Huntsville International Airport

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Coordinates: 34°38′14″N 086°46′30″W / 34.63722, -86.775

Huntsville International Airport
Carl T. Jones Field

IATA: HSV – ICAO: KHSV – FAA: HSV
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Huntsville / Madison County Airport Authority
Location Huntsville, Alabama
Elevation AMSL 629 ft / 192 m
Website www.hsvairport.org/hia/
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
18L/36R 10,006 3,050 Asphalt
18R/36L 12,600 3,840 Asphalt
Statistics (2006)
Aircraft operations 96,782
Based aircraft 101
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]
FAA Official Diagram
FAA Official Diagram

Huntsville International Airport (IATA: HSV, ICAO: KHSV, FAA LID: HSV), also known as Carl T. Jones Field, is an airport located 9 miles (14 km) southwest of the central business district of Huntsville, a city in Madison County, Alabama, United States.[1] The airport is a part of the Port of Huntsville, and serves the Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area, and Decatur Metropolitan Area. The airport is rather modern with the terminal and runway configuration very straightforward in design. The airport terminal houses the airline ticketing counters, baggage claim, rental car counters, restrooms, phones, various shops and eateries, a lounge, business center, and security checkpoint, aviation murals and a spaceflight display over the ticketing hall with murals, models and photographs. The concourse, with 12 airline gates, features restrooms, shops and eateries, phones and large murals depicting various aviation and space exploration scenes. There is a Four Points by Sheraton above the ticketing area/lobby, and adjacent to the terminal is a parking garage and to opposite sides are the control tower and a golf course. The airport's west runway, which is 12,600ft, is the second longest in the Southeastern United States.

Contents

[edit] Airlines and destinations

[edit] Cargo

Huntsville International is the largest airport in Alabama in terms of cargo transport. Huntsville features daily cargo service to Europe, and frequent service to Mexico and Hong Kong. These airlines have Huntsville operations:

[edit] Expansion

[2] Currently, Huntsville International is undergoing major renovations of the concourse facilities, which will add:

  • A $60 million terminal expansion (under construction)
  • A new 219 ft tall control tower (completed in 2007, will be opened on May 4, 2008)
  • An expanded 5,000 ft2 concession area on concourse (opened April 12, 2008)
  • Upgraded flight information display systems at gates & parking areas (completed in 2007)
  • A parking deck expansion with 1,330 additional parking spaces (will be completed by December 2008)
  • An enlarged 20,000 ft2 public waiting and security screening area (will be completed by June 2009)
  • An expansion on the west runnway, making it the second longest in the southeast (completed in 2006)
  • A new taxiway between both runways with a 269ft tunnel running underneath (under construction)
  • A new air cargo building at the International Intermodal Center, which will include about 92,000 square feet (will be completed by February 2009)
  • Security system improvement (will be completed by October 2008)
  • Taxiway "L" between the airport's east and west runways (will be completed by October 2008)
  • Dirt work on a new Jetplex Industrial Park north access road linking the airport's entrance to Wall Triana Highway (will be completed by July 2008)

Also, plans are underway for another terminal area, added runways, and the lengthening of the two current runways.

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b FAA Airport Master Record for HSV (Form 5010 PDF), retrieved 03/15/2007
  2. ^ AL.com

[edit] External links


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