Charleston International Airport
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| Charleston International Airport Charleston Air Force Base |
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| IATA: CHS – ICAO: KCHS – FAA: CHS | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public / Military | ||
| Operator | Charleston County Aviation Authority / U.S. Air Force | ||
| Location | Charleston, South Carolina | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 46 ft / 14 m | ||
| Coordinates | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 3/21 | 7,004 | 2,135 | Asphalt |
| 15/33 | 9,001 | 2,744 | Concrete |
| Statistics (2007) | |||
| Aircraft operations | 110,274 | ||
| Based aircraft | 40 | ||
| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||
Charleston International Airport (IATA: CHS, ICAO: KCHS) is an airport located nine miles (14 km) northwest of the city of Charleston in Charleston County, South Carolina, USA. The airport has two runways which it shares with Charleston Air Force Base. It is South Carolina's busiest airport with 106 flights or more daily. It is estimated that 4,000 people go through the airport on an average day and 6,000 during the holiday season.
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[edit] Facilities and aircraft
Charleston International Airport and Charleston AFB cover an area of 2,060 acres (834 ha) which contains two runways: 9,001 x 200 ft. (2,744 x 61 m) and 3/21 measuring 7,004 x 150 ft. (2,135 x 46 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending January 31, 2007, the airport had 110,274 aircraft operations, an average of 302 per day: 30% general aviation, 30% air taxi, 25% military and 15% scheduled commercial. At that time there were 40 aircraft based at this airport: 25% single-engine, 45% multi-engine, 20% jet, 10% helicopter.[1]
[edit] Airlines and destinations
All passengers check in at the main terminal, but flights depart from 2 different concourses which are together part of the same building.
Continental Airlines announced on Sept. 14, 2007 that on April 6, 2008, it would launch new service to the airline's Cleveland hub.
[edit] Concourse A
Gates A1 - A5
- AirTran Airways Gate A1 (Atlanta)
- Delta Air Lines Gates A2-A4 (Atlanta)
- Delta Connection operated by Atlantic Southeast Airlines (Atlanta, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky) [seasonal]
- Delta Connection operated by Chautauqua Airlines (Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky) [seasonal]
- Delta Connection operated by Comair (Boston, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky, New York-LaGuardia)
- Delta Connection operated by Freedom Airlines (Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky)
- United Airlines Gate A5
- United Express operated by Mesa Airlines (Chicago-O'Hare, Washington-Dulles)
- United Express operated by SkyWest (Chicago-O'Hare)
[edit] Concourse B
Gates B1 - B5
Gate B5, reserved for international flights, is not currently in use.
- American Airlines Gate B1
- American Eagle (Dallas/Fort Worth, Miami)
- Continental Airlines Gate B3 (Newark [seasonal])
- Continental Express operated by Chautauqua Airlines (Cleveland)
- Continental Express operated by ExpressJet Airlines (Houston-Intercontinental, Newark)
- Northwest Airlines Gate B4 (Detroit) [seasonal]
- Northwest Airlink operated by Pinnacle Airlines (Detroit, Memphis, Minneapolis/St. Paul [seasonal])
- US Airways Gates B1 and B2 (Charlotte)
- US Airways Express operated by Air Wisconsin (Philadelphia, Washington-Reagan)
- US Airways Express operated by Chautauqua Airlines (Boston [seasonal], Charlotte, New York-LaGuardia)
- US Airways Express operated by Piedmont Airlines (Charlotte)
- US Airways Express operated by Mesa Airlines (Charlotte)
- US Airways Express operated by PSA Airlines (Charlotte)
- US Airways Express operated by Republic Airlines (Philadelphia)
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Charleston International Airport, official site
- Charleston Air Force Base, official site
- FAA Airport Diagram(PDF), effective 8 May 2008
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for KCHS
- ASN accident history for CHS
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for KCHS
- FAA current CHS delay information
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