Williamsport Regional Airport

Infobox Airport
name = Williamsport Regional Airport

IATA = IPT
ICAO = KIPT
type = Public
owner = Williamsport Municipal Airport Authority
location = Williamsport, Pennsylvania
elevation-f = 529
elevation-m = 161.2
coordinates = coord|41|14|31|N|76|55|16|W|type:airport_region:US

r1-number = 9/27
r1-length-f = 6,474
r1-length-m = 1,973
r1-surface = Asphalt

r2-number = 12/30
r2-length-f = 4,280
r2-length-m = 1,305
r2-surface = Asphalt

Williamsport Regional Airport Airport codes|IPT|KIPT is a public towered airport located 4 miles (6 km) east of the central business district (CBD) of Williamsport, a city in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, USA. IPT is actually located closer to Montoursville, at the foot of the northern end of the Bald Eagle Mountain ridge, along the West Branch Susquehanna River, in the West Branch Susquehanna Valley.

Events

Williamsport Regional holds an annual balloon fest in mid-September.

The Williamsport Regional Association of Pilots holds a Fly-In every June.

ervices

*DeGol Jet Center,fixed base operator
*Skyview Restaurant
*Avis and Hertz car rental inside the terminal.
*Williamsport flight service station on field.

Airlines and destinations

The airport used to have almost 23 flights a day to every major city in the Northeast, Pittsburgh, and Cleveland. It slimmed down in the 1980's, 1990's, and in 2004 cutting from 10 to 5 flights a day when US Airways cut flights to Pittsburgh International Airport. As of October 1st, 2008, US Airways will cut 3 flights a day to the airport, leaving the area with 2 flights a day until October 23, 2008, which is when US Airways will pullout altogether only if a new airlines comes in, which happened to other airports much smaller than Williamsport, that were cut by US Airways.

* US Airways
* US Airways Express operated by Piedmont Airlines (Philadelphia) (discontinuing October 23, 2008)

Terminal Building

* US Airways Express Gate
* Avis and Hertz Rental car counters
* Skyview Restaurant
* Timberland Coffee Kiosk

DeGol Jet center

* Large Tie down ramp
* Hangers for parking
* Conference room
* Flight training from P&F Aviation
* 100LL and Jet A Fuel available.

Other Areas of airport

* Pennsylvania College of Technology Lumley Aviation Center, Aircraft repair school.
* Williamsport Regional Association of Pilots headquarters in the old Textron repairs office.
* Textron Lycoming Aircraft hanger.
* Pennsylvania State Police.
* Geisinger Life Flight.

Future

* Runway 9/27 is currently undergoing an extension project.
* A new direct connect to Interstate 180 is in the final stages of research and design before construction starts, which will have an exit specifically for the airport. A new train/auto bridge will be built, and the deteriorating Lycoming Valley Railroad bridge over Loyalsock Creek will be razed.
* The runway extension and new bridge are being built so the airport can attract new airlines to eliminate US Airways high priced monopoly for commercial air travel at the airport.

Related facts

* On April 25, 1993, Thomas L. Knauff set an FAI world record flying a glider on an out-and-return course of 1646.68 km (1023 miles), releasing from tow over this airport, then flying along the Appalachian Mountains to Corryton, Tennessee, and returning for a landing 10 hours later. This world record stood for almost 20 years, and was only recenty broken in Argentina, but still stands as a U.S. national record. [http://records.fai.org/gliding/history.asp?id1=DO&id3=15&id2=1]

References

* [http://www.gcr1.com/5010web/airport.cfm?Site=IPT Airport Master Record (FAA Form 5010)] , also available as a [http://www.gcr1.com/5010web/Rpt_5010.asp?au=PU&o=PU&faasite=21791.*A&fn=IPT printable form] (PDF)
* [http://www.flyipt.com/ Williamsport Regional Airport] (official web site)

External links

* [http://www.dot.state.pa.us/Internet/Bureaus/pdBOA.nsf/infoWmspt Pennsylvania Bureau of Aviation: Williamsport Regional Airport]
* [http://williamsportpilots.org Williamsport Regional Association of Pilots]
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