Williamsport Regional Airport

Williamsport Regional Airport
IATA: IPT – ICAO: KIPT – FAA LID: IPT
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Williamsport Municipal Airport Authority
Serves Williamsport, Pennsylvania
Elevation AMSL 528 ft / 161 m
Coordinates 41°14′30″N 076°55′18″W / 41.24167°N 76.92167°W / 41.24167; -76.92167Coordinates: 41°14′30″N 076°55′18″W / 41.24167°N 76.92167°W / 41.24167; -76.92167
Website www.FlyIPT.com
Map
IPT

Location of airport in Pennsylvania

Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
9/27 6,824 2,080 Asphalt
12/30 4,273 1,302 Asphalt
Statistics (2015)
Aircraft operations 31,019
Based aircraft 49

Williamsport Regional Airport (IATA: IPT[2], ICAO: KIPT, FAA LID: IPT) is a public towered airport five miles east of Williamsport, in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. It is owned by the Williamsport Municipal Airport Authority.[1]

Federal Aviation Administration reported 23,901 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008,[3] 19,834 in 2009 and 22,519 in 2010 at the airport.[4] The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a primary commercial service airport (more than 10,000 enplanements per year).[5]

Facilities

The airport covers 535 acres (217 ha) at an elevation of 528 feet (161 m) above sea level. It has two asphalt runways: 9/27 is 6,824 by 150 feet (2,080 x 46 m) and 12/30 is 4,273 by 150 feet (1,302 x 46 m).[1]

In 2010 the airport had 27,017 aircraft operations, average 74 per day: 78% general aviation, 20% scheduled airline, and 2% military. 37 aircraft were then based at the airport: 60% single-engine, 30% multi-engine, 5% jet, and 5% helicopter.[1]

Airline and destination

Scheduled passenger service:

AirlinesDestinations
American Eagle Philadelphia

TWA and United dropped IPT in 1965-66, leaving Allegheny Airlines. For a year or two 1974-75 Allegheny flew BAC One-Elevens and Douglas DC-9-30s Pittsburgh to Williamsport; few or no jets at IPT since then. Scheduled flights were reduced in the 1980s, 1990s, and in 2004 when US Airways' prop affiliate ended flights to Pittsburgh International Airport. American Eagle now has 5 flights a day to Philadelphia.

Annual Air Show & Ballonfest

The Williamsport Regional Association of Pilots holds a Fly-In every June. From 1996 to 2013 Williamsport Regional Airport held an Air Show and Ballonfest at the airport. Drawing large numbers from the area. Some of the most well known aircraft to arrive to the airport are the following: B-17, 193d Special Operations Wing's EJ-130J and the EC-130 Commando Solo


Future

The Williamsport Municipal Airport Authority announced the terminal will be replaced with a building twice the size. There are plans for a new control tower. Airport officials said the project will cost around $13 million, and they are hope to get state and federal grant money. The new terminal is expected to be open by the end of 2013.

Related

Incidents And Accidents

On December 1, 1959 an Allegheny Airlines Flight 271Maartin 2-0-2 crashed into a mountain on approach about 1.3 miles outside of South Williamsport Pennsylvania killing all but one of the 26 passengers and crew on board making it the deadliest air disaster in Pennsylvnia State history, until USAir Flight 427. The accident was caused by low cloud ceiling and foggy conditions causing the pilots not to know where they are flying. There were two contributing factors in the crash: after the investigation the FAA found that the airline or pilots never should have taken off, but did because they were already delayed and wanted to try and make up for lost time. The second factor was determined to be Pilot Error because the pilots did not realise their altitude.

On April 4, 1991 a Sunbell Aviation Helicopters Bell 412 collided Mid-Air with a Piper Aerostar which was flying from Williamsport to Northeast Philadelphia Airport. The Piper was carrying United States Senator of Pennsylvania H. John Heinz III when it collided over Merion Elementary School in Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania. All aboard both aircraft, as well as two children at the school, were killed. The helicopter had been dispatched to investigate a problem with the landing gear of Heinz's plane. While moving in for a closer look, the helicopter collided with the plane, causing both aircraft to lose control and crash. The subsequent NTSB investigation attributed the cause of the crash to poor judgment by the pilots of the two aircraft involved.

On December 22, 2015 at 8:45 a.m. a Porter Airlines flight with 66 on board was diverted to Williamsport Regional Airport due to reports of thick smoke in the cockpit and cabin. The flight from Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport had to make an emergency landing in Williamsport. Two crew members were taken to Williamsport Regional Medical Center to be checked out due to smoke inhalation. The sixty six passengers were taken to the terminal to be cleared by customs and then were able to leave airport grounds. The next day Porter Airlines brought a new Dash 8 400 to continue the passengers to Washington D.C.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 FAA Airport Master Record for IPT (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective May 31, 2012.
  2. ↑ "IATA Airport Code Search (IPT: Williamsport / Lycoming County)". International Air Transport Association. Retrieved December 11, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Enplanements for CY 2008" (PDF, 1.0 MB). CY 2008 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. December 18, 2009. External link in |work= (help)
  4. ↑ "Enplanements for CY 2010" (PDF, 189 KB). CY 2010 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2011. External link in |work= (help)
  5. ↑ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF, 2.03 MB). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. External link in |work= (help)
  6. ↑ http://www.fai.org/index.php?option=com_fai&controller=records&task=getFilterRecords&tmpl=component&format=raw&subcls=Open+Class+Gliders&type=15&zone_id=1&discip=Gliding&text=

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