express operated by PSA Airlines	Charlotte
US Airways Express operated by Republic Airlines	Charlotte, Philadelphia, Washington-Reagan

Cargo

• Air Cargo Carriers Inc. - Cargo feeder for UPS and DHL.

External links

• Myrtle Beach International Airport, official web site
• Resources for this airport:
  • AirNav airport information for KMYR
  • ASN accident history for MYR
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for KMYR
  • FAA current MYR delay information