Quad City International Airport
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| Quad City International Airport | |||
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| IATA: MLI - ICAO: KMLI | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | Metropolitan Airport Authority | ||
| Serves | Moline, Illinois | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 590 ft (179.8 m) | ||
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| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 9/27 | 10,002 | 3,049 | Asphalt/Concrete |
| 13/31 | 7,001 | 2,134 | Asphalt/Concrete |
| 5/23 | 4,509 | 1,374 | Asphalt |
Quad City International Airport (IATA: MLI, ICAO: KMLI) is a public airport located 3 miles (5 km) south of the city of Moline in Rock Island County, Illinois, USA. It serves the Quad Cities area of Illinois and Iowa.
The Quad City International Airport is the 3rd busiest commercial airport in Illinois – Chicago's O'Hare and Midway International Airports respectively lead the state. The international designation is for being an official port of entry and having a customs service. A Foreign Trade Zone and U.S. Customs Office are located at the airport enabling international inbound and outbound shipments.
In 2004, Northwest Airlines announced major expansion plans for Quad City International, with their feeder carrier, Northwest Airlink, using smaller regional jet aircraft. The only larger-jet service to this airport is provided by AirTran Airways, which uses 117 passenger Boeing 717 planes to fly from Quad City International daily to Atlanta, Georgia, and seasonally to Orlando, Florida.
Since the airport is small when compared to airports in larger cities, smaller regional airlines have become the norm in recent years. In the past, other major carriers using mainline jets to the Quad Cities have included America West Airlines, American Airlines, Northwest Airlines, Pan Am, TWA, and United Airlines. With Chicago's O'Hare and Midway International Airports within only a couple hours drive, many people living in the Quad Cities area opt for the convenience and expanded options those airports have to offer by making the drive to nearby Chicago. However, the Quad City Airport has experienced steady growth in terms of passengers enplaned, as carriers like Northwest Airlink have completely replaced their turboprop equipment with newer regional jets. In fact, every commercial flight out of Quad City International is now operated with jet aircraft. In the past, Northwest Airlink, as well as other airlines operated daily flight to/from QCIA on Saab 340B turboprop aircraft. This reflects a dramatic change from the early and mid-1990s, when turboprop equipment was much more prevalent. In 2001, the terminal underwent a major renovation to accommodate the increased regional jet traffic.
In 2006, for the first time in history, 911,522 passengers arrived at and departed from Quad City International Airport. Traffic was up 6% over 2005 and broke the previous annual passenger record held in 2004, by over 34,000 passengers. In 2006, 456,802 passengers were enplaned, and 454,720 were deplaned. Passenger totals (both enplanements and deplanements) have been running in excess of 850,000 during each of the last few years.
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[edit] Facilities
Quad City International Airport covers 2,600 acres and has three runways:
- Runway 9/27: 10,002 x 150 ft. (3,049 x 46 m), Surface: Asphalt/Concrete, ILS equipped.
- Runway 13/31: 7,001 x 150 ft. (2,134 x 46 m), Surface: Asphalt/Concrete
- Runway 5/23: 4,509 x 150 ft. (1,374 x 46 m), Surface: Asphalt
The airport is designated international for having a port of entry customs service. A Foreign Trade Zone and U.S. Customs Office are located at the airport enabling international inbound and outbound shipments.
DPK&A of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania designed the new passenger air terminal concourses: http://www.dpka.com/works-details.php?id=5
[edit] Airlines and destinations
[edit] Terminal 1
All passengers enter the airport at the main terminal and then proceed to the two concourses which together are part of the same building.
[edit] Concourse A
Concourse A has 6 Gates: A1 - A6
- American Airlines Gates A4, A6
- American Eagle (Chicago-O'Hare, Dallas/Fort Worth)
- Delta Air Lines Gate A3
- Delta Connection operated by Atlantic Southeast Airlines (Atlanta)
- Delta Connection operated by Shuttle America (Atlanta)
- Northwest Airlines Gates A1, A2
- Northwest Airlink operated by Pinnacle Airlines (Detroit, Memphis, Minneapolis/St. Paul)
[edit] Concourse B
Concourse B has 9 Gates: B5, B7, B8, B8A, B9 - B11, B15, B17
- AirTran Airways Gate B10 (Atlanta, Orlando [seasonal])
- Northwest Airlines Gates B7, B9
- Northwest Airlink operated by Pinnacle Airlines (See Concourse A)
- United Airlines Gates B11, B15
- United Express operated by GoJet Airlines (Chicago-O'Hare [ends April 23, 2007], Denver [begins April 24, 2007; ends June 6, 2007])
- United Express operated by Mesa Airlines (Chicago-O'Hare)
- United Express operated by SkyWest (Chicago-O'Hare, Denver)
- United Express operated by Trans States Airlines (Chicago-O'Hare, Denver [begins June 7, 2007])
A Foreign Trade Zone and U.S. Customs Office are located at the airport enabling international inbound and outbound shipments.
There are three cargo facilities for every available ramp and the airport has expansion capabilities. A number of air freight companies are located at the airport including Airborne Express International, BAX Global and Emery Worldwide.
[edit] External links
- Quad City International Airport (official site)
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for KMLI
- ASN Accident history for KMLI
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for KMLI
- FAA current MLI delay information
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