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Airport information for Gulfport Biloxi Regional Airport Country: United States Location: Biloxi Coordinates: 30.24.00N / 089.04.00W IATA Code: GPT Timezone: GMT -6 Direct flights form Gulfport Biloxi Regional Airport Direct flights to Gulfport Biloxi Regional Airport Find connecting flights to Gulfport Biloxi Regional Airport Find connecting flights from Gulfport Biloxi Regional Airport

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Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport (IATA: GPT, ICAO: KGPT, FAA LID: GPT) is a joint civil-military public use airport turn up 3 naut mi (six kilometre) nor'-east of the central downtown of Gulfport, a town in Harrison County, Mississippi, United States. It is owned by the Gulfport-Biloxi Regional Airport Authority.

In 2008, a aggregative of 923,675 riders utilised the airport, a 2.6% increase over 2007.

Facilities and aircraft

Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport covers an area  of 1,700 acres (6.9 kilometre^two) at an lift of 28 human foot (nine m) above average sea stage. It has 2 landing track: 14/32 with a 9,002 x 150 foot (2,744 x 46 m) asphalt/concrete surface and 18/36 with a 4,935 x 150 foot (1,504 x 46 m) asphalt surface. For the 12-month time period finish December 31, 2006, the airport had 85,809 aircraft functioning, an mean of 235 per solar day: 62% civil aviation, 19% armed forces, 12% air cab and 7% scheduled commercial. At that clip there were 35 aircraft ground at this airport: 46% single-engine, 23% multi-engine, 3% jet plane, 17% eggbeater and 11% armed forces.

Cargo Facility

A 40,000-square-foot (3,700 m^two) freight installation shall be finished by fourth Quarter 2008 at Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport. The freight installation includes 20,000 square foot (1,900 m^two) of gelidity infinite, 20,000 square foot (1,900 m^two) of freight form and statistical distribution infinite, and 6,000 square foot (560 m^two) of business office infinite. Airside access from the landing track system has been projected with safety and efficiency in head. The incline is able to alleviate 2 MD11s or DC10s or 1 B747. The area  is also expandable with 120 acres (0.49 kilometre^two) reserved for air freight on airport.

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