Altoona–Blair County Airport
Airport in Martinsburg, Pennsylvania
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Altoona–Blair County Airport (IATA: AOO, ICAO: KAOO, FAA LID: AOO) is in Martinsburg, Pennsylvania, 14 miles south of Altoona, in Blair County, Pennsylvania.[1] It is owned by the Blair County Airport Authority.[1] The airport has flights to two destinations, with Charlotte being subsidized by the Essential Air Service program. Seasonal flights to Myrtle Beach are unsubsidized.[2]
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | Blair County Airport Authority | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Altoona, Pennsylvania | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Martinsburg, Pennsylvania | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,503 ft (458 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°17′47″N 078°19′12″W | ||||||||||||||
| Website | flyaltoona | ||||||||||||||
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 Interactive map of Altoona–Blair County Airport | |||||||||||||||
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| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||||||||||||||
Federal Aviation Administration records say the airport had 11,051 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008,[3] 6,439 in 2009 and 4,378 in 2010.[4] The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a primary commercial service airport based on enplanements in 2008 (more than 10,000 per year),[5] but it is a non-primary commercial service airport based on enplanements in 2009 and 2010.
Facilities
The airport covers 320 acres (130 ha) at an elevation of 1,503 feet (458 m). It has two asphalt runways: 3/21 is 5,465 by 100 feet (1,666 x 30 m) and 12/30 is 3,668 by 75 feet (1,118 x 23 m).[1]
In the year ending March 31, 2022, the airport had 23,750 aircraft operations, average 65 per day: 78% general aviation, 22% air taxi, and <1% military. 28 aircraft were then based at the airport: 23 single-engine, 4 multi-engine, and 1 jet.[1]
The airport has 46 T-hangars that it rents to aircraft owners; construction of more is under way. FBO Penn-Air, Inc provided fuel and repair services; it has closed its operation at Altoona–Blair County Airport, and for now fuel services are being performed by the Altoona–Blair County Airport Authority.
The airport has a La Fiesta Restaurant, accessible from the flight line or from the terminal building. The airport also offers car rental through Avis and Budget.
Airline and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations | Refs. |
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| Contour Airlines | Charlotte[6] Seasonal: Myrtle Beach[7] | [8] |
US Airways ended non-stop flights to Pittsburgh on July 7, 2007. United Airlines ended non-stop flights to Washington–Dulles on September 30, 2014. The first airline flights were All American Airways DC-3s in 1949; Allegheny Commuter replaced Allegheny's Convair 580s in 1971.
Altoona now has service on Contour Airlines to Charlotte, North Carolina. They previously had service to Philadelphia, but switched to Charlotte in October 2024 to allow more connection opportunities.[9]
Statistics
| Carrier | Passengers (arriving and departing) |
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| Rank | City | Passengers | Carriers |
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| 1 |  Charlotte, North Carolina |
10,430 | Contour |
