Tri-State Airport

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Tri-State Airport

Milton J. Ferguson Field
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Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerTri-State Airport Authority
Serves Huntington, West Virginia
Elevation  AMSL 828 ft / 252 m
Coordinates 38°22′01″N082°33′31″W / 38.36694°N 82.55861°W / 38.36694; -82.55861
Website www.tristateairport.com
Maps
Huntington Tri-state airport diagram.svg
FAA airport diagram
Tri-State Airport
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
ftm
12/307,0172,139Asphalt
Statistics (2022)
Aircraft operations11,114
Based aircraft36
Total passengers served (12 months ending Sep 2017)198,000

Tri-State Airport( IATA : HTS, ICAO : KHTS, FAA LID : HTS) (Milton J. Ferguson Field) is a public airport in Wayne County, West Virginia, United States, [1] three miles south of Huntington, West Virginia, [1] near Ceredo and Kenova. Owned by the Tri-State Airport Authority, [1] it serves Huntington; Ashland, Kentucky; and Ironton, Ohio. It has heavy use for general aviation, and after the withdrawal of Delta Air Lines in June 2012, it was down to two airlines, one of which provides nationwide connecting service. In addition, there is one cargo airline flying to the airport, for a total of three commercial airlines serving it. On August 2, 2021, a federal subsidy was announced to subsidize flights to Washington-Dulles and Chicago-O'Hare airports. It is not yet known which airline will operate the flights. [2]

Contents

Federal Aviation Administration records say the airport had 115,263 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2010, 10.9% more than 2009. [3] The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2017–2021 categorized it as a non-hub primary commercial service facility. [4]

The first airline flights were Piedmont DC-3s around the end of 1952; Eastern and Allegheny arrived in 1953. Eastern left about the end of 1972; Piedmont and Allegheny remained through the 1989 merger. The first jets were Piedmont 737s in 1969 (the runway was then 5280 feet).

Eastern Airlines provided jet service beginning July 1, 1968 using a DC-9 jet. According to the Eastern Airlines timetable, effective June 21, 1968, the routing was LEX-HTS-EWR. HTS had 5 other EA in the same schedule with 1 on a Lockheed Electra & the other 4 on Convair 440s. By 1970, all flights were flown with 727's, one operated a SDF-LEX-HTS-CRW-DCA routing. [5]

The airport is the second busiest airport in West Virginia after Yeager Airport in Charleston, West Virginia. Huntington Tri-State airport has the second longest runway in West Virginia. [6] The airport is replacing lights in the terminal and hangars with LED lights as of November 2021. [7]

Facilities

The airport covers 1,300 acres (526 ha) at an elevation of 828 feet (252 m). It has one runway, 12/30, 7,017 by 150 feet (2,139 x 46 m) asphalt. [1]

In the year ending December 31, 2022 the airport had 11,114 aircraft operations, average 30 per day: 54% general aviation, 25% air taxi, 16% airline, and 5% military. In December 2022, 36 aircraft were based at the airport: 26 single-engine, 6 multi-engine, 2 jet, and 2 ultralight. [1] The airport has the only FedEx B-757 hub in West Virginia. [8]

Economic Impact

A study by Marshall University's Center for Business and Economic Research (CBER) in 2006 published a finding that the economic output was $50.4 million, with an income of $21.1 million, 803 jobs and $3.5 million in state and local tax revenue. [9]

A series of Airport Improvement Projects (AIPS) was completed from 2006 to 2014 at a total cost of $39,226,015.00 based on $36,716,290.00 federal funds, $1,141,993.53 state funds, and $322,966.90 local funds. [10]

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

AirlinesDestinationsRefs
Allegiant Air Destin/Fort Walton Beach, Orlando/Sanford, Punta Gorda (FL), St. Petersburg/Clearwater
Seasonal: Myrtle Beach 		[11]
American Eagle Charlotte [12] [13]

Cargo

AirlinesDestinationsRefs
FedEx Express Memphis

Top destinations

Top domestic destinations out of HTS
(April 2022 - March 2023) [14]
RankCityAirportPassengersCarriers
1 Charlotte, North Carolina CLT 27,000American
2 St. Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida PIE 25,000Allegiant
2 Orlando, Florida SFB 22,000Allegiant
4 Fort Walton Beach, Florida VPS 7,000Allegiant
5 Myrtle Beach, South Carolina MYR 6,000Allegiant
6 Punta Gorda, Florida PGD 3,000Allegiant

Incidents

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References

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  2. ↑ "Tri-State Airport receives funding for new flights". August 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-08-02. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
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  5. ↑ Eastern Airlines timetable 6/21/1968
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