Quad City International Airport

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Quad City International Airport

IATA: MLI - ICAO: KMLI
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		Metropolitan Airport Authority
Serves		Moline, Illinois
Elevation AMSL		590 ft (179.8 m)
Coordinates		41°26′54.69″N, 90°30′27.14″W
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
9/27	10,002	3,049	Asphalt/Concrete
13/31	7,001	2,134	Asphalt/Concrete
5/23	4,509	1,374	Asphalt

Quad City International Airport (IATA: MLI, ICAO: KMLI) is a public airport located 3 miles (5 km) south of the city of Moline in Rock Island County, Illinois, USA. It serves the Quad Cities area of Illinois and Iowa.

The Quad City International Airport is the 3rd busiest airport in Illinois – Chicago's O'Hare and Midway respectively lead the state. The international designation is for being an official port of entry and having a customs service. A Foreign Trade Zone and U.S. Customs Office are located at the airport enabling international inbound and outbound shipments.

In 2004, Northwest Airlines announced major expansion plans for Quad City International, with their feeder carrier, Northwest Airlink, using smaller jet aircraft. The only larger-jet service to this airport is provided by AirTran Airways, which uses Boeing 717 planes to fly from Quad City to Atlanta, Georgia, and seasonally to Orlando, Florida.

Since the airport is small when compared to airports in larger cities, smaller regional airlines have become the norm in recent years. In the past, other big jet servers to the Quad Cities have included Northwest, Pan Am, America West Airlines, United Airlines, American Airlines, and TWA. With Chicago's O'Hare and Midway International Airports within only a couple hours drive, many people living in the Quad Cities area opt for the convenience and expanded options those airports have to offer by making the drive to nearby Chicago. However, the Quad City Airport has experienced steady growth in terms of passengers enplaned, as carriers like Northwest Airlink have completely replaced their turboprop equipment with newer regional jets. In fact, every commercial flight out of Quad City International is now operated with jet aircraft. This reflects a dramatic change from the early and mid-1990s, when turboprop equipment was much more prevalent. In 2001, the terminal underwent a major renovation to accommodate the increased regional jet traffic. A total of 432,088 passengers boarded at QCIA in 2005, compared to 442,737 in 2004. Passenger totals (both enplanements and deplanements) have been running in excess of 850,000 during each of the last few years.

[edit] Facilities

Quad City International Airport covers 2,600 acres and has three runways:

Runway 9/27: 10,002 x 150 ft. (3,049 x 46 m), Surface: Asphalt/Concrete, ILS equipped.
Runway 13/31: 7,001 x 150 ft. (2,134 x 46 m), Surface: Asphalt/Concrete
Runway 5/23: 4,509 x 150 ft. (1,374 x 46 m), Surface: Asphalt

The airport is designated international for having a port of entry customs service. A Foreign Trade Zone and U.S. Customs Office are located at the airport enabling international inbound and outbound shipments.

DPK&A of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania designed the new passenger air terminal concourses: http://www.dpka.com/works-details.php?id=5

[edit] Airlines and Destinations

All passengers enter the airport at the main terminal and then proceed to the two concourses which together are part of the same building.

[edit] Concourse A

Delta Connection/Shuttle America Embraer 170

Concourse A has 6 Gates: A1 - A6

Delta Air Lines Gate A3
- Delta Connection operated by Atlantic Southeast Airlines (Atlanta)
- Delta Connection operated by Shuttle America (Atlanta)
American Airlines Gates A4 and A6
- American Eagle (Chicago-O'Hare, Dallas/Fort Worth)
Northwest Airlines Gates A1 and A2
- Northwest Airlink operated by Mesaba Airlines (Detroit, Minneapolis/St. Paul)
- Northwest Airlink operated by Pinnacle Airlines (Detroit, Memphis, Minneapolis/St. Paul)

[edit] Concourse B

An AirTran boeing 717

Concourse B has 9 Gates: B5, B7, B8, B8A, B9 - B11, B15, B17

AirTran Airways Gate B10 (Atlanta, Orlando [seasonal])
Northwest Airlines Gates B7 and B9 (See Concourse A)
United Airlines Gates B11 and B15
- United Express operated by Mesa Airlines (Chicago-O'Hare)
- United Express operated by SkyWest (Chicago-O'Hare, Denver)

A Foreign Trade Zone and U.S. Customs Office are located at the airport enabling international inbound and outbound shipments.

There are three cargo facilities for every available ramp and the airport has expansion capabilities. A number of air freight companies are located at the airport including Airborne Express International, BAX Global and Emery Worldwide.