Altoona–Blair County Airport


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 a few airline flights, subsidized by the Essential Air Service program.
Federal Aviation Administration records say the airport had 11,051 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 6,439 in 2009 and 4,378 in 2010. The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a primary commercial service airport based on enplanements in 2008, but it is a non-primary commercial service airport based on enplanements in 2009 and 2010.

Facilities

The airport covers 320 acres at an elevation of 1,503 feet. It has two asphalt runways: 3/21 is 5,465 by 100 feet and 12/30 is 3,668 by 75 feet.
In the year ending October 25, 2011 the airport had 23,750 aircraft operations, average 65 per day: 78% general aviation, 22% air taxi, and <1% military. 58 aircraft were then based at the airport: 79% single-engine, 10% multi-engine, 5% jet, 2% helicopter, and 3% ultralight.
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 the Kitty Hawk 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

RankCityPassengersCarriers
1Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania2,010Southern Airways Express
2Baltimore, Maryland1,780Southern Airways Express
3State College, Pennsylvania<10Other