Myrtle Beach International Airport

From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
Jump to: navigation, search

<templatestyles src="Module:Hatnote/styles.css"></templatestyles>

For the United States Air Force use of the facility before March 1993, see Myrtle Beach Air Force Base.
Myrtle Beach International Airport
File:Myrtle Beach International Airport Luggage Tag Logo.png
Myrtlebeachairport.JPG
Terminal at Myrtle Beach International Airport
IATA: MYR – ICAO: KMYR – FAA LID: MYR
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Horry County
Operator Horry County Department of Airports[1]
Serves Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Focus city for
Elevation AMSL 25 ft / 8 m
Coordinates Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Website FlyMyrtleBeach.com
Maps
FAA airport diagram
FAA airport diagram
MYR is located in South Carolina
MYR
MYR
Location of airport in South Carolina
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
18/36 9,503 2,897 Asphalt / Concrete
Statistics (2014)
Aircraft operations 145,347
Based aircraft 52
Passengers (2013) 1,664,917

Myrtle Beach International Airport (IATA: MYR[4], ICAO: KMYR, FAA LID: MYR) is a county-owned public-use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) southwest of the central business district of Myrtle Beach, in Horry County, South Carolina, United States. It was formerly known as Myrtle Beach Jetport (1974–1989) and is located on site of the former Myrtle Beach Air Force Base, which also includes The Market Common Myrtle Beach shopping complex.

The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2015-2019 categorized this facility as a primary commercial service airport.[5] In 2014, the airport served a total of 1,749,657 passengers.

Myrtle Beach is the third-busiest airport in South Carolina behind Charleston and Greenville-Spartanburg, with nearly 1.7 million passengers (arriving and departing) in 2013. The airport is a focus city for Spirit Airlines, which handles just over half of the total passengers using the airport.[6][7]

The airport's official website since 2006 is flymyrtlebeach.com,[8] which was previously an unofficial website owned by an airport employee.[9] In July 2012 the airport launched a redesigned website with a new logo.[10][11][12]

<templatestyles src="Stack/styles.css"/>

History

Joint use of Myrtle Beach Air Force Base was first agreed in 1955.[13] The airport and terminal was constructed in 1975 and opened in 1976. On April 20, 1977, an agreement between the City of Myrtle Beach and the U.S. Department of Defense was signed, which incorporated the area of Myrtle Beach Airport into the city. Until 1993, both MYR and Myrtle Beach AFB jointly used the main runway; this limited civil operations to 30 landings per day and led to a local business movement to build an entirely new airport.[14]

In the 1980s, the airport was served by Piedmont Airlines mainline aircraft (later acquired by USAir) and by Delta and Eastern commuter aircraft.[15]

In 1993, the Air Force closed the base as a result of BRAC 1991. The runway and other portions of the former military flight line were then turned over to the Horry County Department of Airports.[citation needed]

American Eagle became a major carrier at MYR in the early 1990s, operating multiple daily ATR 72 flights to the American Airlines hub at Raleigh-Durham International Airport. By late 1994 this route accounted for as much as 12% of the airport's passenger traffic; however, American abruptly ended its American Eagle hub at Raleigh-Durham in December 1994, cancelling all service to MYR and other secondary airports in the region.[16] American returned to Myrtle Beach in 2010 with a seasonal service to Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport.[17]

On April 1, 1996, Myrtle Beach Airport became an international airport. A new international terminal had its grand opening August 21 of that year, and a new logo was unveiled "to reflect the architectural design of the airport 's terminal and the influence of the beach by showing a pained window and a palm tree in blues and greens".[18]

The airport served as the main hub for Hooters Air from 2003 until 2006. The airport authority offered discounted hangar space and other undisclosed benefits to Hooters Air operator Pace Airlines in an effort to relocate its operating base from Smith Reynolds Airport in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.[19] However, Pace decided to keep its base (also used for charter operations) in Winston-Salem.[20]

In 2006 AirTran Airways discontinued its service to Atlanta; it was the fourth-largest airline serving Myrtle Beach International at the time.[21]

Direct Air connected a number of airports to Myrtle Beach from 2007 until 2012, when it abruptly filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy and ceased operations.[22] The failure of Direct Air caused a slump in passenger traffic at Myrtle Beach,[23] which declined 16% in 2012 but rebounded in 2013. WestJet began service to Toronto in summer 2013 with a revenue guarantee from Horry County, but its passenger numbers fell short of expectations, forcing the county to pay WestJet around $570,000.[24]

The airport was a designated launch abort site for the Space Shuttle, but was never used.[25]

Renovations

In 2008 two renovations took place in the terminal building. In July 2010, the FAA approved a $4.50 passenger facilities charge on all airline tickets to and from MYR in order to defray part of the cost for the terminal upgrade.[26]

Facilities and aircraft

Myrtle Beach International Airport covers an area of 3,795 acres (1,536 ha) at an elevation of 25 feet (8 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 18/36 with an asphalt and concrete surface measuring 9,503 by 150 feet (2,897 x 46 m).[2] The airport's entrance is on Harrelson Boulevard.[27]

The Dr. W.L. Harrelson Terminal Building is named for Myrtle Beach's first mayor, Dr. W.L. Harrelson, who served from March 1938 to December 1939 and again from January 1942 to December 1943. The city purchased land for the municipal airport during his first term, and the terminal at the airport was named in his honor.

MYR has a dedicated helipad primarily used by charter tour companies at the base of runway 36.

For the 12-month period ending March 20, 2014, the airport had 145,347 aircraft operations, an average of 248 per day: 75% air taxi, 11% scheduled commercial, 11% general aviation, and 3% military. At that time 57 aircraft were based at the airport: 73% single-engine, 18% multi-engine, and 9% helicopter.[2]

The airport has a dedicated air cargo building at the entrance of the airport.

Airlines and destinations

Destinations served from Myrtle Beach International Airport as of December 2014

Passenger

Airlines Destinations
Allegiant Air Seasonal: Akron/Canton, Allentown/Bethlehem, Cincinnati, Columbus-Rickenbacker, Clarksburg (WV), Fort Wayne, Huntington (WV), Indianapolis, Knoxville, Lexington, Orlando/Sanford, Pittsburgh, Syracuse, Youngstown/Warren
American Eagle Charlotte, Philadelphia
Seasonal:Washington-National
Delta Air Lines Seasonal: Atlanta, Detroit
Delta Connection Atlanta
Seasonal: Boston, Detroit, New York-LaGuardia
Porter Airlines Seasonal: Toronto-Billy Bishop
Spirit Airlines Atlantic City, Boston, Fort Lauderdale, New York-LaGuardia
Seasonal: Baltimore, Charleston (WV), Chicago-O'Hare, Cleveland, Dallas/Fort Worth, Detroit, Niagara Falls, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh-Latrobe, Plattsburgh
United Express Seasonal: Chicago-O'Hare, Newark
ViaAir Seasonal: Charlotte
WestJet Seasonal: Toronto-Pearson

Cargo

Statistics

USGS 1994 orthophoto

Airline market share

Carrier shares: Jan. 2014 – Dec. 2014[6]
Carrier   Passengers (arriving and departing)
Spirit
886,000(52.30%)
Mesa
187,000(11.06%)
Delta
184,000(10.84%)
PSA
112,000(6.62%)
Allegiant
98,480(5.81%)
Other
226,000(13.37%)

Top domestic destinations

Busiest domestic destinations from MYR: October 2014 – September 2015[6]
Rank City Airport name & IATA code Passengers
2015 2014
1 Charlotte, NC Charlotte Douglas International (CLT) 147,090 155,530
2 Atlanta, GA Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International (ATL) 126,220 118,480
3 New York, NY LaGuardia (LGA) 101,710 103,340
4 Detroit, Michigan Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County (DTW) 56,230 57,110
5 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Philadelphia International (PHL) 53,060 54,800
6 Atlantic City, New Jersey Atlantic City International (ACY) 51,070 50,730
7 Fort Lauderdale, FL Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International (FLL) 44,990 44,280
8 Chicago, IL O'Hare International (ORD) 41,810 42,590
9 Boston, MA Logan International (BOS) 41,600 42,520
10 Baltimore, MD Baltimore/Washington International (BWI) 33,880 32,700

Annual traffic

Annual passenger traffic at MYR, 2000 through 2014[28][29]
Year Enplaned Deplaned Total Year Enplaned Deplaned Total Year Enplaned Deplaned Total
2010 867,106 869,032 1,736,138 2000 792,529 789,843 1,582,372
2009 742,187 743,206 1,485,393
2008 783,351 782,021 1,565,372
2007 844,373 839,450 1,683,823
2006 723,900 716,500 1,440,400
2005 785,321 781,088 1,566,409
2014 876,923 872,734 1,749,657 2004 768,944 766,268 1,535,212
2013 831,349 833,568 1,664,917 2003 668,951 666,545 1,335,496
2012 740,457 742,097 1,482,554 2002 631,283 628,838 1,260,121
2011 878,180 881,694 1,759,874 2001 711,520 709,561 1,421,081

References

  1. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 FAA Airport Master Record for MYR (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective July 24, 2014.
  3. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  4. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  5. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  7. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  8. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  9. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  10. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  11. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  12. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  13. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  14. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  15. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  16. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  17. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  18. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  19. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  20. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  21. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  22. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  23. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  24. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  25. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  26. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  27. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  28. ↑ MYR Passenger Enplanements. Retrieved on Apr 3, 2015.
  29. ↑ MYR Passenger Deplanements. Retrieved on Apr 3, 2015.

External links


Retrieved from "https://infogalactic.com/w/index.php?title=Myrtle_Beach_International_Airport&oldid=192401"