Salt Lake City International Airport

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Salt Lake City International Airport

IATA: SLC - ICAO: KSLC
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		Salt Lake City
Serves		Salt Lake City, Utah
Elevation AMSL		4,227 ft (1,288 m)
Coordinates		40°47′18″N, 111°58′40″W
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
16L/34R	12,004	3,659	Asphalt
16R/34L	12,000	3,658	Concrete
17/35	9,596	2,925	Asphalt
14/32	4,892	1,491	Asphalt
Helipads
Number	Size		Surface
Number	ft	m	Surface
HB	60	18	Asphalt
HC	60	18	Asphalt
HF	60	18	Asphalt

Salt Lake City International Airport (IATA: SLC, ICAO: KSLC) is a public airport located in western Salt Lake City, Utah.

The airport is the second largest hub for Delta Air Lines, and hubs for Delta Connection partners Atlantic Southeast Airlines and SkyWest. The airport also has a strong Southwest Airlines presence. The airport has six concourses in two terminals. An 18-hole golf course known as Wingpointe lies adjacent to the airport. In 2005, over 22 million passengers flew through Salt Lake City International Airport.

Salt Lake City International Airport offers more nonstop destinations than any other major western United States airport. The airport has 109 nonstop destinations as of December 2006. The airport offers more nonstop detinations than the airports of Denver, Los Angeles, Phoenix, San Francisco, Seattle, and Las Vegas.

1 History
2 Airlines and destinations
3 References
- 3.1 Notes
4 External links

[edit] History

Charles Lindbergh piloted his plane, The Spirit of St. Louis, to the airport, then called Woodward Field, in 1927. In 1930, the airport was renamed the Salt Lake City Municipal Airport, with 400 acres (1.6 km²) of land and 11 hangars.

After seven years and $8 million, Terminal 1 was dedicated in 1960. The airport was renamed in 1968, and given its current name of Salt Lake City International Airport. Terminal 2 was completed in 1978 and housed Western Airlines. Several murals by artist LeConte Stewart decorate the terminal interiors.

Delta Air Lines and Western Airlines merged in 1987, and their operations were expanded at the airport.

On August 31, 1988, Delta Air Lines Flight 1141, which was bound for Salt Lake City from Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport near Dallas, Texas, crashed after takeoff. Two of seven crew members and twelve of 101 passengers were killed.

The airport has been bases for start up carriers Morris Air, which was sold to Southwest Airlines in 1993 and WinAir Airlines which shut down in 1999.

Wingpointe, the airport's 18-hole golf course and a four level parking terrace was added in 1991. Firestation #11 was relocated with the opening in 1999 of the Federal Aviation Administration's new air traffic control tower.

Ever since the early 1990's, Salt Lake City International Airport has had plans for more expansion. The idea of terminal expansion has come up with modified designs every few years and have yet to be implemented. Since 2001, the airport has released a generalized plan for a sattelite concourse design, a new terminal, and a new parking structure among other new facilities. Currently, the airport is modifying its road structure and long term parking lots in preparation for more rigourous airport terminal modifications which have been planned, but no date given as to when they will take shape.

[edit] Airlines and destinations

[edit] Terminal 1, Concourse A

American Airlines (Chicago-O'Hare, Dallas/Fort Worth)
Continental Airlines (Houston-Intercontinental, Newark)
- Continental Express operated by ExpressJet Airlines (Houston-Intercontinental)
Frontier Airlines (Cancún, Denver)
JetBlue Airways (Long Beach, New York-JFK)
Northwest Airlines (Minneapolis/St. Paul)
US Airways
- US Airways operated by America West Airlines (Phoenix)
- US Airways Express operated by Air Midwest (Cedar City, Moab, Vernal)
- US Airways Express operated by Mesa Airlines (Las Vegas, Phoenix)

[edit] Terminal 1, Concourse B

Delta Air Lines
- Delta Connection operated by Atlantic Southeast Airlines (Austin, Billings, Boise, Bozeman, Houston-Intercontinental, Kalispell, Kansas City, Las Vegas, Little Rock, Los Cabos, Memphis, Milwaukee, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Missoula, Oakland, Oklahoma City, Palm Springs, Pasco, Portland (OR), Sacramento, St. Louis, San Diego, San Jose (CA), Spokane)
- Delta Connection operated by Shuttle America (Mazatlán)
Southwest Airlines (Albuquerque, Baltimore/Washington, Boise, Chicago-Midway, Denver, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Oakland, Phoenix, Portland (OR), Reno/Tahoe, St. Louis, Seattle/Tacoma, Spokane)
United Airlines (Chicago-O'Hare, Denver, San Francisco)
- United Express operated by SkyWest (Denver, Los Angeles, San Francisco)

[edit] Terminal 2, Concourses C and D

Delta Air Lines (Anchorage, Atlanta, Baltimore/Washington, Boise, Boston, Cancún, Charlotte [starts March 1, 2007], Chicago-O'Hare, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky, Cleveland, Columbus, Dallas/Fort Worth, Denver, Detroit, Fairbanks (seasonal), Ft. Lauderdale, Guadalajara, Honolulu, Houston-Intercontinental, Jackson Hole, Kahului, Kona, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Los Cabos, Mexico City, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Nashville, New York-JFK, New York-LaGuardia, Newark, Oakland, Ontario, Orange County, Orlando, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Portland (OR), Puerto Vallarta, Raleigh/Durham, Reno/Tahoe, Sacramento, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose (CA), Seattle/Tacoma, Spokane, Steamboat Springs (seasonal), Tampa, Vancouver, Washington-Dulles, Washington-Reagan)

[edit] Terminal 2, Concourse E

Delta Air Lines
- Delta Connection operated by SkyWest (Albuquerque, Aspen, Bakersfield, Bellingham, Billings, Boise, Bozeman, Burbank, Butte, Calgary, Casper, Cody, Colorado Springs, Dallas/Fort Worth, Denver, Des Moines, Edmonton, Elko, El Paso, Eugene, Fargo, Fayetteville (AR), Fresno, Grand Junction, Great Falls, Helena, Houston-Intercontinental, Idaho Falls, Jackson Hole, Kalispell, Las Vegas, Lewiston, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Medford, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Missoula, Montrose [seasonal starts December 23, 2006], New Orleans, Oakland, Oklahoma City, Omaha, Ontario, Orange County, Palm Springs, Pasco, Phoenix, Pittsburgh [begins March 1, 2007], Pocatello, Portland (OR), Rapid City, Redmond/Bend (OR), Reno/Tahoe, Sacramento, St. Louis, St. George (UT), San Antonio, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose (CA), Santa Barbara, Seattle/Tacoma, Sioux Falls, Spokane, Steamboat Springs, Sun Valley, Toronto-Pearson, Tucson, Tulsa, Twin Falls, Vancouver, Victoria (seasonal), West Yellowstone (seasonal), Winnipeg [starts January 8, 2007])

[edit] International Terminal

This terminal handles all international arrivals except those from airports with US border preclearance. Three gates are used for international arrivals, they are D2, D4, and D6.