Myrtle Beach International Airport
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| Myrtle Beach International Airport | |||
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| IATA: MYR – ICAO: KMYR – FAA: MYR | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | Horry County | ||
| Operator | Horry County Department of Airports | ||
| Serves | Myrtle Beach, South Carolina | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 25 ft / 8 m | ||
| Coordinates | |||
| Website | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 18/36 | 9,503 | 2,897 | Asphalt/Concrete |
| Statistics (2007) | |||
| Aircraft operations | 56,381 | ||
| Based aircraft | 52 | ||
| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||
Myrtle Beach International Airport (IATA: MYR, ICAO: KMYR, FAA LID: MYR) is a county-owned, public-use airport located three miles (5 km) southwest of the central business district of Myrtle Beach, a city in Horry County, South Carolina, United States.[1]
The airport is located on site of the former Myrtle Beach Air Force Base. On 22 March 1975 an agreement was made for joint civilian-military aviation activities at the base. Airport construction began on the northeast side of the Air Force Base runway on 19 July 1975, and opened to commercial aviation in 1976. This replaced the commercial airport located in the Crescent Beach area of North Myrtle Beach, which became Grand Strand Airport (CRE) and now serves private and corporate aircraft with parking, refueling, and maintenance.
The airport is a launch abort site for the Space Shuttle. It has never been needed.
On 20 April 1977 an agreement between the City of Myrtle Beach and the Department of Defense was signed which incorporated the area of Myrtle Beach International Airport into the city. Until 1993, both MYR and Myrtle Beach AFB jointly used the main runway. In 1993, the Air Force closed the base as a result of BRAC 1990. The runway and other portions of the former military flight line were then turned over to the Horry County Department of Airports.
The airport formerly served as a hub for Hooters Air before that airline's shutdown in 2006.
In the 2007 fiscal year Spirit Airlines was the dominant carrier with more passengers and flights than US Airways.
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[edit] Facilities and aircraft
Myrtle Beach International Airport covers an area of 3,795 acres (1,536 ha) and has one runway designated 18/36 with a 9,503 x 150 ft. (2,897 x 46 m) asphalt/concrete surface.[1]
For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2007, the airport had 56,381 aircraft operations, an average of 154 per day: 40% general aviation, 30% scheduled commercial, 19% air taxi and 12% military. At that time there were 52 aircraft based at this airport: 71% single-engine, 25% multi-engine and 4% helicopter.[1]
The airport has seven gates and six gate areas. Also in the gate areas are a food court containing Pizza Hut, Subway, Java Coast coffee and the retail gift chain Hudson News. There is also a restaurant "J.J.'s sports grill and bar" serving an array of food and a full service bar. In 2007, 2 new jetways were added to gates 2 and 3, to replace the outdated jetways from 1979. In 2008 two renovations have taken place in the terminal building. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) added hard wood flooring in the security checkpoint to replace the carpet that had been in place for years. "J.J.'s sports grill and bar" received major renovations including flooring, new bar area and new furniture, the menu and appliances were also all replaced. Coming also this year the snack bar located on the lower level known as the "T-box" will also be completely renovated and a new menu will be added.
[edit] Airlines and destinations
- Continental Airlines (Newark)
- Continental Express operated by Colgan Air (Newark)
- DayJet (nonstop service to Jacksonville, Lakeland, Tallahassee, Pensacola, Gainesville, Boca Raton, Opa-Locka/Miami Dade County, Naples, Sarasota/Bradenton, Savannah, Macon, and Montgomery with more nonstop cities being added)
- Delta Air Lines
- Delta Connection operated by Atlantic Southeast Airlines (Atlanta)
- Delta Connection operated by Comair (Boston, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky, New York-LaGuardia)
- Northwest Airlines (Detroit)
- Northwest Airlink operated by Pinnacle Airlines (Minneapolis/St. Paul)
- Myrtle Beach Direct Air
- Myrtle Beach Direct Air operated by JetBlue Airways (Newark)
- Myrtle Beach Direct Air operated by Xtra Airways (Columbus, Newark [seasonal], Niagara Falls [seasonal], Pittsburgh, Plattsburgh [seasonal])
- Southern Skyways
- Southern Skyways operated by Falcon Air Express (Charleston (WV) [seasonal], Chicago/Rockford)
- Spirit Airlines (Atlantic City, Boston, Detroit, Fort Lauderdale, New York-LaGuardia, Orlando [begins June 12])
- United Airlines
- United Express operated by Mesa Airlines (Washington-Dulles)
- United Express operated by Shuttle America (Chicago-O'Hare)
- US Airways (Charlotte)
- US Airways Express operated by Air Wisconsin (Charlotte, Philadelphia, Washington-Reagan [seasonal])
- US Airways Express operated by Chautauqua Airlines (Boston [seasonal], Charlotte, New York-LaGuardia, Philadelphia [seasonal])
- US Airways Express operated by Mesa Airlines (Charlotte)
- US Airways Express operated by PSA Airlines (Charlotte)
- US Airways Express operated by Republic Airlines (Philadelphia, Washington-Reagan)
[edit] Cargo
- Air Cargo Carriers Inc. - Cargo feeder for UPS and DHL.
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Myrtle Beach International Airport, official web site
- Hybrid map and satellite image
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for KMYR
- ASN accident history for MYR
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for KMYR
- FAA current MYR delay information
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