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There have been discussions between the Town of Colonie and The Albany Airport Board regarding the construction of a new concourse. The concourse would be built to satisfy the needs of growing US Airways and Southwest. The new concourse would also be useful for new airlines coming to the airport. The concourse would have about 10 gates. However, there is insufficient space for the new facility. |
There have been discussions between the Town of Colonie and The Albany Airport Board regarding the construction of a new concourse. The concourse would be built to satisfy the needs of growing US Airways and Southwest. The new concourse would also be useful for new airlines coming to the airport. The concourse would have about 10 gates. However, there is insufficient space for the new facility. |
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== Airlines and destinations == |
== Airlines and destinations == |
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Albany County Airport Authority | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 285 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 86.9 ft / 26 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42°44′54″N 73°48′06″W / 42.74833°N 73.80167°W | ||||||||||||||
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Albany International Airport (IATA: ALB, ICAO: KALB) is an airport of entry [1] serving Albany, New York. It is located in the Town of Colonie about 6 miles (10 km) north of Albany.
Albany International Airport can accept most aircraft. Although the airport is significant and well-equipped, it is essentially a domestic airport, with its only scheduled international flights to Canada.
CommutAir, flying as Continental Connection, had dozens of daily non-stop flights to 20 destinations from a "micro-hub" created at Albany International Airport [2]. At its peak, it operated five banks of flights out of three gates (A1, A1a, A2), completely occupying the airside's lower-level. The hub was downsized and eventually closed down in 2005.
Recent history
- Albany International Airport is unique because it is one of the only 4 airports in the world using dual jetbridges (one bridge for the back, one for the front). However, only Southwest Airlines uses them.
- US Airways used to have major operations at Albany. Including its own hangar, US Airways Club, MetroJet services to Orlando and Baltimore, and dozens of mainline flights a day. These services were cut down when US Airways went bankrupt, after the time period of the 9-11 attacks.
- Construction has recently been completed on the 1,300 foot runway extension for runway 1/19. The runway now measures 8,500 feet. [3]
- With the January 2006 shutdown of Independence Air, the airport is in further discussions with JetBlue Airways (which serves all other major upstate airports), AirTran (which served Albany for a brief period in the late 1990s) [4], and Frontier Airlines [5] to expand service to the airport.
- On October 29, 2006, Southwest Airlines began a daily roundtrip flight to Tampa International Airport. [6] For a time, a weekly roundtrip to Tampa was run from the airport on a test basis several years ago.
- On September 6, 2006, GoJet Airlines for United Express added service to Washington Dulles International Airport, complementing flights on Trans States Airlines.
- On April 8, 2007, Delta Connection began service to Boston and Watertown.
The Anticipated Concourse D
There have been discussions between the Town of Colonie and The Albany Airport Board regarding the construction of a new concourse. The concourse would be built to satisfy the needs of growing US Airways and Southwest. The new concourse would also be useful for new airlines coming to the airport. The concourse would have about 10 gates. However, there is insufficient space for the new facility.
Source: [7]
Airlines and destinations
Concourse A
- American Airlines Gates A3
- American Eagle (Chicago-O'Hare)
- Northwest Airlines Gates A4 (Detroit, Minneapolis/St. Paul)
- Northwest Airlink operated by Pinnacle Airlines (Minneapolis/St. Paul)
- United Airlines Gates A5 and A6 (Chicago-O'Hare)
- United Express operated by GoJet Airlines (Chicago-O'Hare)
- United Express operated by Trans States Airlines (Washington-Dulles)
Concourse B
- Delta Air Lines Gates B4-B7
- Delta Connection operated by Atlantic Southeast Airlines (Atlanta)
- Delta Connection operated by Big Sky Airlines (Boston, Watertown (NY))
- Delta Connection operated by Comair (Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky)
- Delta Connection operated by Freedom Airlines (New York-JFK)
- US Airways Gates B1-B2, B8-B11 (Charlotte, Philadelphia, Washington-Reagan)
- US Airways Express operated by Air Wisconsin (Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Washington-Reagan)
- US Airways Express operated by Colgan Air (Boston, New York-LaGuardia)
- US Airways Express operated by Mesa Airlines (Charlotte)
- US Airways Express operated by Piedmont Airlines (Philadelphia, Pittsburgh)
- US Airways Express operated by PSA Airlines (Charlotte, Philadelphia, Washington-Reagan)
- US Airways Express operated by Republic Airlines (Philadelphia, Washington-Reagan)
Concourse C
- Air Canada Gate C1
- Air Canada operated by Air Georgian (Toronto-Pearson)
- Continental Airlines Gate C1
- Continental Express operated by ExpressJet Airlines (Cleveland, Newark)
- Southwest Airlines Gates C2-C3 (Baltimore/Washington, Chicago-Midway, Las Vegas, Orlando, Tampa)
Cargo carriers
| Airline | Percent of Total Enplanements in 2006 |
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| Southwest | 33.6 |
| US Airways | 22.9 |
| Delta | 13 |
| United | 11 |
| Northwest | 7.8 |
| Continental | 7.7 |
| American | 3.3 |
| Air Canada | 0.6 |
| Independence Air (ceased operations January 2006) | 0.1 |
Source: [8]
References
- Albany International Airport (official site)
- FAA Airport Form 5010 for A26 PDF
External links
- FAA Airport Diagram (PDF), effective May 16, 2024
- Template:PDFlink
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for KALB
- ASN accident history for ALB
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for KALB
- FAA current ALB delay information