Altoona-Blair County Airport

Infobox Airport
name = Altoona-Blair County Airport


IATA = AOO
ICAO = KAOO
FAA = AOO
type = Public
owner = Blair County Airport Authority
operator =
city-served = Altoona, Pennsylvania
location = Martinsburg, Pennsylvania
elevation-f = 1,504
elevation-m = 458
website = [http://www.altoonablaircountyairport.com AltoonaBlairCountyAirport.com]
r1-number = 3/21
r1-length-f = 5,466
r1-length-m = 1,666
r1-surface = Asphalt
r2-number = 12/30
r2-length-f = 3,668
r2-length-m = 1,118
r2-surface = Asphalt
stat-year = 2007
stat1-header = Aircraft operations
stat1-data = 24,082
stat2-header = Based aircraft
stat2-data = 55
footnotes = Source: Federal Aviation AdministrationFAA-airport|ID=AOO|use=PU|own=PU|site=19685.*A, effective 2007-12-20]

Altoona-Blair County Airport airport codes|AOO|KAOO|AOO is a county-owned public-use airport located in Martinsburg, 12 miles (19 km) south of the central business district of Altoona, a city in Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States. It offers limited commercial service, subsidized by the Essential Air Service program.

US Airways ceased service to Pittsburgh on July 7, 2007.

Facilities and aircraft

Altoona-Blair County Airport covers an area of convert|320|acre|ha|0|lk=on which contains two asphalt paved runways: 3/21 measuring 5,466 x 100 ft. (1,666 x 30 m) and 12/30 measuring 3,668 x 75 ft. (1,118 x 23 m).

For the 12-month period ending January 8, 2007, the airport had 24,082 aircraft operations, an average of 65 per day: 78% general aviation, 21% air taxi and 1% military. At that time there were 55 aircraft based at this airport: 80% single-engine, 9% multi-engine, 5% jet, 2% helicopter and 4% ultralight.

Airline and destinations

* United Airlines
** United Airlines operated by Colgan Air (Johnstown, Washington-Dulles)

References

External links

* [http://www.altoonablaircountyairport.com/ Altoona-Blair County Airport] , official site
* [http://www.dot.state.pa.us/Internet/Bureaus/pdBOA.nsf/infoAltoona Altoona-Blair County Airport] at Pennsylvania DOT Bureau of Aviation
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