Spokane International Airport

Infobox Airport
name = Spokane International Airport
nativename = Geiger Field

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image-width = 150
caption = FAA airport diagram
IATA = GEG
ICAO = KGEG
FAA = GEG
type = Public
owner =
operator = Spokane County-City
city-served =
location = Spokane, Washington
elevation-f = 2,376
elevation-m = 724
coordinates = coord|47|37|12|N|117|32|02|W|type:airport
website = http://www.spokaneairports.net
r1-number = 3/21
r1-length-f = 9,001
r1-length-m = 2,744
r1-surface = Asphalt
r2-number = 7/25
r2-length-f = 8,199
r2-length-m = 2,499
r2-surface = Asphalt
stat-year = 2006
stat1-header = Aircraft operations
stat1-data = 103,975
footnotes = Source: Federal Aviation AdministrationFAA-airport|ID=GEG|use=PU|own=PU|site=26416.*A, effective 2007-07-05]

Spokane International Airport airport codes|GEG|KGEG|GEG is a commercial airport located about five miles (8 km) west of downtown Spokane, Washington, United States. It is the primary airport for Spokane, Coeur d'Alene, Eastern Washington, and North Idaho and is the second largest airport in the State of Washington processing 3.5 million passengers in 2007 and is considered by the FAA as a small hub.

Known as Sunset Field before 1941, it was purchased from the county by the Department of Defense and renamed Geiger Field after Major Harold Geiger, an Army aviator. It was designated Spokane's municipal airport in 1946, replacing Felts Field, and received its present name in 1960. [ [http://www.spokaneairports.net/faq.htm Spokane International Airport: Frequently Asked Questions] ] Fairchild Air Force Base is located just four miles to the west.

Growth and expansion

Due to the rapid growth of the Spokane/Coeur d'Alene area and increased passenger volumes at the airport as a result, the airport is looking to add more direct flights to cities on the east coast like Atlanta, Washington, DC, Detroit, and Cincinnati because those cities have direct connections to Central and South America as well as Europe and Africa. [ [http://www.spokanejournal.com/spokane_id=article&sub=3368:Passenger levels at SIA take off] ]

There is currently a plan in place for future expansion of the airport as it continues to grow in passenger volume. [ [http://www.spokaneairports.net/MasterPlan.htm Spokane International Airport: Twenty-year Master Plan Update] ] Big components of the master plan include extending the main runway, adding a third runway, and expanding Concourse C with more gates.

A new control tower has been built south of the airport, replacing the old one located near Concourse C. Currently, the new control tower is the tallest control tower in the State of Washington. Another project, recently completed, was the Terminal, Rotunda, and Concourse C Enhancement Project (TRACE). [ [http://www.spokaneairports.net/4-26-06.htm Spokane International Airport: Terminal, Rotunda, and Concourse C Enhancement Project] ] The project, which concluded in November 2006, added retail space and expanded the security checkpoints in the airport's three concourses, and gave the Rotunda an aesthetic renovation.

Airlines and destinations

Spokane International Airport provides 24 gates on 3 concourses.

Concourse A

Concourse A has 5 Gates: 11 - 15
* Northwest Airlines Gate 14 (Minneapolis/St. Paul)
* Southwest Airlines Gates 11, 13, and 15 (Boise, Las Vegas, Oakland, Portland (OR), Salt Lake City, Seattle/Tacoma)

Concourse B

Concourse B has 10 Gates: 1-10
* Delta Air Lines Gates 4 and 6 (Salt Lake City)
** Delta Connection operated by SkyWest Airlines (Salt Lake City)
* United Airlines Gates 1, 3, and 5 (Chicago-O'Hare [ends November 2] , Denver)
** United Express operated by SkyWest Airlines Gate 9 (Seattle/Tacoma)
* US Airways Gate 8 (Phoenix)

Concourse C

Concourse C has 9 Gates: 21 - 26, 30 - 32
* Alaska Airlines Gates 30-31 (Seattle/Tacoma)
** Horizon Air Gates 21-26 (Boise, Portland (OR), Seattle/Tacoma)
* Frontier Airlines Gate 32 (Denver)

Cargo

* ABX Air
* FedEx Express
* UPS Airlines

History

During World War II the airfield was used by the United States Army Air Force

ee also

* Washington World War II Army Airfields
* Western Air Defense Force (Air Defense Command)
* 9th Air Division

References

External links

* [http://www.spokaneairports.net Spokane International Airport] (official site)
*WSDOT Pilot's Guide: [http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/aviation/PilotsGuide/PilotsGuide_Spokane_SpokaneIntl.pdf Spokane International] (PDF 60 kb)
*WSDOT Economic Impacts: [http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/aviation/EconImpacts/ER/ER_Spokane.pdf Spokane International Airport] (PDF 434 kb)
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*US-airport|GEG