FutureFlyer From United States of America, joined Mar 2004, 37 posts, RR: 0 Posted (9 years 1 month 1 day 15 hours ago) and read 2437 times:
I'm not sure if this has been a previous thread so i'll start it anyway. What do you think the best "small airport" is? An airport with say 5 or less mainline or regional carriers.
I would have to say that mine is CHA. Maybe that's a hometown biased opinion but oh well. Commercial carriers include:
1. ASA-service to ATL (ATR 72's and CRJ's).
2. Comair-service to CVG (CRJ's).
3. Northwest Airlink-service to MEM (Saab 340's or CRJ's).
4. American Eagle-service to ORD (ERJ's).
5. US Airways/Express-service to CLT (Dash-8's) and LGA (ERJ's/CRJ's), also soon-to-be service to DCA (ERJ's/CRJ's).
Lt-AWACS From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 1, posted (9 years 1 month 1 day 14 hours ago) and read 2384 times:
Some smaller airports I've visited in the last few months that are nice, are
Corpus Christi, TX, and Midland Intl MAF
Both are fairly new, or completly rebuilt, and spacious and clean.
Both Use 4 active gates (but have room for like 6 plus expansion)
Both see Southwest, Continental, and American- and I think Delta and or United at one of the other.
I even flew into Mid America-Stlouis in November on Great Plains, before it went up, and that was a clean spacious small airport (though no real shops or food).
Ciao, and Hook 'em Horns,
Capt-AWACS, Yankee Air Pirate
GSPSPOT From United States of America, joined Sep 2003, 2745 posts, RR: 2 Reply 4, posted (9 years 1 month 1 day 14 hours ago) and read 2320 times:
Is GSP too big to be considered? Lessee....... NW and Airlink, DL with Connection carriers, CO Express, US Airways Express, AA Eagle, United Express.... Great terminal, the most BEAUTIFUL airport grounds I have ever seen. HUGHE mature trees right up to the terminal building, lots of grass & shrubs, and a big fountain i the middle of the roadways....
Aviaar From United States of America, joined Jul 2001, 244 posts, RR: 1 Reply 5, posted (9 years 1 month 1 day 10 hours ago) and read 2232 times:
Northwest Regional Airport, Roanoke, Texas. Not a single Regional Carrier (<5) 3,500 X 40 ft. Hill at one end, trees at the other. Biggest plane would be a Cessna 406.
Awesome airport. They say if you can fly into it, you can fly into any airport. Real tough when you are learning to fly, though. Awesome thrill once you've tamed it.
FlyPIJets From United States of America, joined Oct 2003, 822 posts, RR: 2 Reply 10, posted (9 years 1 month 1 day 8 hours ago) and read 2131 times:
ROA - Roanoke, Va. - Woodrum Field.
Great airport, really cool passenger terminal building. The city made it resemble a updated version of a "warehouse district" building. FAA just completed a new tower. Plenty of GA room, too.
Its served by:
US Express (used to be mainline)
UA Express
NW Link
DL Connex
Relayze From United States of America, joined Feb 2004, 115 posts, RR: 3 Reply 14, posted (9 years 1 month 21 hours ago) and read 1959 times:
For me, I would say the best small airport is KSBP in California's Central Coast. Recently upgraded terminal, nice restaurant with runway view (The Spirit of San Luis), nice view of the valley and the coast when you take off etc etc. They have America West 1 daily to Phoenix I believe (CRJ-200?), United/Skywest back and forth about 7 or more times a day each to LAX and SFO (EMB-120), and of course, American Eagle flying Saab's to LAX and one daily to SJC (EMB-145).
XJRamper From United States of America, joined Dec 2003, 2345 posts, RR: 52 Reply 15, posted (9 years 1 month 21 hours ago) and read 1935 times:
TOL:
(In order of their ticket counter placement starting at the left)
1. US Airways Express (Saabs)
2. Delta Connection (CRJs & FRJs)
3. Northwest Airlink (Saabs)
4. ATA Connection (Saabs)
5. American Eagle (ERJs)
I am going to leave out TMA(Transmeridian Airlines) just because they are a charter airline.
Yeah the planes are small...but there is always room to grow.
Phxairfan From United States of America, joined Jun 2001, 811 posts, RR: 10 Reply 16, posted (9 years 1 month 21 hours ago) and read 1935 times:
I'll lobby my vote for BTR over Great Falls, Montana. Here at BTR we get CO Express/Mainline to IAH, NW Airlink to MEM, Delta Connection/Mainline to ATL CVG DFW, American Eagle to DFW, and I think US Airways Express to CLT. Sometimes BTR will get a 737 to IAH from CO, or a MD 80 series or 737 to ATL. I think the service is right in line with the airport size. Although if the fares were cheaper more people would use BTR instead of MSY, and maybe generate more demand. I would love to see HP PHX-BTR, although Mesa would probably operate it. Great Falls, Montana is also a nice airport, very cozy and quaint but a tad too 70's. I think NW, DL, AS/Horizon, and Big Sky have service.
IAHERJ From United States of America, joined Jun 2001, 677 posts, RR: 8 Reply 17, posted (9 years 1 month 21 hours ago) and read 1923 times:
Knoxville TN (TYS) is probably the nicest regional airport in the lower 48. THe terminal is beautiful with a waterfall right in the middle and several restaurants line the halls of stone made to look like the rugged mountanous landscape of the region. Service to Atlanta by ASA/DELTA service to Houston/Cleveland/New York/Newark by Continental Express as well as DTW,MEM by NWAirlink and PSA has several destinations along with another jet provider for the USAirways network to various East Coast destinations. Eagle is there as well as United Express I believe.
Sevenair From United Kingdom, joined Feb 2001, 1728 posts, RR: 0 Reply 18, posted (9 years 1 month 19 hours ago) and read 1878 times:
Stornoway, SYY.
Three operators: British Airways and Friends, BMI and Highland Airways.
Really nice airport, new terminal, aircraft to luggage belt in one minute (just s shame it takes 20 mins for your bags to get there!)
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