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NEWS: Altoona-area travelers in the coming months finally will get what they have said they want for years: service to an airport other than Pittsburgh.

Recently, the Federal Aviation Administration approved a request that subsidized flights from the Altoona-Blair County Airport go to Washington Dulles International Airport rather than the Pittsburgh International Airport. The change was sought by the Altoona-Blair County Airport Authority and others.

The switch to Dulles is expected to occur in early summer. Colgan Airlines, which provides the passenger service from the Altoona-Blair County Airport has the option of retaining one flight between Altoona and Pittsburgh, but the FAA won't provide any funding should that flight operate at a loss.

PUBLIC NOTICE
03/07/08

 

-THE ALTOONA MIRROR

The Blair County Airport Authority is responsible for the management and operation of this F.A.R. Part 139 commercial service airport, located near the Borough of Martinsburg on State Route 866 in Blair County. The Airport is approximately 15 miles south of Altoona.

The Airport has 64-based aircraft and experiences over 50,000 annual operations. It is home to one of two Automated Flight Service Stations (AFSS) within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Altoona-Blair County Airport has two paved runways. Runway 3-21, the primary runway, is 5,466 feet long, 100 feet wide, with high-intensity runway lighting (HIRL). The secondary runway, Runway 12-30, is 3,668 feet long, 75 feet wide, and is equipped with medium-intensity runway lighting (MIRL). The airport has two precision approaches: ILS approach for RW 21& a GPS approach for RW 30. Both are equipped with precision approach path indicators (PAPI).

In a recent report, the National Air Transportation Association (NATA) designated Altoona-Blair County Airport as one of America’s 100 Most Needed Airports.

For a more informative history of the airport, click here.