Lehigh Valley International Airport
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| Lehigh Valley International Airport | |||
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| IATA: ABE - ICAO: KABE | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | Lehigh-Northampton Airport Authority | ||
| Serves | Allentown, Pennsylvania | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 393 ft (120 m) | ||
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| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 6/24 | 7,600 | 2,316 | Asphalt |
| 13/31 | 5,797 | 1,767 | Asphalt |
Lehigh Valley International Airport (IATA: ABE, ICAO: KABE), formerly Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton International Airport, is a public airport in Hanover Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania.
The airport is located three miles (5 km) northeast of Allentown, in the Lehigh Valley region of Pennsylvania, the third most populated metropolitan region in the state (after Philadelphia and Pittsburgh).
It is owned and operated by the Lehigh-Northampton Airport Authority. The airport is served primarily by Regional Airlines, operating feederliner aircraft. 788,511 people used the airport in 2006.[1]
In recent years, Lehigh Valley International Airport has encountered stiff competition from nearby airports such as Philadelphia International Airport (60 miles away) and Newark Liberty International Airport (90 miles away). These airports often offer a greater selection of flights and sometimes lower fares.
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[edit] Facilities
Lehigh Valley International Airport covers 2,629 acres and has two runways:
- Runway 6/24: 7,600 x 150 ft. (2,316 x 46 m), Surface: Asphalt
- Runway 13/31: 5,797 x 150 ft. (1,767 x 46 m), Surface: Asphalt
[edit] Airlines and destinations
- Air Canada
- Air Canada Jazz operated by Air Georgian (Toronto-Pearson)
- Allegiant Air (Orlando-Sanford, St. Petersburg/Clearwater)
- Delta Air Lines
- Delta Connection operated by Atlantic Southeast Airlines (Atlanta, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky)
- Delta Connection operated by Big Sky Airlines (Boston) [begins July 15, 2007]
- Delta Connection operated by Comair (Atlanta, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky)
- Continental Airlines (Bus Service to Newark)
- Continental Connection operated by CommutAir (Wilkes-Barre/Scranton)
- Continental Express operated by ExpressJet Airlines (Cleveland)
- Northwest Airlines
- Northwest Airlink operated by Pinnacle Airlines (Detroit)
- United Airlines
- United Express operated by Colgan Air (Washington-Dulles)
- United Express operated by Mesa Airlines (Chicago-O'Hare)
- United Express operated by SkyWest (Chicago-O'Hare)
- US Airways (Charlotte)
- US Airways Express operated by Air Wisconsin (Charlotte, Philadelphia)
- US Airways Express operated by Colgan Air (Pittsburgh)
- US Airways Express operated by Piedmont Airlines (Harrisburg, Philadelphia)
- US Airways Express operated by PSA Airlines (Charlotte, Philadelphia)
[edit] References
- Airport Master Record (FAA Form 5010), also available as a printable form (PDF)
- Lehigh Valley International Airport (official web site)
[edit] External links
- Pennsylvania Bureau of Aviation: Lehigh Valley International Airport
- FAA Airport Diagram (PDF)
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for KABE
- ASN Accident history for KABE
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for KABE
- FAA current ABE delay information
- http://www.lvia.org Official Page of the Airport
| Transportation Infrastructure of the Lehigh Valley | |
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| East-West thru-highways | I-78 | US 22 | PA 248 |
| South-North thru-highways | Northeast Extension of the Pennsylvania Turnpike | PA 33 | PA 309 | PA 611 |
| Allentown Roads | PA 145 | PA 222 | PA 987 | Cedar Crest Boulevard | Lehigh Street | Tilghman Street |
| Bethlehem Roads | PA 378 | PA 412 | PA 512 | Bethlehem Pike |
| Other roads | US 222 | PA 29 | PA 100 | PA 143 | PA 191 | PA 329 | PA 873 | PA 946 |
| Public transportation | Lehigh and Northampton Transportation Authority |
| Airports | Lehigh Valley International Airport |
| Waterways & Rail | Lehigh Canal | Delaware Division of the Pennsylvania Canal | Norfolk Southern Railway |
