TRI-STATE AIRPORT

'Tri-State Airport' , also known as 'Milton J. Ferguson Field', is a public airport located just south of Ceredo, West Virginia, three miles (5 km) south of the central business district (CBD) of Huntington, West Virginia. It serves the nearby cities of Huntington, Ashland, Kentucky, and Ironton, Ohio. The airport has two runways, one at 6,517 feet, the other at 3,007 feet. It has heavy use for general aviation, but is also serviced by three commercial airlines.

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Incidents

Airlines and destinations

References

Notes

External links

Incidents

★ On November 14, 1970, a chartered Southern Airways DC-9 commercial jet crashed into a hill just short of Runway 11, now 12. The flight was carrying the thirty-seven members of the Marshall University "Thundering Herd" football squad, eight members of the coaching staff, and twenty-five boosters. There were no survivors.

★ On August 17, 2006, a woman of Pakistani origin residing within the US was prevented from boarding a plane when it was found she had banned materials in her hand luggage. While these initially tested positive for explosive residue, subsequent analysis revealed that the liquids were harmless ^[1]. Later testing revealed that it was just water and soap ^[2] The woman had purchased a one-way ticket on a flight to Charlotte, North Carolina ^[3].

Airlines and destinations

★ Allegiant Air (Fort Lauderdale [begins November 16], Orlando-Sanford)

★ Delta Connection operated by Chautauqua Airlines (Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky)

★ US Airways Express operated by Piedmont Airlines (Charlotte)

References

★ Tri-State Airport (official web site)

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Notes

1. "No bomb found in US airport alert." BBC 18 Aug. 2006. 1 Sept. 2006 [1].
2. "Bottles leading to airport closure held water, soap." Charleston Daily Mail 25 Aug. 2006. 1 Sept. 2006 [2].
3. "No explosives in US airport alert." BBC 18 Aug. 2006. 1 Sept. 2006 [3].

External links

★ West Virigina Airport Directory: Huntington/Tri-State Airport

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★ Check-Six.com - Information about the 1970 crash - Includes crew and passenger list