Shreveport Regional Airport
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Shreveport Regional Airport is a public use airport
in Shreveport
, Louisiana
, United States
. It is owned by the City of Shreveport and located four nautical miles (7 km) southwest of its central business district
.
The airport's runways and terminal are visible to traffic along Interstate 20
, a main east-west corridor of the Southern United States
. Shreveport Regional was designed to replace the Shreveport Downtown airport, which limited growth due to close proximity of the Red River
.
As per Federal Aviation Administration
records, the airport had 319,960 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year
2005 and 306,832 enplanements in 2006. According to the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2007-2011, it is a primary commercial service airport.
of 258 feet (79 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt
paved runway
s: 14/32 is 8,351 by 200 feet (2,545 x 61 m) and 5/23 is 6,202 by 150 feet (1,890 x 46 m).
The airport plans to open a new $7.5 million cargo terminal in the first quarter of 2009, serving as an anchor for the Aero Park Industrial Park.
The recently renovated terminal now features wireless access and a restaurant between the two security checkpoints. The airport is also an alternate destination for American Airlines flights that cannot land at Dallas-Fort Worth Int'l due to bad weather. Shreveport is also the home to the maintenance hangar for regional feeder ExpressJet Airlines for its fleet of Embraer 145 aircraft.
For the 12-month period ending February 28, 2009, the airport had 56,713 aircraft operations, an average of 155 per day: 54% air taxi
, 38% general aviation
and 9% military
. At that time there were 64 aircraft based at this airport: 41% single-engine
, 28% multi-engine, 28% jet
and 3% helicopter
.
Shreveport Regional Airport was awarded the "2009 Louisiana Airport of the Year." It is Shreveport's third time winning the award.
Recently, a Facebook campaign was launched to try to lure Southwest Airlines into serving Shreveport Regional Airport. Kathryn Moore, the creator of the group, called Southwest Airlines and asked if the airline would give Shreveport serious consideration if her group reached 10,000 members. As of November 2010, the group has just under 7,550 members.
On Thursday, February 19, 2011, the Shreveport Airport Authority announced a new a carrier to the market, Vision Airlines. The low-cost carrier offers direct flights to Destin, Florida with fares starting at $49. The airline also offers connecting service to Orlando, Florida with fares starting at $89.
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...
in Shreveport
Shreveport, Louisiana
Shreveport is the third largest city in Louisiana. It is the principal city of the fourth largest metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana and is the 109th-largest city in the United States....
, Louisiana
Louisiana
Louisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It is owned by the City of Shreveport and located four nautical miles (7 km) southwest of its central business district
Central business district
A central business district is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city. In North America this part of a city is commonly referred to as "downtown" or "city center"...
.
The airport's runways and terminal are visible to traffic along Interstate 20
Interstate 20
Interstate 20 is a major east–west Interstate Highway in the Southern United States. I‑20 runs 1,535 miles from near Kent, Texas, at Interstate 10 to Florence, South Carolina, at Interstate 95...
, a main east-west corridor of the Southern United States
Southern United States
The Southern United States—commonly referred to as the American South, Dixie, or simply the South—constitutes a large distinctive area in the southeastern and south-central United States...
. Shreveport Regional was designed to replace the Shreveport Downtown airport, which limited growth due to close proximity of the Red River
Red River (Mississippi watershed)
The Red River, or sometimes the Red River of the South, is a major tributary of the Mississippi and Atchafalaya Rivers in the southern United States of America. The river gains its name from the red-bed country of its watershed. It is one of several rivers with that name...
.
As per Federal Aviation Administration
Federal Aviation Administration
The Federal Aviation Administration is the national aviation authority of the United States. An agency of the United States Department of Transportation, it has authority to regulate and oversee all aspects of civil aviation in the U.S...
records, the airport had 319,960 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year
Calendar year
Generally speaking, a calendar year begins on the New Year's Day of the given calendar system and ends on the day before the following New Year's Day. By convention, a calendar year consists of a natural number of days. To reconcile the calendar year with an astronomical cycle , certain years...
2005 and 306,832 enplanements in 2006. According to the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2007-2011, it is a primary commercial service airport.
Facilities and aircraft
Shreveport Regional Airport covers an area of 1625 acres (657.6 ha) at an elevationElevation
The elevation of a geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point, most commonly a reference geoid, a mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential gravitational surface ....
of 258 feet (79 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt
Asphalt
Asphalt or , also known as bitumen, is a sticky, black and highly viscous liquid or semi-solid that is present in most crude petroleums and in some natural deposits, it is a substance classed as a pitch...
paved runway
Runway
According to ICAO a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and take-off of aircraft." Runways may be a man-made surface or a natural surface .- Orientation and dimensions :Runways are named by a number between 01 and 36, which is generally one tenth...
s: 14/32 is 8,351 by 200 feet (2,545 x 61 m) and 5/23 is 6,202 by 150 feet (1,890 x 46 m).
The airport plans to open a new $7.5 million cargo terminal in the first quarter of 2009, serving as an anchor for the Aero Park Industrial Park.
The recently renovated terminal now features wireless access and a restaurant between the two security checkpoints. The airport is also an alternate destination for American Airlines flights that cannot land at Dallas-Fort Worth Int'l due to bad weather. Shreveport is also the home to the maintenance hangar for regional feeder ExpressJet Airlines for its fleet of Embraer 145 aircraft.
For the 12-month period ending February 28, 2009, the airport had 56,713 aircraft operations, an average of 155 per day: 54% air taxi
Air taxi
An air taxi is an air charter passenger or cargo aircraft which operates on an on-demand basis.-Regulation:In the United States, air taxi and air charter operations are governed by Part 135 of the Federal Aviation Regulations , unlike the larger scheduled air carriers which are governed by more...
, 38% general aviation
General aviation
General aviation is one of the two categories of civil aviation. It refers to all flights other than military and scheduled airline and regular cargo flights, both private and commercial. General aviation flights range from gliders and powered parachutes to large, non-scheduled cargo jet flights...
and 9% military
Military aviation
Military aviation is the use of aircraft and other flying machines for the purposes of conducting or enabling warfare, including national airlift capacity to provide logistical supply to forces stationed in a theater or along a front. Air power includes the national means of conducting such...
. At that time there were 64 aircraft based at this airport: 41% single-engine
Aircraft engine
An aircraft engine is the component of the propulsion system for an aircraft that generates mechanical power. Aircraft engines are almost always either lightweight piston engines or gas turbines...
, 28% multi-engine, 28% jet
Jet aircraft
A jet aircraft is an aircraft propelled by jet engines. Jet aircraft generally fly much faster than propeller-powered aircraft and at higher altitudes – as high as . At these altitudes, jet engines achieve maximum efficiency over long distances. The engines in propeller-powered aircraft...
and 3% helicopter
Helicopter
A helicopter is a type of rotorcraft in which lift and thrust are supplied by one or more engine-driven rotors. This allows the helicopter to take off and land vertically, to hover, and to fly forwards, backwards, and laterally...
.
Shreveport Regional Airport was awarded the "2009 Louisiana Airport of the Year." It is Shreveport's third time winning the award.
Recently, a Facebook campaign was launched to try to lure Southwest Airlines into serving Shreveport Regional Airport. Kathryn Moore, the creator of the group, called Southwest Airlines and asked if the airline would give Shreveport serious consideration if her group reached 10,000 members. As of November 2010, the group has just under 7,550 members.
On Thursday, February 19, 2011, the Shreveport Airport Authority announced a new a carrier to the market, Vision Airlines. The low-cost carrier offers direct flights to Destin, Florida with fares starting at $49. The airline also offers connecting service to Orlando, Florida with fares starting at $89.
Airlines and Destinations
Cargo airlines
- FedEx Express
- Flight Express
- UPS AirlinesUPS AirlinesUPS 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...
- USA Jet AirlinesUSA Jet AirlinesUSA Jet Airlines is an American air carrier with its headquarters on the grounds of Willow Run Airport and in Van Buren Township, Michigan. USA Jet operates on-demand air charter passenger and freight flights out of Willow Run Airport as well as aircraft on a government contract out of Kirtland...