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Albany International Airport is six miles (9 km) northwest of Albany, in
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, United States. It is owned by the Albany County Airport Authority. ALB covers of land. It is an air port of entry in the town of Colonie. It was built on the site of the Shaker settlement about north of Albany and stretching north to the hamlet of Verdoy. The airport is a Class Charlie Airspace. Albany International Airport serves as the major air center for the Capital Region, Northeastern New York, and Western New England. In 2019, the airport handled a total of 1,518,969 passengers, which was a 3.6% increase from 2018. Many airlines serve the airport, with Southwest Airlines having the most presence. They hold 34% of the total airline share at Albany. Along with Southwest Airlines, Albany sees service with many other low-cost carriers, including JetBlue Airways, Allegiant Airlines, and Frontier Airlines. The airport is the fourth largest in New York State.


History

Albany International was the first and remains the oldest, municipal airport in the United States. In 1908 the airstrip was on a former polo field on Loudonville Road, north of the city in the town of Colonie. In 1909 the airport moved to
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, in the city of Albany, but at that time was in the town of
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; the airport was named at this time. The airport was named after
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's son, Quentin, a fighter pilot during World War I. A$10,000 prize was established for sustained flight between Albany and New York City; Glenn Curtiss achieved this on May 29, 1910. Other early pioneers of aviation that stopped at this early field were
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,
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, and James Doolittle. Mayor
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once said "a city without the foresight to build an airport for the new traffic may soon be left behind in the race for competition". He, therefore, decided to build in 1928 a new modern airport on the Shaker site near Albany-Shaker Road in Colonie, not far from the original polo fields used as the first site of the municipal airport. The Shakers not only sold the land used but also loaned the use of tractors and tools. The early Albany Airport was often closed and threatened with a closure which prompted repeated improvements in the late 1930s and 1940s. The airport was closed from January 1939 until December 1940, when it reopened to traffic during daylight hours only, and then with no restrictions since January 1942. The airport has not been closed (other than for weather and emergency landings) since. The February 1947 C&GS chart shows three 3500-foot (1050-meter) runways aimed 12, 98, and 133 degrees magnetic. By 1950, the primary runway was up to 5000 feet (1500 meters) in length and was hard-surfaced. In 1966 and 1967, the north–south runway was extended to . In the 1980s, the main runway was extended again to the north to . The east/west crosswind runway was also extended eastward to from in the early 2000s, but the landing threshold was maintained, thus the available landing distance was unchanged because of obstructions to the east, but the full length was available for takeoffs to the west. A few years later, another of the runway was added to the north end of the main runway to bring it to its length. The north–south runway gained runway centerline lighting and the north-facing runway added touchdown zone lighting to lower landing minimums - including a category two instrument landing system approach. ALB was jointly owned and managed by the city and county of Albany until 1960 when Mayor
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ended the city's stake. In 1962 a new terminal building opened. A landside building had ticket counters, a coffee shop, and baggage claim on the first floor and a restaurant, offices and viewing area on the second floor. A single-story boarding concourse extended outwards from this building. In 1968 this concourse was widened to allow more concessions and boarding space. The terminal was expanded again in 1979, with the addition of a new two-story building attached diagonally to the northwest. It had boarding gates for
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on the second floor and baggage carousels on the first floor. The Albany County Airport Authority was created by the county in 1993 with a 40-year lease to operate the airport in 1996. Construction of a new terminal began on May 16, 1996; it opened in June 1998. It was designed by Reynolds, Smith & Hills and Stracher-Roth-Gilmore, and it was built around the existing terminal, most of which was demolished upon its completion. Only the 1979 extension remains from the old terminal building. In 1999 the Airport Authority began building a addition to the new terminal for Southwest Airlines' use. The project was completed in 2000 and included the addition of two new dual jet bridges allowing passengers to board and deplane from front and rear doors of the aircraft. Construction started in 2019 for various airport improvements. This includes a new 1,000 car parking garage, which will open in March 2020; new solar panels, escalators, energy efficient taxiway lighting, concessions are also being installed. In addition, some passenger jet bridges are being replaced. Frontier Airlines “temporarily” left ALB in late 2022, leaving gate C1 without a use. It is unknown if Frontier intends to return to service in Albany in the future.


Future

In September 2022, the upgrades were finished and the airport secured a large amount of funding to begin a new project. This project would extend the bridge that goes from the north garage to the main terminal, adding a new feel to walking through or driving under it. It will make space for concessions and retail to appear in those spaces. The project will also improve passenger flow for the airport, and will improve the inside of the airport overall. A completion date is unknown as of October 2022 for this project.


Service history

In 1946-61 American Airlines, TWA and Colonial/Eastern flew to Albany, but nonstops didn't reach beyond New York City and Buffalo until 1967. Eastern left in 1961 and TWA left in 1965, leaving Mohawk and a few American flights. The first jets were American and Mohawk
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s in late 1966 (runway 1/19 was extended south sometime in 1966–67, from ). Before
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in 1978, most flights at Albany were on "trunk carriers" (
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and Eastern Air Lines) and "local service carrier" (
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, which renamed itself
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in 1979). After deregulation, many new airlines expanded to Albany. Most did not survive the 1980s. Airlines at Albany after deregulation include: *
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, which added Albany as part of an unsuccessful expansion in 1979. Albany was the only Upstate New York city served by the colorful Dallas-based airline that shut down in 1982. * Empire Airlines, a regional carrier based in Utica, opened a hub at
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after deregulation and operated flights from Albany and other Northeast cities with a fleet of regional jets and turboprops. *
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, a commuter carrier, ran a hub at Albany in the 1980s; its small turboprops flew around the Northeast and into Canada. *
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, a low-cost carrier founded in 1981 with a hub at
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. People grew quickly into a major carrier, but couldn't maintain it and was purchased by
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in 1986. Continental's
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and
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affiliates served Albany until the merger with United in 2010. *
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, a pre-deregulation local service carrier based in North Carolina, expanded to the Northeast with a hub at
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; they flew to Albany from there. They bought Empire in 1985 and merged them into itself. In 1989 Piedmont was bought by USAir. *
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, an airline formed from the merger of three pre-deregulation local service carriers, began flying from Albany to their Detroit hub in 1984. They were bought by Northwest Airlines in 1987; Delta Air Lines bought Northwest in 2008 and took over their operations in 2009. * TWA ( Trans World Airlines) served Albany briefly around 1979–1981 during a short-lived experiment running a hub in Pittsburgh. * United Airlines had long served Rochester and Buffalo, and added Albany and Syracuse in 1982. United and its affiliates serve Albany today. During 1986–1987 the airline industry saw a series of mergers; after 1989 the US airline industry was dominated by six "legacy carriers": American, United, Delta, Northwest, USAir, and Continental. All six served Albany themselves or by their regional affiliates. During the 1990s, Albany and other Upstate markets enjoyed little low-fare service, and the legacy carriers mostly kept fares high.
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' entry into Albany in 2000 brought a new era of low fare service.


CommutAir hub

In early 2001,
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started to invest in an Albany hub. The hub was to connect a number of smaller cities in the Northeastern United States via the Albany hub. This allowed passengers to travel between cities that lack the demand for a
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between them while still bypassing busy, delay-prone hubs in major cities. These flights were operated under the
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brand using
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1900Ds. The flights were scheduled in banks so that passengers would only have a 20-minute layover in Albany between flights, thereby minimizing travel times. At its peak, CommutAir served
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,
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, Buffalo, Burlington, Elmira, Portland,
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,
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, Islip, Hartford, White Plains, Manchester,
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, Ottawa. The hub was closed down in late 2005 to shift operations to Cleveland. A few of the markets did do well. As of March 2018, CommutAir operates several daily flights from Albany to its hubs at
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and
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for United Express. CommutAir also has its largest
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base at Albany, serving its
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fleet. Previously CommutAir main maintenance base was located at
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, but CommutAir moved the maintenance base to Albany in 2014.


Main terminal and concourses


Main terminal

The main terminal is divided into two levels. Level 1 includes the main check-in area, baggage claim, car rental, and taxi services. Level 2 includes a public waiting area. The security checkpoint leads passengers to a central atrium and all three concourses.


Concourses

Concourse A was opened in 1998. The concourse currently hosts
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and United. Concourse B hosts
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, and
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. Concourse C was opened in June 1998 as part of the airport's $184 million renovation project. Concourse C has three gates, with two currently being used by
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and one vacant.


Airlines and destinations


Passenger


Cargo


Statistics


Top destinations


Airline shares


Local accommodations


Car

Albany International Airport has direct access to
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and
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via Albany-Shaker Road, a , four-lane boulevard. On August 14, 2018, New York state officials announced the new
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Exit 3 which will provide direct access to Albany International Airport. The airport is served by major car rental companies Hertz, Enterprise, Budget, and National as well as by
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, Lyft, local taxi and limousine services.


Bus

Albany International Airport is served by
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Routes 117, 155, and 737. Route 737 provides access to
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, while Route 117 provides access to Colonie and
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via
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and
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.
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and
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also provides intercity bus service to and from the airport. You can also pick up a Vermont Translines bus to Vermont and Southern New York.


Rail

The closest rail station to Albany Airport is Schenectady Amtrak Station in
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at from the airport and mainly services western New York and goes east–west. For more rail options, Albany–Rensselaer Amtrak Station is away and services as the main Amtrak operations center in the Capital Region, they service New York City and Western New York, east–west and north–south.


Walking

As of October 2020, the Albany County government working with the State of New York, has achieved a brand new stretch of sidewalk now spanning from the corner of Albany Shaker Road and Route 155 to the corner of Albany Shaker Road and Wolf Road. There also is a walk/bike path that you can connect to Via the new sidewalk at the corner of Albany Shaker Road and Route 155. There is also a small viewing area/park at the corner of Albany Shaker road and the on/exit ramp of I-87 (Exit 3).


Public shopping

As of February 2021, the Albany region has two main shopping centers. Colonie Center is right around the corner from the Albany Airport and has its fair share of big name operators, including Macy's, Barnes and Noble, and Boscov's. Albany also has another larger shopping center, Crossgates Mall, which is a short drive down the Interstate (I-87) and has many name brand stores, including Macy's, H & M, Best Buy, JCPenney, Athleta, and Burlington Coat Factory.


Incidents and accidents

On September 16, 1953, American Airlines Flight 723, a
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, was flying
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- Springfield- Albany-
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- Rochester- Buffalo-Detroit-Chicago when it crashed and caught fire after flying into a series of radio towers in a fog while descending for landing. All 28 occupants on board (25 passengers and 3 crew) were killed. On March 3, 1972, Mohawk Airlines Flight 405, a
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, crashed into a house in Albany, on approach to Albany County Airport. The crew had difficulty getting the cruise lock to disengage in one of the engines. While the crew attempted to deal with the problem, the aircraft crashed short of the airfield, killing 16 of the 48 people in the aircraft and one person on the ground.


See also

* New York World War II Army airfields *
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References


External links

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