Tri-State Airport
| Tri-State Airport Milton J. Ferguson Field | |||||||||||
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| IATA: HTS – ICAO: KHTS – FAA LID: HTS | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Tri-State Airport Authority | ||||||||||
| Serves | Huntington, West Virginia | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 828 ft / 252 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°22′01″N 082°33′31″W / 38.36694°N 82.55861°WCoordinates: 38°22′01″N 082°33′31″W / 38.36694°N 82.55861°W | ||||||||||
| Website | TriStateAirport.com | ||||||||||
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  HTS Location of airport in West Virginia | |||||||||||
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Tri-State Airport (IATA: HTS, ICAO: KHTS, FAA LID: HTS) (Milton J. Ferguson Field) is a public airport in Wayne County, West Virginia, United States.[1] The airport is three miles south of Huntington, West Virginia,[1] near the cities of Ceredo and Kenova. Owned by the Tri-State Airport Authority,[1] it serves the cities of Huntington, Ashland, Kentucky, and Ironton, Ohio. It has heavy use for general aviation, and after the withdrawal of Delta Air Lines in June 2012, is down to two commercial airlines, one of which provides nationwide connecting service.
Federal Aviation Administration records say the airport had 115,263 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2010, 10.9% more than 2009.[2] This airport is in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which called it a primary commercial service airport (more than 10,000 enplanements per year).[3]
Facilities and aircraft
The airport covers 1,300 acres (526 ha) at an elevation of 828 feet (252 m) above mean sea level. It has one asphalt runway, 12/30, 7,017 by 150 feet (2,139 x 46 m).[1]
In 2010 the airport had 13,306 aircraft operations, average 36 per day: 68% general aviation, 24% air taxi, 4% scheduled commercial, and 4% military. 45 aircraft were then based at this airport: 69% single-engine, 18% multi-engine, 11% jet, and 2% helicopter.[1]
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Allegiant Air | Orlando/Sanford, Punta Gorda/Ft. Myers,[4] St. Petersburg/Clearwater Seasonal: Myrtle Beach |
| American Eagle | Charlotte |
Top destinations
| Rank | City | Airport | Passengers | Carriers |
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| 1 | Charlotte, NC | CLT | 36,010 | US Airways |
| 2 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | PIE | 22,980 | Allegiant |
| 3 | Orlando/Sanford, FL | SFB | 22,530 | Allegiant |
| 4 | Myrtle Beach, SC | MYR | 8,390 | Allegiant |
| 5 | Fort Lauderdale, FL | FLL | 3,310 | Allegiant |
FedEx Feeder is operated at the field by Mountain Air Cargo.
Incidents
- On November 14, 1970, Southern Airways Flight 932, a chartered Southern Airways DC-9 commercial jet, crashed into a hill just short of Runway 12. The flight was carrying thirty-seven members of the Marshall University "Thundering Herd" football squad, eight members of the coaching staff, and twenty-five boosters. There were no survivors. The tragedy was the basis of the 2006 film We Are Marshall.
- On January 8, 2003, Air Midwest Flight 5481 operating as US Airways Express Flight 5481 (N233YV), crashed at Charlotte-Douglas International Airport, killing all 21 aboard. It was determined that the accident was caused primarily by the faulty adjustment of an elevator cable - work that was performed just 2 days earlier at a facility at Tri-State Airport - by a mechanic that had never worked on that type of aircraft.[6]
- On January 30, 2009, a Piper PA-34-200T Seneca crashed in the vicinity of KHTS during a significant snow event. The pilot was attempting to divert to KHTS due to a fuel emergency. All six aboard were killed.[7]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 FAA Airport Master Record for HTS (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 31 December 2013.
- ↑ "Primary, Non-primary Commercial Service, and General Aviation Airports (by State)" (PDF, 189 KB). CY 2010 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2011. External link in
|work=(help) - ↑ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF, 2.03 MB). 2011–2015 National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. External link in
|work=(help) - ↑ http://www.wsaz.com/home/headlines/Allegiant-Air-Adds-New-Florida-Flight-at-Tri-State-Aiport-271843431.html
- ↑ "Tri-State/Milton J. Ferguson Field (HTS)". Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA), U.S. Department of Transportation. May 2013.
- ↑ "Poor Maintenance Cited as Primary Cause of Air Midwest Crash". Air Safety Week. March 1, 2004.
- ↑ "Crash victims possibly from Chicago". Huntington Herald-Dispatch. February 1, 2009.
External links
- Tri-State Airport, official web site
- Huntington/Tri-State Airport from 2008 West Virginia DOT Airport Directory
- FAA Airport Diagram (PDF), effective March 3, 2016
- FAA Terminal Procedures for HTS, effective March 3, 2016
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for KHTS
- ASN accident history for HTS
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for KHTS
- FAA current HTS delay information
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