Capital Region International Airport
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IATA: LAN – ICAO: KLAN – FAA LID: LAN
 Lansing
Capital Region International Airport Location of airport in Michigan
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| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner/Operator | Capital Region Airport Authority | ||
| Serves | Lansing, Michigan | ||
| Location | DeWitt Township, Clinton County, Michigan,  United States |
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| Elevation AMSL | 861 ft / 262.4 m | ||
| Coordinates | 42°46′43.10″N 84°35′10.30″W / 42.778639°N 84.586194°WCoordinates: 42°46′43.10″N 84°35′10.30″W / 42.778639°N 84.586194°W | ||
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| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 10R/28L | 8,506 | 2,593 | Asphalt |
| 10L/28R | 3,601 | 1,098 | Asphalt |
| 6/24 | 5,002 | 1,525 | Asphalt/Concrete |
| Statistics (2011) | |||
| Total passengers | 358,307 ▲ 39% | ||
| Total enplanements | 181,929 ▲ 39% | ||
| Total cargo (metric tons) | 18,815 ▲ 1% | ||
| Aircraft operations (2010) | 43,093 ▼ 7% | ||
| Sources: FAA[1][2], Michigan DOT[3] | |||
Capital Region International Airport (IATA: LAN, ICAO: KLAN, FAA LID: LAN), is a public airport in DeWitt Township, Clinton County, Michigan. The airport is northwest of Lansing, Michigan. The airport has three runways and is 2160 acres (874.12 ha) in size. The airport is owned and operated by the Capital Region Airport Authority.
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[change] History
The airport opened in July 1928.[4] Cargo service from the airport began on July 17, 1928, on Transamerican Airlines.[5] Passenger service began on September 1, 1929, on Kohler Airlines. The current terminal building opened in 1959.[6]
[change] Airlines and destinations
Delta Airlines, Sun Country Airlines, and United Airlines are passenger airlines that serve Capital Region International Airport. The airport is a focus city for Sun Country Airlines. UPS Airlines is a cargo airline that serves the airport.
The airport has domestic passenger flights to Chicago, Detroit, Minneapolis, Orlando, and Washington, D.C. The airport has seasonal international passenger flights to Cancún, Mexico; Puerto Vallarta, Mexico; and Punta Cana, Dominican Republic[7]. The airport has cargo flights to Columbus and Louisville.
358,307 passengers flew to and from Capital Region International Airport in 2011. 656,703 passengers flew in 2000. 41,479,938 pounds (18,814,983 kg) of cargo flew to and from the airport in 2011. 64,844,276 pounds (29,412,869 kg) of cargo flew in 2000.
[change] Photos
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Airport terminal and parking lot
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Front of airport terminal
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Aerial photograph of
the airport [8]
[change] See also
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[change] References
- ↑ Passenger Boarding (Enplanement) and All-Cargo Data for U.S. Airports, Federal Aviation Administration, FAA.gov
- ↑ FAA Airport Master Record for LAN (Form 5010 PDF), AirportIQ, gcr1.com, effective 2011-01-13
- ↑ Michigan Department of Transportation. Measures of Michigan Air Carrier Demand, Michigan.gov, retrieved 2012-Jan-12
- ↑ MacLean, James; Craig A. Whitford (2003). Lansing: City On The Grand, 1836–1939. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing. pp. 77–78. ISBN 0-7385-3152-9.
- ↑ Peckham, Linda; Ray Walsh (1997). Through the Years: A Pictorial History of Greater Lansing, 1847–1997. East Lansing, Michigan: Visions Sports Management Group. p. 49. ISBN 0-9658933-0-8.
- ↑ Airport Master Plan 2006, sec 1.2.1, FlyLansing.com, December 2006
- ↑ Sun Country Airlines. Flight Schedule, suncountry.com, retrieved 2012-June-01
- ↑ USGS TNM 2.0 Viewer from USGS The National Map, viewer.nationalmap.gov, retrieved 2010-Jul-06
[change] Other websites
- Capital Region International Airport (official site)
- Port Lansing (official site)
- Capital Region Airport Authority
- Mid-Michigan Business Travel Coalition
