Pensacola Regional Airport
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Pensacola International Airport
is a public airport
located within the city of Pensacola
in Escambia County
, Florida
.
The Runway 17 approach is equipped with a full instrument landing system
and approach light system, while the Runway 26 approach is equipped with a localizer
approach. A 1,000 ft. extension to the east end of Runway 8/26 was completed in 2006. The airport hopes to extend Runway 17/35 to about 8,500 ft. in the future, to better accommodate heavy aircraft.
Runway 17/35 was originally designated 16/34, and Runway 8/26 was designated 7/25. A gradual shift in magnetic north necessitated their re-designation during the 1980s. The airport's two war-era diagonal runways were decommissioned in the 1960s.
Gate Assignments:
AirTran: Gate 6
American: Gate 5
Continental: Gates 3 and 11
Delta: Gates 2, 4, and 8
United: Gate 1
US Airways: Gate 7
will operate twice daily flights to its primary hub in Louisville
, Kentucky. It will also operate small feeder planes to Mobile Brookely. It will be the Gulf Coast Regional Sorting Facility. .
Flight 193
landed in Escambia Bay
while approaching the east-west runway, due primarily but not entirely to pilot error.
On December 27, 1987, at 11:39pm Eastern Airlines DC-9-31 N8948E made a hard landing and split its fuselage open just aft of its wing root.
On July 6, 1996, Delta Air Lines Flight 1288
, an MD-88, experienced an uncontained engine failure during takeoff on Runway 17. Fragments from the number one (left) Pratt & Whitney
JT8D-219 turbofan
engine penetrated the fuselage, killing two and seriously injuring one of the 148 people onboard.
is a public airport
Airport
An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...
located within the city of Pensacola
Pensacola, Florida
Pensacola is the westernmost city in the Florida Panhandle and the county seat of Escambia County, Florida, United States of America. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 56,255 and as of 2009, the estimated population was 53,752...
in Escambia County
Escambia County, Florida
Escambia County is the westernmost county in the U.S. state of Florida. The 2010 population was 297,619. The U.S. Census Bureau 2005 estimate for the county is 296,772. Its county seat is Pensacola.- History :...
, Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
.
Facilities
Pensacola International Airport covers 1211 acres (490 ha) and has two runways:- Runway 17/35: 7,004 x 150 ft. (2,135 x 46 m), Surface: Asphalt
- Runway 8/26: 7,000 x 150 ft. (2,133 x 46 m), Surface: Asphalt
The Runway 17 approach is equipped with a full instrument landing system
Instrument Landing System
An instrument landing system is a ground-based instrument approach system that provides precision guidance to an aircraft approaching and landing on a runway, using a combination of radio signals and, in many cases, high-intensity lighting arrays to enable a safe landing during instrument...
and approach light system, while the Runway 26 approach is equipped with a localizer
Localizer
In aviation, a localizer is one of the components of an Instrument Landing System , and it provides runway centerline guidance to aircraft. In some cases, a course projected by localizer is at an angle to the runway . It is then called a Localizer Type Directional Aid...
approach. A 1,000 ft. extension to the east end of Runway 8/26 was completed in 2006. The airport hopes to extend Runway 17/35 to about 8,500 ft. in the future, to better accommodate heavy aircraft.
Runway 17/35 was originally designated 16/34, and Runway 8/26 was designated 7/25. A gradual shift in magnetic north necessitated their re-designation during the 1980s. The airport's two war-era diagonal runways were decommissioned in the 1960s.
Terminal
Pensacola has one passenger terminal consisting of 12 gates. Gates 9-12 are on the lower level and used for commuter flights.Gate Assignments:
AirTran: Gate 6
American: Gate 5
Continental: Gates 3 and 11
Delta: Gates 2, 4, and 8
United: Gate 1
US Airways: Gate 7
Terminal Expansion
- Terminal Expansion http://flypensacola.com/upload/images/pdfs/AirExpan2007_new.pdf
Airlines and destinations
The following airlines fly these non-stop flights to Pensacola International Airport:Renaming
Pensacola mayor Ashton Hawyard announced on November 9, 2011 that the airport would change its name from Pensacola Gulf Coast Regional Airport to Pensacola International Airport effective immediately.Cargo Airlines
UPS AirlinesUPS Airlines
UPS Airlines is an American cargo airline owned by United Parcel Service Inc. . The company is headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky. Its home airport is located at Louisville International Airport...
will operate twice daily flights to its primary hub in Louisville
Worldport (UPS air hub)
Worldport is the worldwide air hub for UPS located at the Louisville International Airport in Louisville, Kentucky. Although UPS has had a hub at Louisville since 1980, the term was not used officially by the company until 2002, after a $1 billion, five-year expansion...
, Kentucky. It will also operate small feeder planes to Mobile Brookely. It will be the Gulf Coast Regional Sorting Facility. .
Incidents
On May 8, 1978 National AirlinesNational Airlines (NA)
National Airlines was an airline founded in 1934 and was headquartered on the grounds of Miami International Airport in unincorporated Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States near Miami.- History :...
Flight 193
National Airlines Flight 193
National Airlines Flight 193, registration N4744NA, Donna, was a Boeing 727-235 en route from Miami, Florida to New Orleans, Louisiana on May 8, 1978. It was scheduled with stops at Melbourne, Tampa, Pensacola and Mobile, Alabama. The accident occurred at night in low visibility from fog...
landed in Escambia Bay
Escambia Bay
Escambia Bay is a bay located mostly in Santa Rosa County and partly in Escambia County, Florida, in the far western Florida Panhandle. The city of Pensacola is located on the western side, and the town of Milton is located on the northeastern end of the two-pronged bay. Both places are the...
while approaching the east-west runway, due primarily but not entirely to pilot error.
On December 27, 1987, at 11:39pm Eastern Airlines DC-9-31 N8948E made a hard landing and split its fuselage open just aft of its wing root.
On July 6, 1996, Delta Air Lines Flight 1288
Delta Air Lines Flight 1288
Delta Air Lines Flight 1288 was a regularly scheduled flight from Pensacola, Florida to Atlanta, Georgia on a McDonnell-Douglas MD-88 equipped with Pratt & Whitney JT8D-219 turbofan engines...
, an MD-88, experienced an uncontained engine failure during takeoff on Runway 17. Fragments from the number one (left) Pratt & Whitney
Pratt & Whitney
Pratt & Whitney is a U.S.-based aerospace manufacturer with global service operations. It is a subsidiary of United Technologies Corporation . Pratt & Whitney's aircraft engines are widely used in both civil aviation and military aviation. Its headquarters are in East Hartford, Connecticut, USA...
JT8D-219 turbofan
Turbofan
The turbofan is a type of airbreathing jet engine that is widely used for aircraft propulsion. A turbofan combines two types of engines, the turbo portion which is a conventional gas turbine engine, and the fan, a propeller-like ducted fan...
engine penetrated the fuselage, killing two and seriously injuring one of the 148 people onboard.