Huntsville International Airport

Infobox Airport
name = Huntsville International Airport
nativename = Carl T. Jones Field


image-width = 168
caption =
IATA = HSV
ICAO = KHSV
FAA = HSV
type = Public
owner = Huntsville / Madison County Airport Authority
operator =
city-served =
location = Huntsville, Alabama
elevation-f = 629
elevation-m = 192
website = [http://www.hsvairport.org/hia/ www.hsvairport.org/hia/]
r1-number = 18L/36R
r1-length-f = 10,006
r1-length-m = 3,050
r1-surface = Asphalt
r2-number = 18R/36L
r2-length-f = 12,600
r2-length-m = 3,840
r2-surface = Asphalt
stat-year = 2006
stat1-header = Aircraft operations
stat1-data = 96,782
stat2-header = Based aircraft
stat2-data = 101
footnotes = Source: Federal Aviation AdministrationFAA-airport|ID=HSV|use=PU|own=PU|site=00385.1*A, retrieved 03/15/2007]

Huntsville International Airport Airport codes|HSV|KHSV|HSV, also known as Carl T. Jones Field, is an airport located 9 miles (14 km) southwest of the central business district of Huntsville, a city in Madison County, Alabama, United States. The airport is a part of the Port of Huntsville, and serves the Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area, and Decatur Metropolitan Area. The airport is rather modern with the terminal and runway configuration very straightforward in design. The airport terminal houses the airline ticketing counters, baggage claim, rental car counters, restrooms, phones, various shops and eateries, a lounge, business center, and security checkpoint, aviation murals and a spaceflight display over the ticketing hall with murals, models and photographs. The concourse, with 12 airline gates, features restrooms, shops and eateries, phones and large murals depicting various aviation and space exploration scenes. There is a Four Points by Sheraton above the ticketing area/lobby, and adjacent to the terminal is a parking garage and to opposite sides are the control tower and a golf course.The airport's west runway, which is 12,600ft, is the second longest in the Southeastern United States.

Airlines and destinations

*American Airlines (Dallas/Fort Worth)
**American Eagle (Chicago-O'Hare, Dallas/Fort Worth)
*Continental Airlines
**Continental Express operated by ExpressJet Airlines (Houston-Intercontinental)
*Delta Air Lines (Atlanta)
**Delta Connection operated by Atlantic Southeast Airlines (Atlanta, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky)
**Delta Connection operated by Comair (Atlanta, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky, Washington-Reagan)
**Delta Connection operated by Pinnacle Airlines (Atlanta)
**Delta Connection operated by Shuttle America (Atlanta)
**Delta Connection operated by SkyWest Airlines (Atlanta)
*Northwest Airlines
**Northwest Airlink operated by Pinnacle Airlines (Detroit, Memphis)
*United Airlines
**United Express operated by Mesa Airlines (Washington-Dulles)
**United Express operated by SkyWest Airlines (Denver)
*US Airways
**US Airways Express operated by Air Wisconsin (Charlotte, Washington-Reagan)
**US Airways Express operated by PSA Airlines (Charlotte, Washington-Reagan)
**US Airways Express operated by Republic Airlines (Washington-Reagan)

Cargo

Huntsville International is the largest airport in Alabama in terms of cargo transport. Huntsville features daily cargo service to Europe, and frequent service to Mexico and Hong Kong.These airlines have Huntsville operations:
*ABX Air
*Atlas Air
*Cargolux
*FedEx Express
*Panalpina
*UPS Airlines

Expansion

[ [http://www.al.com/huntsvilletimes/stories/index.ssf?/base/business/120773257347960.xml&coll=1| AL.com] ] Currently, Huntsville International is undergoing major renovations of the concourse facilities, which will add:
*A $60 million terminal expansion (under construction)
*A new 219 ft tall control tower (completed in 2007, opened May 4, 2008)
*An expanded 5,000 ft² concession area on concourse (opened April 12, 2008)
*Upgraded flight information display systems at gates & parking areas (completed in 2007)
*A parking deck expansion with 1,330 additional parking spaces (will be completed by December 2008)
*An enlarged 20,000 ft² public waiting and security screening area (will be completed by June 2009)
*An expansion on the west runnway, making it the second longest in the southeast (completed in 2006)
*A new taxiway between both runways with a 269ft tunnel running underneath (under construction)
*A new air cargo building at the International Intermodal Center, which will include about 92,000 square feet (will be completed by February 2009)
*Security system improvement (will be completed by October 2008)
*Taxiway "L" between the airport's east and west runways (will be completed by October 2008)
*Dirt work on a new Jetplex Industrial Park north access road linking the airport's entrance to Wall Triana Highway (will be completed by July 2008)

Also, plans are underway for another terminal area, added runways, and the lengthening of the two current runways.

References

* [http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071022/NEWS02/710220304/1009 http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071022/NEWS02/710220304/1009]

External links

* [http://www.hsvairport.org/hia/ Huntsville International Airport] (official web site)
*Wikimapia|34.637194|-86.775056|14
*FAA-diagram|05488
*US-airport|HSV