Capital Region International Airport

Infobox Airport
name = Capital Region International Airport
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IATA = LAN
ICAO = KLAN
type = Public
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operator = Capital Region Airport Authority
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location = Lansing, Michigan
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elevation-m = 262.4
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r1-number = 10R/28L
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r1-surface = Asphalt
r2-number = 10L/28R
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r2-length-m = 1,098
r2-surface = Asphalt
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:"For other airports with this name, see Capital City Airport".

Capital Region International Airport Airport codes|LAN|KLAN, formerly known as Lansing Capital City Airport, is a public, Class C airport located convert|3|mi|km|sigfig=1 northwest of downtown Lansing in Clinton County, Michigan. According to airport authority, 497,824 people flew in or out of the airport in 2007, an 11 percent drop from 2006 and the lowest total since 1988. 65 million pounds (29 million kg) of cargo was carried in or out of the airport in 2007, a 9% increase from 2006. [Steele, Jeremy. [http://www.lsj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080131/NEWS01/801310352/1004/news Capital City passenger traffic near 20-year low] , "Lansing State Journal", January 31, 2008]

History

The dedication of Capital City Airport was held on the weekend of July 14 – 15, 1928, and attended by 70,000 people. [cite book | last = MacLean | first = James | coauthors = Craig A. Whitford | title = Lansing: City On The Grand, 1836-1939 | publisher = Arcadia Publishing | date = 2003 | pages = 111–112 | isbn = 0-7385-3152-9]

Terminals and destinations

Capital Region International covers convert|2160|acre|km2 sqmi|sigfig=3. A business center is located near gate 6, and it provides complimentary wireless (SSID "CRAA") Internet access.

The following airlines fly to Capital Region International Airport:

* Allegiant Air (Orlando-Sanford, St. Petersburg/Clearwater) - Gate 9
* Shamrock Express
** Operated by North American Airlines (Shannon) [seasonal charter - begins summer 2009] [ [http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080326/NEWS03/303240004/1001/NEWS Lansing-Ireland air service on hold] , "Lansing State Journal", March 26, 2008]
* Northwest Airlines (Detroit) - Gates 4, 5, 7, 8
** Northwest Airlink operated by Mesaba Aviation (Detroit, Minneapolis)
** Northwest Airlink operated by Pinnacle Airlines (Detroit)
* United Airlines - Gate 2
** United Express operated by Mesa Airlines (Chicago-O'Hare)
** United Express operated by SkyWest Airlines (Chicago-O'Hare)

Cargo

*Martinaire
*UPS Airlines
*Superior Aviation

Ground transportation

* The airport is accessible by road from Grand River Avenue, and is close to I-69, I-96, and U.S. Route 127.
* CATA Bus Route 14 runs between the airport and downtown Lansing. To get to East Lansing or the Michigan State University campus, riders may transfer from the Lansing end of Route 14 onto Route 1, Route 4, or Route 15.

References

External links

* [http://www.flylansing.com/ Capital Region International Airport] (official site)