Altoona–Blair County Airport Explained

Altoona–Blair County Airport
Iata:AOO
Icao:KAOO
Faa:AOO
Type:Public
Owner:Blair County Airport Authority
City-Served:Altoona, Pennsylvania
Location:Martinsburg, Pennsylvania
Elevation-F:1,503
Coordinates:40.2964°N -78.32°W
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Zoom:9
Mapframe-Wikidata:yes
R1-Number:3/21
R1-Length-F:5,465
R1-Surface:Asphalt
R2-Number:12/30
R2-Length-F:3,668
R2-Surface:Asphalt
Stat-Year:2022
Stat1-Header:Aircraft operations (year ending 3/31/2022)
Stat1-Data:23,750
Stat2-Header:Based aircraft
Stat2-Data:28
Footnotes:Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Altoona–Blair County Airport is in Martinsburg, Pennsylvania, 14 miles south of Altoona, in Blair County, Pennsylvania. It is owned by the Blair County Airport Authority. The airport has flights to one destination, subsidized by the Essential Air Service program.

Federal Aviation Administration records say the airport had 11,051 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008,[2] 6,439 in 2009 and 4,378 in 2010.[3] The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a primary commercial service airport based on enplanements in 2008 (more than 10,000 per year),[4] but it is a non-primary commercial service airport based on enplanements in 2009 and 2010.

Facilities

The airport covers 320 acres (129 ha) at an elevation of 1,503 feet (458 m). It has two asphalt runways: 3/21 is 5,465 by 100 feet (1,666 x 30 m) and 12/30 is 3,668 by 75 feet (1,118 x 23 m).

In the year ending March 31, 2022, the airport had 23,750 aircraft operations, average 65 per day: 78% general aviation, 22% air taxi, and <1% military. 28 aircraft were then based at the airport: 23 single-engine, 4 multi-engine, and 1 jet.

The airport has 46 T-hangars that it rents to aircraft owners; construction of more is under way. FBO Penn-Air, Inc provided fuel and repair services; it has closed its operation at Altoona–Blair County Airport, and for now fuel services are being performed by the Altoona–Blair County Airport Authority.

The airport has a La Fiesta Restaurant, accessible from the flight line or from the terminal building. The airport also offers car rental through Hertz.

Airlines and destinations

Scheduled passenger service:

US Airways ended non-stop flights to Pittsburgh on July 7, 2007.United Airlines/Silver Airways ended non-stop flights to Washington–Dulles on September 30, 2014.The first airline flights were All American Airways DC-3s in 1949; Allegheny Commuter replaced Allegheny's Convair 580s in 1971.

Statistics

Busiest domestic routes from AOO (August 2019 - July 2020)
RankCityPassengersCarriers
1Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania1,810Southern Airways Express
2Baltimore, Maryland860Southern Airways Express

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Notes and References

  1. . Federal Aviation Administration. Effective September 7,2023.
  2. Web site: Enplanements for CY 2008 . PDF, 1.0 MB . CY 2008 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data . Federal Aviation Administration . December 18, 2009 .
  3. Web site: Enplanements for CY 2010 . PDF, 189 KB . CY 2010 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data . Federal Aviation Administration . October 4, 2011 .
  4. Web site: 2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A . PDF, 2.03 MB . National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems . Federal Aviation Administration . October 4, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120927084535/http://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/npias/reports/media/2011/npias_2011_appA.pdf . 2012-09-27 .