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Atlantic City Airport
Airport Directory » United States » Atlantic City » Atlantic City AirportAtlantic City International Airport (IATA: ACY, ICAO: KACY, FAA LID: ACY) is a joint civil-military public airport turn up 9 land mile (14 kilometre) northwest of the central downtown (CBD) of Atlantic City, in Atlantic County, New Jersey. Situated in Pomona near the Atlantic City Expressway, the airport is accessible via Exit nine on the Expressway. The installation is owned and functioned by the South Jersey Transportation Authority.
The installation also assists as a ground for the New Jersey Air National Guard's 177th Fighter Wing functioning the F-16C/D Fighting Falcon, and the United States Coast Guard's Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City functioning the HH-65 Dolphin. The airport is adjacent to the William J. Hughes FAA Technical Center, a major research and proving hub for the Federal Aviation Administration, and a preparation heart for the Federal Air Marshal Service. It is also an abort districting location for the Space Shuttle.
The airport is only assisted by Spirit Airlines. AirTran Airways sets about service to its Atlanta, GA hub and Orlando, FL on June 11, 2009. Atlantic Southeast Airlines, a Delta Connection bearer, stopped all service to Atlantic City on May 1, 2008.
The South Jersey Transportation Authority has adumbrated programmes for massive depot enlargements (on top of current go-ahead) which influence be necessary if more air bearers wish to assist the airport. Total rider traffic at the airport in 2004 was 1,050,172, the 2nd sequentially yr that volume overstepped 1 million.
History
In 1942, Naval Air Station Atlantic City was build on 2,444 acres (9.89 kilometretwo) of hired private district in Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey. The missionary post of NAS Atlantic City was to prepare various bearer air grouping dwelling of scrapper, bomber and torpedo squadrons and their crews for armed combat. In August 1943, NAS Atlantic City modified its foreign mission to purely scrapper grooming dwelling of low and high height gunnery manoeuvres, field bearer districting pattern, bearer making, bombing, formation manoeuvres, scrapper way, nighttime functioning and an associated solid ground school program.
NAS Atlantic City was decommissioned in June 1958 and reassigned to the Airways Modernization Board (AMB). Concurrent with the Navy's going, the then-177th Fighter Squadron of the New Jersey Air National Guard relocated to Atlantic City from their former ground at Newark with their F-84F Thunderstreak aircraft. In November 1958, the then-Federal Aviation Agency, currently Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), took over functioning of the AMB. The FAA spread out the former U.S. Navy district share to about 5,000 acres (20 kilometretwo) and constituted an FAA research and development installation that finally got the current FAA William J. Hughes Technical Center. The South Jersey Transportation Authority (SJTA) ab initio rent component parts of the airport from the FAA and currently assists as the airport owner/operator of the installation.
In the past, ACY has been assisted by US Airways with jet plane service to Pittsburgh and turbo-propeller planes to Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington, as good as Continental Express on turbo-propeller planes and regional jet plane to Cleveland Hopkins International Airport by Continental Express bearer ExpressJet Airlines on Embraer ERJ series regional jet plane. Delta Air Lines also offered service to Boston on Delta Connection regional jet plane functioned by Atlantic Coast Airlines until a few yr ago. Delta Connection with its better half Comair, also functioned voyages to Cincinnati and Orlando, which was ended on May 1, 2007.
The airport is now undergoing a $40 million depot and taxi strip enlargement labor which will more than duplicate the size of it of current installations.
Facilities and aircraft
Atlantic City International Airport covers 5,000 acres (2,023 ha) and has 2 landing track:
- Runway 4/22: 6,144 x 150 foot. (1,873 x 46 m), Surface: Asphalt/Concrete
- Runway 13/31: 10,000 x 150 foot. (3,048 x 46 m), Surface: Asphalt
For the 12-month time period finish December 31, 2007, the airport had 109,092 aircraft functioning, an mean of 299 per solar day: 40% civil aviation, 39% armed forces, 13% scheduled commercial, 8% air cab. There are 37 aircraft ground at this airport: 21 armed forces, 15 individual engine, twelve multi-engine, 11 eggbeaters, ten jet plane.
Terminal
Atlantic City International Airport has 1 depot, assisting all of its voyages. Several charter bearers function out of the depot, alongside with the scheduled voyages of Spirit Airlines. The depot has a little layout, make it an choice to Philadelphia International Airport or Newark Liberty International Airport.
Passengers move into the depot on the lower-level. This stage houses the check-in counters, alongside with a little lattice, a novelty shop, and rental-car business office. Baggage demand is also on this stage, with 2 roundabouts. After check-in, riders continue to the security checkpoint, which is also on this stage. After the security checkpoint are steps and moving staircase which take to the going stage. The eight entrances are housed here, with several open for use by charters, and several in use by the scheduled bearers. All entrance area are uniform, with no customization by the air hose. Also on the 2nd stage, there is a coffee bar, a bar, and a newsstand.
Free Wi-Fi is available throughout the depot, alongside with a free-access computing machine depot available for public use.
Atlantic City Air National Guard Base
Since 1958, ACY has also been place to Atlantic City ANGB and the 177th Fighter Wing (177 FW), an Air Combat Command (ACC)-gained unit of the New Jersey Air National Guard functioning the F-16C/D Fighting Falcon. Since October 1998, the wing has had an active participation in Operation Noble Eagle, Operation Southern Watch, Operation Northern Watch, Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom. As an Air National Guard unit, the 177 FW has dual Federal and State foreign missions. Its Federal missionary post is "To Provide Combat Ready Citizen-Airmen, Aircraft and Equipment for Worldwide Deployment in Support of USAF Objectives." Its State of New Jersey missionary post is to "Support the citizens of New Jersey by protecting life and holding, continuing the peace, say, and public safety when named upon by the Governor."
Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City
ACY is also place to Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City. CGAS Atlantic City was opened on 18 May 1998 and is the newest and biggest individual airframe unit and installation of the Coast Guard's Air Stations. It is a merchandise of the uniting of the former CGAS Brooklyn/Floyd Bennett Field, NY and Group Air Station Cape May, NJ into 1 unit. CGAS Atlantic City lies of 10 HH-65C Dolphin eggbeaters and it back up 2 Dolphin eggbeaters in 30-minute response position. Approximately, 250 air power force consist the installation's full-time staff, augmented by additional parttime Coast Guard Reserve and Coast Guard Auxiliary force. CGAS Atlantic City also supplies air crew and aircraft to the Washington, D.C. area as division of Operation Noble Eagle, the Department of Defense USNORTHCOM / NORAD foreign mission to protect the air space around the state's capital.
Restaurants and Lounges
- Thrasher's
- Deuce's Wild
- Samuel Adams Brew Pub
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