IAH from PWM has also been in the rumor mill recently.
Jump to postI've also heard earlier this year that AA has been considering service to DFW from PWM. Would be a great addition to Portland's non stop destinations if it materializes.
Jump to postAny predictions for movement in the Top 10 for CY2019? My guess would be that MVY will knock PSM out of the 10th spot and BTV will gain more ground on MHT but not enough to move past. HVN should make some movement next year once the runway extension is completed.
Jump to postSeeing that this forum is titled the rest of New England, I thought it would be interesting to list the busiest commercial airports from the FAA's preliminary CY2018 results in order. There were a few airports that I did not realize there was actually service from. City / ID / Enplanements / US Rank...
Jump to postPretty cool hobby you have there and I would have guessed accountant or future airport director! You've taken the passion for what most of us have for airports/aviation/airlines on here and have taken it to another level. My numbers boost for PWM via Cape Air was meant in humor though a small gain i...
Jump to postImpressive research and analysis VS4ever, what profession did you choose for your day job? Would be interesting to see your prediction for PWM, I'm guessing a modest 4% gain over last year. Cape Air should add around 1200 total passengers with a September rollout if they can average 5 out of 9 avail...
Jump to postSo that puts PWM 71,000 passengers ahead of 2018's counts through June. With Cape Air starting service in September the final end of year numbers will be through the roof!
Jump to postThanks for the explanation airlineworker. So with the new length and threshold limitations, would a 717 or the new A220 have enough room to operate?
Jump to postSo is it an accurate calculation that the runway in HVN will increase in length from 5600' to 7000' with no overruns? And will the lack of overruns have any limitations on the actual landing thresholds? How does John Wayne Airport handle 757's and other smaller mainline aircraft with a 5700' runway?...
Jump to postImpressive research VS4ever. If MHT continues to decline in the future, we may eventually see BVT catch up to it in passenger counts. Don't think anyone would have predicted this turn of events over a decade ago. After the morning push the terminal must be eerily quiet with the exception of the Sout...
Jump to postThats good news for PWM. May was the one month where the passenger count was actually expected to be less than last years due to the lack of JetBlue service until June. Looks like the Jetport is on track for a modest gain (4-6%) over CY1018's record numbers. The renovated baggage claim approach area...
Jump to postDisappointing news for MHT, hopefully the new director can turn things around and attract a new airline. Any chance of Frontier starting service now that they are pulling out of Pease?
Jump to postI think it's a mix of both Portsmouth and Worcester due to the close proximity. Not seeing many NH plates at PWM so I don't think there is much leakage heading north, maybe a few from the Rochester/Dover area. It's possible that travelers from Lowell, Lawrence, and Haverhill who used to be loyal to ...
Jump to postI don't think anyone including airlineworker is predicting that HVN will ever become a regional hub primarily due to it's infrastructure limitations, parking issues and inadequate terminal space. However, if the runway can eventually be lengthened to around 6500' it is possible it can become a viabl...
Jump to postI would also factor in Bridgeport (CT's largest city) along with Fairfield and Stratford as potential users of HVN. Cities further west like Norwalk and Stamford would probably continue to use the metro New York options.
Jump to postGot a tour of the construction site at PWM last week. The central lower portion (circa 1969) of the terminal that leads from the concourse exit to baggage claim is progressing well and will be completed next month. Moving the escalators back has really opened up the area and the design elements that...
Jump to postFinal 2018 Enplanements and Regional Market Share for New England's busiest airports: (1) BOS 20,341,531 70.7% (2) BDL 3,330,743 11.5% (3) PVD * 2,150,000 7.4% (4) PWM 1,073,567 3.7% (5) MHT 926,481 3.2% (6) BTV 674,944 2.3% (7) BGR 303,546 1.1% * Projection
Jump to postExcellent year for Burlington! Close to a record year and with the addition of Frontier it looks like 700,000 enplanements may be within reach for 2019.
Jump to post^ That sounds like a good estimate. BTV had 578,000 enplanements in 2017, an 8% increase would get Burlington to around 625,000 enplanements for last year. That would put the combined enplanements/deplanements close to your figure. Looks like BTV's record was 700,000 enplanements during 2009, so las...
Jump to postMy bad, meant to add deplanements also.
Jump to post2018 enplanements: PWM 2,134,430 MHT 1,818,265 BTV ???????
Jump to postThe best news out of this article is that PWM's three legacy airlines are only separated by 8% which keeps prices competitive and provides the Portland market with stability and plenty of route options. Paul Bradbury has done an outstanding job as the airport director! Now that the 2018 enplanements...
Jump to postThanks guys, the good ole days for Portland and Burlington! Hopper, I think we only had 6 loading bridges back then and I recall USAir using the ones at the western end of the terminal. I hated filling the deice trucks outside of Delta's old cargo building during the winter but liked being able to p...
Jump to postI think Jacksonville is too far (140 miles) but I do agree that there is potential from the Brunswick/Golden Isles area which is at the halfway point and the former hometown of my ex wife!
Jump to postAllegiant seems to be everywhere with the most interesting business model of any airline! At least Savannah is a great destination choice from Providence and should work well.
Jump to postGuess I could have added UA's Saturday mainline to DEN which starts in June. So if we pick a Saturday during the summer PWM could have around 23 mainline flights which is the most I can ever recall. Maybe hopper would know historically because there were quite a few mainline flights in the late 90's...
Jump to postDuring the summer DL will have 13 daily departures from PWM with 5 being mainline (ATL, DET, LGA) for the Silver medal. UA grabs the Bronze with 13 daily departures with 3 being mainline (EWR, ORD). So PWM's three largest airlines will contribute a total of 43 daily departures with 13/14 mainline op...
Jump to postFlying to LAX in April on Delta. Taking a 717 outbound from PWM to DTW and an A320 from ATL to PWM on the way home. Gotta love mainline!
Jump to postFex180, I counted Elite to get to 7, who's the 8th?
Jump to post^ Research was based on the current calendar year through December. If BTV has mainline to IAD later this year I missed it and I apologize. Mainline for this purpose is aircraft with 100 plus seats regardless of airline status. Did not see any MHT-CLT mainline scheduled for later this year, looks li...
Jump to postI just researched Northern New England 's big three for the amount of mainline destinations available via each airport throughout the year including seasonal markets/routes. This is scheduled service and does not include random equipment changes or diversions. MHT: (8) PHL, ATL, DTW, BWI, MDW, MCO, ...
Jump to postSo what commercial aircraft is similar in size to a KC-10? Is stature based on weight, wingspan, length or a combination of all three?
Jump to postThanks hopper, can't always believe what you hear. You are without question the PWM historian!
Jump to postAlways heard that the L1011 flown by FedEx in previous years was considered the largest non military aircraft to use PWM. Not sure how it compares in size to a 757, 767 or even the variations of Air Force One (757 version?) that have landed at the jetport in the past. Fex180, this is certainly your ...
Jump to postThere's going to be 110 annoyed passengers spending the night in Portland, especially after being so close to LGA! I would have diverted them south to ABE or AVP which is only getting rain and where DL serves both markets.
Jump to post^ Good news. Looks like DL will be utilizing a daily mainline (717/319) from PWM-DTW starting in April also. This will be an improvement over the occasional 717 we sometimes get during the summer and fall.
Jump to postDoes anyone else think that it would be better for marketing purposes if MHT would change it's name to New Hampshire International? Other than it's one month of fame every four years during the primary process, "Manchester" just does not seem to resonate with vacationers or the traveling p...
Jump to postbtvhopper, the Office of Management and Budget defines metropolitan areas through a complex and detailed format, you don't. Burlington's MSA covers 3 counties just like Portland's. Portland's CSA counts the Lewiston-Auburn area, it's MSA does not. Burlington does not warrant a CSA because it's not l...
Jump to postI think PWM and BTV (seasonal set up for Porter Airlines?) have the same permanent CBP issues. Did not know that Frontier was negotiating to purchase WOW airlines which may help Portsmouth over Portland for future TATL service.
Jump to postNice article and you may be correct though Frontier is now established and doing well at PWM and I don't anticipate any leakage down to Pease on the same airline. Not sure on PWM's draw from the Portsmouth area but it could have a small impact and may be a bigger issue for MHT.
Jump to postThe downside to BTV over PWM is population based in my opinion. You may lure larger TATL aircraft to your airport but it's imperative that you fill the seats on a regular basis. Burlington has 218,000 in it's metropolitan area compared to Portland's 532,000. I understand BTV's ability to potentially...
Jump to postForgot to add load factors for PWM during the previous 10 months: JAN 68%, FEB 79%, MAR 73%, APR 81%, MAY 78%, JUN 80%, JUL 85 %, AUG 88%, SEP 85%, OCT88%
Jump to postUpdate on Portland International Jetport: Overall YTD 2018 total passengers are up 227,905 resulting in a 14.3% increase through October 30. PWM has experienced 7 consecutive record months and is on pace for over 2.1 million passengers by the end of December. Outbound capacity is up 46,681 seats (9....
Jump to postSo it looks like PWM will probably surpass 1 million enplanements this year, up from 926,000 in CY 2017.
Jump to postThanks uconn, did not know that BDL was owned by the State of Connecticut.
Jump to postIt's interesting to me that BDL has always been considered Hartford's airport. Springfield never gets any love, it's larger than Hartford in population (154K to 124K) and the airport is located in between both cities even though it's actually a little closer to Hartford. Must be because of the CT ad...
Jump to postMaybe Delta will pick up the slack to JFK from PWM during the off season with the return of a few mainline flights?
Jump to postAny progress with PVD's potential name change? Heard that Rhode Island International is at the top of the list with "Providence" somewhere in the name as another viable option. Not sure if it's physical location in Warwick would make it a tougher sell? I kind of like Greater Providence Int...
Jump to post^ Great news. Did not know that AA counted the E-190 as mainline seeing that it only has 99 seats and I was under the impression the A319 was their smallest mainline aircraft.
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