Albany International Airport

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Albany International Airport
FAA diagram of Albany International Airport.png
FAA airport diagram
IATA: ALB – ICAO: KALB – FAA LID: ALB
ALB is located in New York
ALB
Location of the Albany International Airport
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Albany County Airport Authority
Serves Albany, New York
Location Colonie, New York
Elevation AMSL 285 ft / 87 m
Coordinates 42°44′57″N 073°48′07″W / 42.74917°N 73.80194°W / 42.74917; -73.80194
Website www.albanyairport.com
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
1/19 8,500 2,591 Asphalt
10/28 7,200 2,195 Asphalt
Statistics (2010)
Aircraft operations 154,094
Based aircraft 85
Passengers 2,531,323
Source: Federal Aviation Administration,[1] ACI[2]

Albany International Airport (IATA: ALB, ICAO: KALB, FAA LID: ALB) is a public use airport located six nautical miles (11 km) northwest of the central business district of Albany, in Albany County, New York, United States. It is owned by the Albany County Airport Authority.[1]

It is an airport of entry[3] serving Albany and located in the town of Colonie. It was built on the site of the Shaker settlement about 6 miles (10 km) north of Albany and stretching north to the hamlet of Verdoy. The airport is the seat of a class C airspace.[4]

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Airlines and destinations [change]

Airlines Destinations Concourse(s)
Air Canada Express operated by Air Georgian Toronto-Pearson B
Cape Air Boston, Massena, Ogdensburg A
Delta Air Lines Atlanta B
Delta Connection operated by Compass Airlines Minneapolis/St. Paul B
Delta Connection operated by ExpressJet Airlines Atlanta, Detroit, Minneapolis/St. Paul B
Delta Connection operated by Pinnacle Airlines Atlanta, Detroit B
Southwest Airlines Baltimore, Chicago-Midway, Fort Lauderdale (Ends August 10), Las Vegas, Orlando, Tampa C
United Airlines Chicago-O'Hare A
United Express operated by CommutAir Newark A
United Express operated by Expressjet Airlines Chicago-O'Hare, Cleveland, Newark, Washington-Dulles A
United Express operated by GoJet Airlines Chicago-O'Hare A
US Airways Charlotte, Philadelphia B
US Airways Express operated by Air Wisconsin Philadelphia, Washington-National B
US Airways Express operated by Mesa Airlines Charlotte B
US Airways Express operated by Piedmont Airlines Philadelphia B
US Airways Express operated by PSA Airlines Charlotte, Philadelphia, Washington-National B
US Airways Express operated by Republic Airlines Charlotte, Philadelphia, Washington-National B

Top Destinations [change]

Top ten busiest domestic routes out of ALB
(November 2011 - October 2012) [5]
Rank City Passengers Carriers
1 Maryland Baltimore, MD 185,370 Southwest
2 North Carolina Charlotte, NC 103,540 US Airways
3 Illinois Chicago-O'Hare, IL 101,220 United
4 Georgia (U.S. state) Atlanta, GA 96,230 Delta
5 Florida Orlando, FL 90,760 Southwest
6 Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA 79,170 US Airways
7 Illinois Chicago-Midway, IL 73,630 Southwest
8 Michigan Detroit, MI 73,310 Delta
9 Washington, D.C. Washington-Dulles, DC 61,100 United
10 New Jersey Newark, NJ 49,140 United

Airline share [change]

Airline Percent of Total Enplanements in 2011
Southwest 41.2%
US Airways 18.8%
Delta 16.2%
United 14.6%
Cape Air 1.3%
Air Canada 0.4%

Source:[6]

References [change]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 FAA Airport Master Record for ALB (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 29 July 2010.
  2. ↑ 2010 North American final rankings[dead link]
  3. ↑ "Customs at ALB". Albany International Airport. Archived from the original on 31 August 2008. http://www.albanyairport.com/customs.php. Retrieved 2008-08-12.
  4. ↑ "Albany Airspace". SkyVector.com. Archived from the original on 4 April 2009. http://skyvector.com/#46-15-3-2706-1338. Retrieved 2009-04-04.
  5. ↑ http://www.transtats.bts.gov/airports.asp?pn=1&Airport=ALB&Airport_Name=Albany,%20NY:%20Albany%20International&carrier=FACTS
  6. ↑ http://www.albanyairport.com/FileUpload/files/financial_pdfs/2011%20CAFR%20Web%20view.pdf


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