Tallahassee Regional Airport

Infobox Airport
name = Tallahassee Regional Airport


IATA = TLH
ICAO = KTLH
FAA = TLH
type = Public
owner = City of Tallahassee
operator =
city-served = Tallahassee, Florida
location =
elevation-f = 81
elevation-m = 25
coordinates = coord|30|23|48|N|084|21|01|W|region:US_type:airport_scale:40000
website = [http://www.talgov.com/citytlh/aviation www.talgov.com/...]
r1-number = 9/27
r1-length-f = 8,000
r1-length-m = 2,438
r1-surface = Asphalt
r2-number = 18/36
r2-length-f = 6,076
r2-length-m = 1,852
r2-surface = Asphalt
stat-year = 2007
stat1-header = Aircraft operations
stat1-data = 100,420
stat2-header = Based aircraft
stat2-data = 136
stat3-header = Passengers (2006)
stat3-data = 988,433 [http://www.talgov.com/airport/news.cfm "News & Events"] . [http://www.talgov.com/airport/ Tallahassee Regional Airport web site] . Retrieved Sep. 11, 2007.]
footnotes = Source: Federal Aviation AdministrationFAA-airport|ID=TLH|use=PU|own=PU|site=03509.1*A, effective 2008-04-10]

Tallahassee Regional Airport airport codes|TLH|KTLH|TLH is a city-owned public-use airport located four nautical miles (7 km) southwest of the central business district of Tallahassee, a city in Leon County, Florida, United States.

History

Tallahassee Regional Airport began operation as Tallahassee Municipal Airport with a dedication on April 23, 1961. The flag of the United States was presented to the City of Tallahassee by Captain Eddie Rickenbacker, Chairman of the Board of Eastern Airlines. An aerial demonstration was performed by military aircraft from Fort Rucker, Alabama. Tallahassee Municipal replaced Dale Mabry Field which closed that same year.Eastern Airlines inaugurated the opening of the airport by ferrying city, state and chamber of commerce officials. Aboard the flight were: Mayor Joe Cordell, State Comptroller Ray Green, City Commissioners Davis Atkinson, George Taff, Hugh Williams, City manager Arvah Hopkins, City clerk-auditor George White, Airport manager Flagg Chittenden, Ernest Menendez, Frank Deller, James Calhoun, John Ward and Jeff Lewis, all of the Chamber of Commerce.

Standing from left to right: James Messer, Jr., Edward Hill, John A. Rudd, George C. White, and Arvah B. Hopkins.

On December 3, 1989, the city opened the existing $33 million, airline passenger terminal.

On February 20, 2000, the passenger terminal was officially renamed the Ivan Munroe Terminal in honor of Tallahassee aviation pioneer Ivan Munroe. Munroe was the first man in Tallahassee to own a plane.

Facilities and aircraft

Tallahassee Regional Airport covers an area of 2,490 acres (1,008 ha) at an elevation of 81 feet (25 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways: 9/27 measuring 8,000 by 150 feet (2,438 by 46 m) and 18/36 measuring 6,076 by 150 ft. (1,852 by 46 m). Helicopter operations are generally confined to the Runway 18/36 area, or direct approaches to the Eagle FBO ramp area.

For the 12-month period ending May 31, 2007, the airport had 100,420 aircraft operations, an average of 275 per day: 51% general aviation, 29% air taxi, 15% military and 4% scheduled commercial. At that time there were 136 aircraft based at this airport: 76% single-engine, 14% multi-engine, 2% jet and 7% helicopter.

Airlines and destinations

Tallahassee Regional Airport has 2 concourses:

Concourse A

*American Airlines
**American Eagle (Miami)
* Continental Airlines Gates A1 and A3
** Continental Connection operated by Gulfstream International Airlines (Tampa, West Palm Beach)
*** In September, 2008, Continental discontinued its service to and from Houston's Bush-Intercontinental Airport due to poor finances and traffic.
* US Airways Gates A4-A7
** US Airways Express operated by PSA Airlines (Charlotte)
** US Airways Express operated by Mesa Airlines (Charlotte)

Concourse B

* Delta Air Lines (Atlanta) Gates B1 and B3
** Delta Connection operated by Atlantic Southeast Airlines (Atlanta)
** Delta Connection operated by Pinnacle Airlines (Atlanta)
* Northwest Airlines Gate B7
** Northwest Airlink operated by Pinnacle Airlines (Memphis)

ee also

* Florida World War II Army Airfields

References

External links

* [http://www.talgov.com/airport/index.cfm Tallahassee Regional Airport] , official site
* [http://www.fltline.com/ Flightline Group]
* [http://www.fly-eagle.com/ Eagle Aviation]
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