St. George Regional Airport

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St. George Regional Airport
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Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorCity of St. George
Serves St. George, Utah
Elevation  AMSL 2,884 ft / 879 m
Coordinates 37°02′11″N113°30′37″W / 37.03639°N 113.51028°W / 37.03639; -113.51028 (St. George Municipal Airport (2011-present))
Website www.flysgu.com
Map
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SGU
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Runways
Direction LengthSurface
ftm
1/199,3002,835 Asphalt
Statistics (2020)
Aircraft operations80,105
BASED aircraft195

St. George Regional Airport( IATA : SGU, ICAO : KSGU, FAA LID : SGU) is a city-owned airport in St. George, Washington County, Utah. [1]

Contents

The airport opened on January 13, 2011, a replacement for smaller land-locked St. George Municipal Airport, atop a mesa in the city, which was declared unsuitable for expansion. It is served by SkyWest Airlines with code sharing flights operated on behalf of American Airlines, Delta Air Lines and United Airlines. SkyWest, one of the largest regional airlines in the world, is based in St. George.

The former airport used SGU as the location identifier for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and International Air Transport Association (IATA). The new airport was assigned a transitional identifier DXZ by the FAA, but retained the IATA designation SGU. [2] On December 15, 2011, the FAA returned SGU to use at the new airport.[ citation needed ]

History

The prospect of a new airport for the region had been considered for many years. The old airport had a small terminal with a single gate and a runway that was too small for larger aircraft. It had no room for expansion, as it was situated atop a mesa. With the growth of the area and tourism rapidly increasing, the need for a new airport became more urgent. A site was chosen about 6 miles southeast of downtown at an abandoned airfield which had not seen air traffic since 1961 and most recently had been used for vehicle drag racing and radio controlled aircraft.

An Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the present airport was completed in August 2006. The study concluded that the impact on the environment and noise pollution would be minimal. Plans for this new larger airport included a single 10,000 ft (3048m) runway suitable for regional jets and smaller mainline aircraft. The runway was initially planned to be oriented at about 010/190 degrees. It was also initially planned to be 9,300 by 150 feet (2,835 by 46 m) with subsequent plans for the runway to be extended to 11,500 by 150 feet (3,505 by 46 m). A 9,300 ft runway was eventually constructed.

The new St. George Airport was partially funded by grants from the FAA totaling $123 million. The entire project was expected to cost about 159 million dollars. [3] The city broke ground on the new site in October 2008 and the airport opened on January 13, 2011. SkyWest Airlines (operating as Delta Connection) announced that on January 13, 2011 the airline would begin nonstop daily services to Salt Lake City from the airport, using Canadair CRJ regional jets. SkyWest subsequently initiated nonstop Canadair CRJ regional jet services to Denver operating as United Express. [4]

On July 13, 2015 the airport changed its name from St. George Municipal Airport to St. George Regional Airport in a bid to attract more airline services to the airport. [5]

Late in 2018, Allegiant Air announced flights from St. George to Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport from November 9 of that year, [6] which were the first mainline jets to serve St. George, as Allegiant operates Airbus A320 aircraft. However, Allegiant Air later suspended all flights to St. George Regional Airport.

Federal Aviation Administration records say the airport had 80,562 boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2020 [7] (during COVID-19 pandemic), 102,297 in calendar year 2019 (during which the airport was closed for part of the year), [8] 123,060 in calendar year 2018, [9] 103,569 in 2017, [9] 103,569 [10] in calendar year 2017, 78,680 [11] in calendar year 2016, 69,680 [12] in calendar year 2015, and 59,321 [13] in calendar year 2014.

The St. George Regional Airport has been approved for the FAA Contract Tower Program in late 2022 or early 2023. If the city builds an air traffic control tower in the next 5 years, the FAA will staff it at no cost to the city or airport. The city requested $10 million from the Utah Legislature in 2023 to help with this and other airport projects. This is the first time in the airport's history where the city has requested funds from the state to help with an airport project. [14] [15]

2019 closure

The airport was closed in May 2019 for reconstruction of its lone runway. Officials found soil issues from expansive clay at the airport only a few years after its opening, and sealed cracks quickly became ubiquitous on the runway and tarmac. The airport was closed through September 2019 as crews excavated as much as 17 feet of earth below the runway. [16] The geotechnical considerations for the updated runway design are noteworthy and include a 5 ft thick compacted clay liner using conditioned clay from site, 12 feet of structural fill, and a bituminous geomembrane waterproofing layer. [17] During the closure, the nearest commercial service airports would be Cedar City Regional Airport, 60 miles northeast, or Harry Reid International Airport near Las Vegas, 129 miles southwest.

Facilities

St. George Regional Airport covers 1,204 acres (487 ha); its single runway, 1/19, is 9,300 by 150 feet (2,835 x 46 m). [1] The airport has a 35,000-square-foot (3,300 m2) terminal. [3]

In the 12 months ending August 4, 2020 the airport had 80,105 aircraft operations, average 219 per day: 86% general aviation, 3% air taxi, 8% airline, and 2% military. 195 aircraft were then based at the airport: 150 single-engine, 20 multi-engine, 6 jet, 7 helicopter, 10 gliders and 2 ultralight.

The airport is serviced by two fixed-base operator, Million Air St. George and Sandstone Aviation.

Airlines and destinations

The old St. George Municipal Airport was served by Bonanza Air Lines, which in the late 1950s, began flying Douglas DC-3s to Salt Lake City via Cedar City and Provo, and to Phoenix via Prescott. [18] By 1962, Bonanza had replaced its DC-3s with larger Fairchild F-27 turboprops; however, this airline had ceased all service to St George, instead serving Cedar City, Utah, with the F-27, as this aircraft was deemed too large for the old airfield. [19] SkyWest Airlines then started flying to Salt Lake City on June 19, 1972, via Cedar City. [20] SkyWest later introduced Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner propjets followed by Embraer EMB-120 Brasilia propjets to the old airport before moving to the new airport.

In November 2016, American Eagle operated by SkyWest Airlines CRJ 200 regional jets began flying between St. George and Phoenix. [21]

Passenger

AirlinesDestinationsRefs
American Eagle Phoenix–Sky Harbor
Seasonal: Dallas/Fort Worth 		[22]
Delta Connection Salt Lake City [23]
United Express Denver [24]

Statistics

Top destinations

Busiest domestic routes from SGU
(January 2023 - December 2023) [25]
RankAirportPassengersCarrier
1 Salt Lake City, Utah 73,290Delta Connection
2 Phoenix–Sky Harbor, Arizona 27,580American Eagle
3 Denver, Colorado 25,580United Express
4 Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas 8,590American Eagle

Annual Traffic

Annual Passenger Traffic at SGU [26]
YearPassengersYearPassengers
2016157,0002020160,000
2017206,0002021302,000
2018245,0002022253,000
2019203,0002023269,000

Accidents and incidents

Between the St. George Municipal and Regional Airports there have been a total of 21 accidents or incidents in and around the airport since 1982 (less than one per year for 80K yearly operations). [29]

See also

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  2. ↑ "St. George Municipal Airport (IATA: SGU, ICAO: KSGU, FAA: SGU)". Great Circle Mapper. Retrieved 2 July 2011.
  3. 1 2 "About SGU - St. George Municipal Airport". FlySGU.com. Retrieved 12 January 2011.
  4. ↑ http://www.united.com, Timetable
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  6. ↑ Posted 9:20 am, August 21, 2018, by Mark Green (2018-08-21). "Allegiant to offer nonstop flights from St. George to Phoenix". fox13now.com. Retrieved 2018-11-17.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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