Plattsburgh International Airport

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Plattsburgh International Airport
IATA: PBG - ICAO: KPBG
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		Clinton County, NY
Serves		Plattsburgh, New York
Elevation AMSL		234 ft (71.3 m)
Coordinates		44°39′3.4″N, 73°28′5.3″W
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
17/35	11,758	3,584	Concrete

FAA diagram of Plattsburgh International Airport (PBG)

Plattsburgh International Airport (IATA: PBG, ICAO: KPBG) is located at the former Plattsburgh Air Force Base in Plattsburgh, New York. The airport is owned by Clinton County. The airport's massive facilities are being upgraded and the county will fully transition here from Clinton County Airport when construction is completed on a major new passenger terminal in 2007. In the meantime, Plattsburgh International is already a fully operating and profitable industrial airport with tenants including Pratt & Whitney, Bombardier, the Department of Homeland Security, Wood Group, Commutair, and others. It is also set to host Plattsburgh Aeronautical Institute, a major new FAA approved A&P school sponsored by Clinton Community College and Champlain Valley Educational Services. Its facilities include a 12,000 foot runway and a 12 million square foot concrete ramp for cargo and aircraft.

It also has significant multimodal capabilities, including its own interchange on the Interstate Highway System (Exit 36 of I-87), a direct rail spur from the main Canadian Pacific Railway line between Montreal and New York City; a new railyard on site; and direct rail and highway access to the Port of Montreal just 60 miles north. Plattsburgh International has been attempting to promote itself as "Montreal's U.S. airport," standing just one hour from downtown Montreal.