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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Redirect Шаблон:Use mdy dates Шаблон:Infobox airport Harrisburg International Airport Шаблон:Airport codes is a public airport in Middletown, Pennsylvania,[1] United States, nine miles (15 km) southeast of Harrisburg. It is owned by the Susquehanna Area Regional Airport Authority.[2]

The airport code MDT refers to Middletown, the town in which the airport is located. Planes landing at MDT from the south are often routed near Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating Station a few miles from the airport. The airport, frequently referred to as HIA, is the primary commercial airport in South Central Pennsylvania and is the third-busiest airport in Pennsylvania for passenger enplanements and cargo shipments behind Philadelphia International Airport and Pittsburgh International Airport.[3][4]

History

19th century

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The airport, with Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating Station in the background a few weeks after the 1979 accident

Harrisburg International Airport has been serving south-central Pennsylvania since the late 19th century..[5] Beginning in 1898, the Signal Corps of the U.S. Army was stationed here. This was followed by the first military airplanes landing in 1918 at what had become Olmsted Field of the fledgling U.S. Army Air Service.

20th century

The Middletown Air Depot, later renamed Middletown Air Materiel Area at Olmsted, provided logistical and maintenance support of military aircraft until it closed in 1969. In 1968, airline flights moved from Capital City Airport to the former U.S. Air Force base, renamed as Olmstead State Airport. The airport was renamed Harrisburg International Airport in 1973.[6] Architect William Pereira designed the new terminals, completed in 1973.

Prior to deregulation, Harrisburg was served by Allegheny Airlines with flights to several Northeast destinations, Trans World Airlines with flights to Chicago, and Altair Airlines with commuter flights within Pennsylvania.[7]

In 1998, the Commonwealth transferred ownership to the Susquehanna Area Regional Airport Authority (SARAA). The Authority board consists of community volunteers appointed to staggered, five-year terms by the elected officials from Cumberland, Dauphin, and York counties, the cities of Harrisburg and York, and Fairview and Lower Swatara townships.

21st century

A new 360,000 square-foot terminal was completed in 2004. It cost $120 million and was designed by the Sheward Partnership.[8]

As of 2008, about 1,400 people work in the system of Harrisburg International Airport.[9]

Facilities and aircraft

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An Antonov An-124 Ruslan at the airport in 2007
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A private Boeing 747SP at the airport in 2003

Harrisburg International Airport covers Шаблон:Convert at an elevation of 310 feet (94 m) above mean sea level. It has one asphalt runway, 13/31, Шаблон:Convert.[2][10]

Runway 13 has a CAT III approach allowing operations down to Шаблон:Convert RVR (Runway Visual Range). The airport has a Surface Movement Guidance Control System (SMGCS) that allows aircraft and vehicle ground movements during reduced visibility (below Шаблон:Convert RVR down to Шаблон:Convert RVR).

The airfield also boasts a 140-foot control tower and associated approach control staffed and operated by FAA air traffic controllers.

In the year ending December 31, 2021, the airport had 48,788 aircraft operations, an average of 134 per day: 26% air taxi, 29% general aviation, 27% scheduled commercial and 18% military. 29 aircraft were then based at this airport: 6 single-engine, 4 multi-engine, 11 jet, and 8 military.[2]

The terminal has 12 gates and is a pier finger lay out near the middle of the airfield, almost parallel to the runway. Delta Air Lines uses A1 and A3. United Airlines uses B1 and B3. Frontier Airlines uses B5. Allegiant Air uses B6. American Airlines uses B2, and C1–C3. Gate A2 and B4 are currently unused.[11]

Ground transportation

Built in 2004, and attached to the new terminal building via a climate-controlled sky bridge, the Multi-Modal Transportation Facility (MMTF) is a four-story facility that handles all ground transportation. The top three levels have 2,504 parking places for Short-Term Hourly, Daily, and Long-Term public parking. The first level accommodates all limos, taxis, hotel shuttles, public and charter buses, plus the rental car ready/return lot.[12]

In the first floor lobby area are six rental car counters, restrooms, flight and bus information displays, and a seating area. On the second floor of the lobby area, climate-controlled moving sidewalks connect to the aerial walkway to the terminal.[12]

Route 7 of the Capital Area Transit System runs to downtown Harrisburg and surrounding communities. The Middletown Amtrak Station, about Шаблон:Convert east of the terminal, has Amtrak service via the Keystone Corridor. There had been a proposal to construct a new rail terminal adjacent to the MMTF, but the final location chosen for the new station is about Шаблон:Convert east, in Middletown.[13]

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

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A Trans World Airlines (TWA) Boeing 707 in October 1981

Cargo

Harrisburg International Airport has freight-forwarding capability. The airport is next to I-76 (Pennsylvania Turnpike), I-83, and I-81, allowing fast transfer of goods. Three major air cargo shippers maintain air service at the east end of the airport in an apron area next to the runway:[14] Шаблон:Airport destination list

Statistics

Top destinations

Busiest domestic routes from MDT (December 2022 – November 2023)[15]
Rank City Passengers Carriers
1 Charlotte, North Carolina 130,000 American
2 Chicago–O'Hare, Illinois 109,000 American, United
3 Atlanta, Georgia 96,000 Delta
4 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 52,000 American
5 Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas 44,000 American
6 Orlando–Sanford, Florida 40,000 Allegiant
7 Newark, New Jersey 32,000 United
8 Detroit, Michigan 27,000 Delta
9 Clearwater, Florida 23,000 Allegiant
10 Orlando, Florida 20,000 Frontier

Annual traffic

Traffic by calendar year[16]
Passengers Change from previous year Cargo
(tons)
2013 1,294,632 54,344
2014 1,289,487 Шаблон:Decrease 0.40% 48,922
2015 1,173,938 Шаблон:Decrease 8.96% 51,401
2016 1,205,461 Шаблон:Increase 2.69% 52,807
2017 1,195,763 Шаблон:Decrease 0.80% 51,886
2018 1,294,765 Шаблон:Increase 8.28% 57,303
2019 1,512,585 Шаблон:Increase 16.82% 55,268
2020 633,310 Шаблон:Decrease 58.13% 55,430
2021 1,021,110 Шаблон:Increase 61.36% 63,549
2022 1,256,348 Шаблон:Increase 23.04% 57,175
2023 1,303,990 Шаблон:Increase 3.79% 53,940

Pennsylvania Air National Guard use

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Despite the closure of Olmsted AFB in 1969, the US Air Force continues an Air National Guard presence at Harrisburg[17] in the form of Harrisburg Air National Guard Station and the Pennsylvania Air National Guard's 193rd Special Operations Wing (193 SOW), an Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC)-gained unit flying the EC-130J Commando Solo aircraft. The 193 SOW is the sole operator of this critical aircraft asset for the entire US Air Force and in 2001 transitioned from the EC-130E to the new EC-130J variant. The wing has seen extensive federal service in recent years in support of Operations Just Cause, Desert Storm, Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom.

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A 193rd SOS Pennsylvania Air National Guard EC-130 in 1992

The Air Force Presidential Airlift Squadron uses MDT as a practice airport for a number of reasons: its runway is long enough for a loaded 747, relatively low traffic, close proximity to Andrews Air Force Base, and the presence of the Air National Guard at MDT.

See also

References

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External links

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