Lehigh Valley International Airport
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| Lehigh Valley International Airport | |||
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| IATA: ABE - ICAO: KABE | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | Lehigh-Northampton Airport Authority | ||
| Serves | Allentown, Pennsylvania | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 393 ft (120 m) | ||
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| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 6/24 | 7,600 | 2,316 | Asphalt |
| 13/31 | 5,797 | 1,767 | Asphalt |
Lehigh Valley International Airport (IATA: ABE, ICAO: KABE), formerly Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton International Airport, is a public airport in Hanover Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania.
The airport is located three miles (5 km) northeast of Allentown, in the Lehigh Valley region of Pennsylvania, the third most populated metropolitan region in the state (after Philadelphia and Pittsburgh).
It is owned and operated by the Lehigh-Northampton Airport Authority. The airport is served primarily by feederliner aircraft. Nearly a million travellers use the airport annually.
In recent years, Lehigh Valley International Airport has encountered stiff competition from nearby airports such as Philadelphia International Airport (60 miles away) and Newark Liberty International Airport (90 miles away). These airports often offer a greater selection of flights and lower fares. However, passenger traffic is now increasing at the Lehigh Valley International Airport.[1]
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[edit] Facilities
Lehigh Valley International Airport covers 2,629 acres and has two runways:
- Runway 6/24: 7,600 x 150 ft. (2,316 x 46 m), Surface: Asphalt
- Runway 13/31: 5,797 x 150 ft. (1,767 x 46 m), Surface: Asphalt
[edit] Airlines
- Air Canada
- Air Canada Jazz operated by Air Georgian (Toronto-Pearson)
- Allegiant Air (Orlando-Sanford, St. Petersburg)
- Delta Air Lines
- Delta Connection operated by Atlantic Southeast Airlines (Atlanta, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky)
- Delta Connection operated by Comair (Atlanta, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky)
- Continental Airlines (Bus Service to Newark)
- Continental Connection operated by CommutAir (Boston, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton)
- Continental Express operated by ExpressJet Airlines (Cleveland)
- Northwest Airlines (Detroit)
- Northwest Airlink operated by Pinnacle Airlines (Detroit)
- Southern Skyways operated by Pace Airlines (Myrtle Beach) [begins March 2, 2007]
- United Airlines
- United Express operated by Colgan Air (Washington-Dulles)
- United Express operated by Mesa Airlines (Chicago-O'Hare)
- United Express operated by SkyWest (Chicago-O'Hare)
- US Airways (Charlotte)
- US Airways Express operated by Air Wisconsin (Charlotte, Philadelphia)
- US Airways Express operated by Colgan Air (Pittsburgh)
- US Airways Express operated by Piedmont Airlines (Harrisburg [begins Dec. 13, 2006], Philadelphia)
- US Airways Express operated by PSA Airlines (Charlotte, Philadelphia)
[edit] Former airline service
- American Airlines
- AirTran Airways (Boston, Orlando)
- Delta Air Lines
- Eastern Air Lines
- Interstate Jet (Atlanta, Las Vegas, Los Angeles)
- Hooters Air (Fort Lauderdale, Myrtle Beach, Orlando, St. Petersburg)
- Pan American World Airways
- Southeast Airlines (Orlando/Sanford, Columbus, Las Vegas, St. Petersburg, West Palm Beach)
- TransMeridian Airlines (Orlando/Sanford, other destinations)
- People Express (Newark, Boston)
[edit] References
- Airport Master Record (FAA Form 5010), also available as a printable form (PDF)
- Lehigh Valley International Airport (official web site)
[edit] External links
- Pennsylvania Bureau of Aviation: Lehigh Valley International Airport
- FAA Airport Diagram (PDF)
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for KABE
- ASN Accident history for KABE
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS current and historical weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for KABE
- FAA current ABE delay information
| Transportation Infrastructure of the Lehigh Valley | |
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| East-West thru-highways | I-78 | US 22 | PA 248 |
| South-North thru-highways | Northeast Extension of the Pennsylvania Turnpike | PA 33 | PA 309 | PA 611 |
| Allentown Roads | PA 145 | PA 987 | Hamilton Boulevard | Cedar Crest Boulevard | Lehigh Street | Tilghman Street |
| Bethlehem Roads | PA 378 | PA 412 | PA 512 | Bethlehem Pike |
| Other roads | US 222 | PA 29 | PA 100 | PA 143 | PA 191 | PA 329 | PA 863 | PA 873 | PA 946 |
| Public transportation | LANTA |
| Airports | Lehigh Valley International Airport | Braden Airpark | Flying M Aerodome | Queen City Municipal Airport | Slatington Airport |
| Waterways & Rail | Lehigh Canal | Delaware Division of the Pennsylvania Canal | Norfolk Southern Railway |
