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Burlington International Airport is a joint civil-military public airport in South Burlington, Vermont. The airport is three miles (5 km) east of the central business district of Burlington, Vermont's largest city. BTV is owned by the City of Burlington.
2000 to 2008, the airport experienced an increase in growth and service. Since 2000, $24 million in renovations and expansion has been invested at Burlington. In 2008, the airport authority completed a $15 million expansion project which added five gates — four with boarding bridges — and customer service areas, in addition to a 948-space parking garage and an elevated connected walkway.
For the 12-month period ending June 30, 2005, the airport had 111,454 aircraft operations, an average of 305 per day: 52% general aviation, 29% air taxi, 13% military and 6% scheduled commercial.
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Burlington International Airport is a joint civil-military public airport in South Burlington, Vermont. The airport is three miles (5 km) east of the central business district of Burlington, Vermont's largest city. BTV is owned by the City of Burlington.
History
From 2000 to 2008, the airport experienced an increase in growth and service. Since 2000, $24 million in renovations and expansion has been invested at Burlington. In 2008, the airport authority completed a $15 million expansion project which added five gates — four with boarding bridges — and customer service areas, in addition to a 948-space parking garage and an elevated connected walkway.
For the 12-month period ending June 30, 2005, the airport had 111,454 aircraft operations, an average of 305 per day: 52% general aviation, 29% air taxi, 13% military and 6% scheduled commercial. There are 84 aircraft based at this airport: 55% single engine, 5% multi-engine, 7% jet aircraft and 33% military.
The airport set a local record in July 2008 when 79,154 passengers flew from Burlington, the first time the figure has crossed 70,000.
BTV enplaned over 759,000 in 2008 a 7.3% increase from 2007.
Airlines and destinations
Burlington International Airport serves the Burlington-South Burlington metropolitan area, which contained over 206,000 residents as of 2006 U.S. Census estimates. Due to the relatively small size of the market, airlines mostly fly regional airliners on their Burlington routes. A few airlines fly larger jets, such as the Boeing 737 and planes from the Airbus A320 family, to BTV; JetBlue and United Airlines are two such carriers.
The airport has used natural resources such as marble and granite, and maple for interior decoration, intended to give the airport a "Vermont Feel". In 2009, the airport had fifteen gates serving seven airlines. The airport has a restaurant, and a snack bar outside security along with snack bars after security. The airport has a gift shop. It offered free Wi-Fi service. There were six car rental agencies; Avis, Budget, Enterprise, Hertz, National, and Alamo.
BTV has flights to airline hubs in the East and Midwest, including New York, Philadelphia, Washington, Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, Baltimore, and Atlanta.
Here is a list of airlines and their destinations:
Air cargo service
Both major commercial parcel carriers (UPS Airlines and FedEx Express) fly into BTV, providing service for much of northern Vermont. UPS uses Wiggins Airways to ferry packages between Burlington and larger cargo hubs.
Facilities
Burlington International Airport covers an area of 942 acres (381 ha) which contains two asphalt paved runways: 15/33 measuring 8,320 x 150 ft (2,536 x 46 m) and 1/19 measuring 3,611 x 75 ft (1,101 x 23 m).
In 2009, the Airport Authority sought $45 million for an expansion. If approved by Burlington city voters; it would provide 1,400 additional parking space to add onto the current 3 story, 2,100 spaces garage. It would hold 3,500 cars within 5 stories, with a completion date of late 2010 or early 2011.
Military Facilities
Two military installations are based there. The first is Burlington Air National Guard Base, which includes the 158th Fighter Wing (158 FW), an Air Combat Command (ACC)-gained unit of the Vermont Air National Guard, flying the F-16C Fighting Falcon. The 158 FW consists of approximately 1000 Air National Guard personnel, both full-time Active Guard and Reserve (AGR) and Air Reserve Technician (ART) personnel and traditional part-time air national guardsmen.
The second installation is an Army Aviation Support Facility (AASF) of the Vermont Army National Guard, supporting the 1st Battalion, 103d Aviation Regiment and the 86th Medical Company (Air Ambulance).
Fixed base operator (FBO)
Macquarie Infrastructure Company operates the airport under contract to the airport authority.
See also
External links
(official site)
at Vermont Airport Directory
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