Panama City-Bay County International Airport

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Panama City-Bay County International Airport

IATA: PFN – ICAO: KPFN – FAA: PFN
Summary
Airport type		Public
Owner		Panama City-Bay County Airport and Industrial District
Serves		Panama City, Florida
Elevation AMSL		20 ft / 6 m
Coordinates		30°12′44″N 085°40′58″W / 30.21222, -85.68278
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
5/23	4,884	1,489	Asphalt
14/32	6,308	1,923	Asphalt
Statistics (2006)
Aircraft operations			88,059
Based aircraft			160
Source: Federal Aviation Administration^[1]

Panama City-Bay County International Airport (IATA: PFN, ICAO: KPFN, FAA LID: PFN) is a public airport located 3 miles (5 km) northwest of Panama City in Bay County, Florida, USA.

1 History
2 Facilities
3 Airlines and Destinations
4 Former Airlines and Destinations
5 References
6 External links

[edit] History

Panama City–Bay County International Airport (PFN) began as a private field owned by J.B. Atkins, a citizen of Panama City. The facility consisted of 292 acres (1.2 km²) of land with grass landing strips. In 1932, Atkins donated the property to the Panama City Chamber of Commerce so that a city airport could be established. At that time the airport was named Atkins Field. In 1938, Panama City and the Bay County Commissioners joined forces to develop the Airport through the construction of an airport terminal and extensive airfield expansion. The facility’s $604,000 development project included the construction of a small passenger terminal and two 4,000-foot (1,200 m) intersecting runways. After the expansion was completed, the Airport was renamed Fannin Field in honor of the Panama City mayor during this period.

Throughout World War II, the Airport was used as a Civil Air Patrol facility. In 1943, the Florida legislature approved the formation of an Airport Authority, the Panama City-Bay County Airport and Industrial District, to manage Fannin Field, or Panama City-Bay County Airport, as it became commonly known. In 1948, commercial operations at the airport commenced.

The Airport continued to be served by commercial airlines throughout the regulated period of airline history, until the passage of the Airline Deregulation Act of 1978. During the 1970’s and 1980’s, the Airport had many airlines serving the facility with jet aircraft. However, the flight service offered was mainly point-to-point, therefore there were few destinations offered, and, in turn, passenger enplanements were low.

In 1992, the Airport was designated as an international airport and renamed Panama City-Bay County International Airport. At this time, the Airport was equipped with on-call customs and immigrations facilities provided through the Port of Panama City. In addition, the Airport was also declared a Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ), a location which allows special customs procedures to be used. These procedures permit domestic activity involving foreign items to take place as though they were outside of a U.S. Customs territory.

In 1995, the Airport went through an extensive development program, demolishing their old terminal building and constructing a new 55,573-square-foot (5,162.9 m²) facility with six gate areas, two equipped with jetbridges. Additional enhancements to the terminal included concession areas, a passenger hold room, airline ticketing counters and office space, airport administration offices, public and rental car parking lots, and an expanded terminal apron.

[edit] Facilities

Panama City-Bay County International Airport covers 745 acres (301 ha) and has two runways:

Runway 14/32: 6,308 x 150 ft. (1,923 x 46 m), Surface: Asphalt
Runway 5/23: 4,884 x 150 ft. (1,489 x 46 m), Surface: Asphalt

The Airport also boasts a 55,573-square-foot (5,162.9 m²) terminal complete with six gates. Two of the six gates are equipped with jet bridges, eliminating the need for air stairs for jet aircraft. Currently the six gates are assigned as follows:

Gate 1 - Currently Unassigned
Gate 2 - Northwest Airlink (Jet Bridge) - Used for Northwest Airlink CRJs
Gate 3 - Northwest Airlink - Formerly used for SAAB 340
Gate 4 - Delta Connection - This gate handles most of the Delta Connection aircraft (ATR 72-210) coming into the airport.
Gate 5 - Delta Connection (Jet Bridge) - Occasionally used for Delta Connection flights on CRJs.
Gate 6 - US Airways Express gate.

[edit] Airlines and Destinations

The following airlines fly to Panama City-Bay County International Airport:

DayJet (nonstop to Tallahassee, Jacksonville, Gainesville, Macon, Savannah, Pensacola, Lakeland/Tampa, Opa-Locka/Miami Dade, Boca Raton, Naples, Sarasota/Bradenton, & Montgomery AL)
Delta Air Lines
- Delta Connection operated by Atlantic Southeast Airlines (Atlanta)
- Delta Connection operated by Comair (Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky [Saturday Only])
Northwest Airlines
- Northwest Airlink operated by Pinnacle Airlines (Memphis)
US Airways
- US Airways Express operated by Piedmont Airlines (Charlotte)