Arnold Palmer Regional Airport

Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Email
Wikipedia on Answers.com:

Arnold Palmer Regional Airport

Top
Arnold Palmer Regional Airport
Latrobe Airport Terminal 2011.jpg
IATA: LBEICAO: KLBEFAA LID: LBE
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Westmoreland County Airport Authority
Serves Latrobe, Pennsylvania
Elevation AMSL 1,199 ft / 365 m
Coordinates 40°16′29″N 079°24′24″W / 40.27472°N 79.40667°W / 40.27472; -79.40667
Website PalmerAirport.com
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
3/21 3,613 1,101 Asphalt
5/23 8,223 2,506 Asphalt
Statistics (2009)
Aircraft operations 28,469
Based aircraft 148
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Arnold Palmer Regional Airport (IATA: LBEICAO: KLBEFAA LID: LBE) is a public use airport located two nautical miles (3.7 km) southwest of the central business district of Latrobe, and approximately 29 nautical miles (53 km) southeast of Pittsburgh, in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is owned by the Westmoreland County Airport Authority[1] and was formerly known as Westmoreland County Airport. It is primarily used for general aviation. In February 2011, Spirit Airlines launched seasonal service to Fort Lauderdale and Myrtle Beach. In January 2012, Spirit announced they will start service to Orlando on May 17.

In the past, the airport was served by Northwest Airlink, as a reliever for Pittsburgh International Airport on the other side of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. The airport also had regional service by US Airways to Pittsburgh International Airport, until the company's bankruptcy. Northwest/Delta ended its daily service to Detroit on July 31, 2009 due to low yields.

Contents

Facilities and aircraft

Arnold Palmer Regional Airport covers an area of 945 acres (382 ha) at an elevation of 1,199 feet (365 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 5/23 is 8,223 by 100 feet (2,506 x 30 m) and 3/21 is 3,613 by 75 feet (1,101 x 23 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending October 31, 2009, the airport had 28,469 aircraft operations, an average of 77 per day: 75% general aviation, 17% scheduled commercial, and 8% military. At that time there were 148 aircraft based at this airport: 42% single-engine, 38% multi-engine, 15% jet and 5% helicopter.[1]

The airport features one terminal building with one baggage claim. All parking at the airport is free. Fixed base operators (FBOs) on the field include L.J. Aviation and Vee Neal Aviation.

Airlines and destinations

Airlines Destinations
Spirit Airlines Fort Lauderdale, Myrtle Beach, Orlando [2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Master Record for LBE (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 29 July 2010.
  2. ^ http://ir.spirit.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=642008
Control tower with Saint Vincent College in the background

External links


Post a question - any question - to the WikiAnswers community:

Copyrights: