| 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 airlines serving the airport. |
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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. |
