UNIVERSITY PARK AIRPORT

'University Park Airport' is a public airport located in Centre County, Pennsylvania. The airport serves the towns of State College and Bellefonte, and the surrounding area. The airport is owned by The Pennsylvania State University, but the terminal building and parking areas are owned and operated by the Centre County Airport Authority.^[1] It is served by several regional airlines, connecting to hubs in the northeast and midwest. Services at the airport include a fixed base operator (FBO), fuel, flight planning services, aircraft repair, and hangar rental. Amenities include a snack bar in the terminal building, a pilot lounge, and conference rooms. Taxi and limousine services, and car rentals are also available.

Contents

History

Airlines and destinations

References

External links

History

Starting in the 1950s, private pilots in the area had constructed a small airport on land leased from Penn State, just north of State College. Penn State assumed the lease and assets of the airport in 1972.^[2] The Centre County Airport Authority was created to manage the development of the airport. A permanent passenger terminal was built in 1985. A new passenger terminal was completed in 1993, and cargo operations moved to the original terminal building. The airport underwent a runway expansion project in 1997, and the main runway was lengthened to its present length.^[3] A new general aviation hangar was built in 2001.^[4]
Future plans for the airport include construction of a control tower and an instrument landing system beginning in 2007.^[5] University Park Airport is the busiest airport in the U.S. without an on-site air traffic control tower. ^[6]

Airlines and destinations

★ Delta Air Lines

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★ Delta Connection operated by Atlantic Southeast Airlines (Atlanta)

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

★ Northwest Airlines

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★ Northwest Airlink operated by Mesaba Airlines (Detroit)

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★ Northwest Airlink operated by Pinnacle Airlines (Detroit)

★ United Airlines

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★ United Express operated by Colgan Air (Washington-Dulles)

★ US Airways

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★ US Airways Express operated by Air Wisconsin (Philadelphia)

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★ US Airways Express operated by Piedmont Airlines (Philadelphia)

References

★ Airport Master Record (FAA Form 5010), also available as a ★ class=wikiexternal target=_blank>A&fn=UNV printable form (PDF)

★ University Park Airport (official web site)
1. Comprehensive Plan of the Nittany Valley Region ''Center County'' September 16 2004, retrieved April 6 2006
2. An Illustrated History of Penn State ''Michael Bezilla'' 1985, retrieved April 6 2006
3. University Park Airport Receives .8 Million Federal Grant ''The Business Journal'' August 30 2004, retrieved April 6 2006
4. Poole Anderson Construction - PSU 2002, retrieved April 6 2006
5. Public Information Notice ''University Park Airport'' January 2006, retrieved April 6 2006
6. University Park Airport Hopes to Start Control Tower Construction Next Year ''Airport Business'' March 6 2006, retrieved April 6 2006

External links

★ Pennsylvania Bureau of Aviation: University Park Airport