Charleston International Airport is centrally located in the Charleston metropolitan area
in North Charleston. The airport is situated adjacent to Charleston Air Force Base and
uses the airfield facilities at the Air Force Base jointly with the USAF.Charleston International Airport primarily serves passengers whose
travel originates or terminates in the three county Charleston metropolitan area. In 2006,
a total of 943,305 passengers were enplaned on the scheduled, commuter and charter
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| The airfield has a main instrument runway which is 9,000 feet long
and 200 feet wide and a crosswind runway which is 7,000 feet long and 150 feet wide. The
runways are interconnected by a system of taxiways. Each runway is equipped with high
intensity runway lighting and one runway has category II instrument landing systems to
permit all weather operation. All runways are constructed on a firm foundation of
compacted base and are of sufficient strength to permit the operation of the largest
existing commercial aircraft. The FAA control tower provides airport traffic and radar
approach control service. The present passenger
terminal complex at the Airport was dedicated March 30, 1985. The terminal complex is a
270,000 square foot structure on three levels with ten gates. The landside of the terminal
is served by an eight lane roadway fronting on the second level, connected to an access
road loop. The inside of the loop contains public parking facilities for 3,679 vehicles.
Air Cargo facilities include a 21,000 SY facility to the
west of the passenger terminal, opened in January 1986. A separate cargo/freight area is
located on the east side of the airport.
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