Palm Beach International Airport is a public airport in

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, located just west of the city of

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, United States, which it serves as the primary airport for. It is also the primary airport for most of Palm Beach County, serving the suburbs and cities of

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, Boynton Beach,

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, and Palm Beach Gardens. It is the third busiest airport in the

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after

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and

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. The airport is operated by Palm Beach County's Department of Airports. Road access to the airport is direct from I-95, Southern Boulevard, and Congress Avenue. The airport is bordered on the west by Military Trail.

History

Palm Beach International Airport began operations in 1936 as Morrison Field. It was named in honor of

Grace Morrison Grace Morrison (1896 - September 5, 1936) was an American activist secretary and aviator. Morrison was the namesake for Morrison Field, which later expanded into Palm Beach International Airport. Morrison had led the movement to construct the ai ...

, a key participant in the planning and organization of the airfield. The first flight departing the field was a New York bound DC-2 operated by

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in 1936. The airport was dedicated on December 19, 1936. In 1937, the airport expanded beyond an airstrip and an administration building when the Palm Beach Aero Corporation obtained a lease, built hangars and the first terminal on the south side of the airport. The new terminal was known as the Eastern Air Lines Terminal. The field was used by the

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during

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. Following the

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, Morrison Field was used for training and later as a staging base for the Allied invasion of France, with numerous aircraft departing Morrison en route to the United Kingdom to take part in the

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invasion of Normandy. Morrison Field was a stopover for flights to and from India, via Brazil and West Africa. In 1947, the newly established U.S. Air Force returned Morrison Field to Palm Beach County. The name was changed to Palm Beach International Airport in 1948. The airport was again used by the U.S. Air Force in 1951 and renamed Palm Beach Air Force Base under the control of the

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(MATS). USAF operations occupied the north half of the airfield while civil operations and the airline terminal used the south half. MATS used the base for training with the host unit being the

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(Heavy), and its 1740th Heavy Transport Training Unit. The 1707 ATW was known as the "University of MATS", becoming the primary USAF training unit for all Air Force personnel supporting and flying heavy transport aircraft. These included

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, C-118 Liftmaster, C-97 Stratofreighter, and

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maintenance training along with aircrew and transition pilot training. Nearly 23,000 airmen trained at Palm Beach AFB during the

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. The

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used Palm Beach AFB as headquarters for hurricane research, flying the first WB-50D Superfortress "Hurricane Hunter" aircraft from the base in 1956. After several years of Palm Beach County fighting the Air Force presence in West Palm Beach, the Air Force started to close down operations there. The 1707 ATW was inactivated on June 30, 1959, and reassigned to

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, Oklahoma. With the wing's departure, Palm Beach County took over airfield operations. The Air Force retained a small presence at the base with the

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becoming the main operational unit at Palm Beach AFB, performing hurricane and weather research for the

. The Air Photographic and Charting Service (APCS) moved its 1370th Photo-Mapping Wing to the base, performing geodetic survey flights. The Air Force finally closed Palm Beach AFB in 1962, and all property was conveyed to Palm Beach International Airport the same year.

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began scheduled flights in 1959 and

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in 1960. The first turbine-powered flights were Eastern Airlines Lockheed L-188 Electras in 1959, and Eastern DC-8 nonstops to Idlewild started in December 1960.

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was a frequent visitor to PBI during

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's presidency in the early 1960s. Local voters defeated a proposal to relocate the airport around this time, instead choosing to expand the existing facilities. In October 1966, an eight-gate Main Terminal opened on the northeast side of the airport; in 1974

moved into its own six-gate terminal with the airport's first jetways. The

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(FAA) built a new Air Traffic Control Tower on the south side of the airport during this period. By the mid-1970s, the airport's dominant carriers were

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, Eastern and

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. Eastern operated the airport's only widebody service at the time, daily L-1011s to

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and

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. By 1979, National operated daily DC-10 service to JFK,

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and

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, while Eastern operated L-1011s to

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and Delta operated L-1011s to

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. By 1985, eight widebodies a day flew between PBI and the three New York airports. The 25-gate David McCampbell Terminal, named for a World War II naval flying ace, was dedicated in 1988. In 2003, the terminal was voted among the finest in the nation by readers of Conde Nast Traveler Magazine. In that year, a new landscaped I-95 interchange was built to decrease traffic on Southern Boulevard (

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) extending Turnage Boulevard (the road around the perimeter of the concourse). Competition from rapidly expanding

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cut growth at the airport in the 1990s. The 2001 recession and the September 11 terrorist attacks further inhibited growth, but development in South Florida since 2002 has finally led to a surge of passenger traffic at the airport. In addition, discount carriers such as JetBlue and

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began service to PBI. In 2006, the county embarked on an interim expansion program by breaking ground on a 7-story parking garage and the addition of 3 gates in Concourse C. Long range expansions include gates at Concourse B and the eventual construction of a new 14 gate Concourse D to be extended east from the present terminal. Following the 2016 election of

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, Air Force One again became a frequent visitor to PBI, typically parking on the south side of the airport near Southern Boulevard while Trump visited his nearby Mar-a-Lago estate. Until 2017, a line of

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es was used as a temporary barrier between the aircraft and onlookers. Palm Beach County stated that it would erect a more permanent barrier system in mid-2017, but the school buses were still in use as of November.

Facilities

Palm Beach International Airport covers and has three runways: * 10L-28R: 10,001 x 150 ft. (3,048 x 46 m) Asphalt * 10R-28L: 3,214 x 75 ft. (980 x 23 m) Asphalt * 14–32: 6,931 x 150 ft. (2,113 x 46 m) Asphalt The airport's runway designations were changed by the FAA to their current configuration on December 17, 2009. Previously, they had been 9L-27R, 9R-27L, and 13–31. PBI Airport has 32 gates (28 jetway gates, 4 hardstands). As of 2018, Concourse A has 4 hardstand gates and houses

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and Silver Airways. Concourse B has 13 jetway gates and houses Air Canada,

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, and

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. Concourse C has 15 gates and holds

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, JetBlue, and Spirit Airlines.

Control tower

A new Airport Traffic Control tower is active on the north side of the airport (west of concourse A, off Belvedere Rd.) along with a single-story, ATBM Base Building. The current tower lies on the southern side of the airport.

Helicopters

* Helicopter operations typically use 10R/28L or its parallel taxiways or make a direct approach to either Customs or the Galaxy Aviation ramp. * Palm Beach County Sheriffs Office (PBSO) maintains its air division from a hangar at the southwest corner of the airport. * Health Care District of Palm Beach County operates the Traumahawk with Palm Beach County Fire-Rescue from a hangar at the southwest corner of the airport, next to PBSO.

Other hangars

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fixed-base operator ( FBO) and hangars are located along the southern edge of the airport, with entrance access available by the

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FBO. Other FBOs at PBI include

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and

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Fire protection and emergency medical services

The Palm Beach County Fire Rescue Aviation Battalion is located between runways at PBI. The fire station which is located near the center of the airport grounds, is home to 13 pieces of specialized fire fighting equipment. These apparatus include: * An air stair which allows for assistance in deplaning in an emergency * Five airport crash tenders that go by the call sign ''Dragon'' (Dragon 1, Dragon 2, etc.) * A foam unit that carries

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concentrate to assist with extinguishing a fire * A heavy rescue vehicle that carries additional tools for plane crashes and other

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Trauma Hawk

The Trauma Hawk Station, which is located at the south west corner of the airport, Palm Beach County Fire Rescue has two

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C helos. The department partners with the Palm Beach County Health Care District to operate the Trauma Hawk Aero-Medical Program. The Trauma Hawk program, which was established in November 1990, replaced the use of Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office helicopters to medevac critically injured patients to area hospitals.

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s are identically equipped and can carry two patients each and up to four medical attendants if needed. Each helicopter is staffed with a pilot, a

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(RN) and a

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. The nurses and paramedics are Palm Beach County Fire Rescue employees while the pilots are Health Care District employees.

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

Cargo

Destinations map

Statistics

Top destinations

Airline market share

Annual traffic

Ground transportation

Rail

Palm Beach International Airport is near the West Palm Beach Brightline Station served by Brightline and the West Palm Beach train station served by

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intercity trains and

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commuter trains. The latter no longer provides a shuttle bus service from the station to the airport.

Road

Palm Tran buses No. 40 and No. 44 serve the airport. Both provide connections to the Amtrak/Tri-Rail West Palm Beach train station. The station is also served by Greyhound buses.

Controversies

In conjunction with the slated construction of a new ATC tower at PBIA, the

intended to transfer all of PBIA's

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lers whose assigned sector is between 5 and from the airport to a remote facility at Miami International Airport. Ground traffic controllers, and approach controllers whose sector is within of the runway would have remained at PBIA. The FAA cited the move as a cost-cutting measure, but critics say that it creates a risk to South Florida air traffic if the Miami facility is damaged in a hurricane or a terrorist attack. The

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opposed the move. The remote facility at Miami International Airport houses air traffic controllers for Miami and Fort Lauderdale international airports.

sued to block the expansion of one of the runways at PBIA in 2010. In 2015, he initiated a $100 million lawsuit over the flight path that passes over his Mar-a-Lago estate. He dropped the lawsuit in 2016 after his presidential victory ensured some type of

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over his property.

Accidents and incidents

* On August 21, 1956, a USAF

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crashed during its initial climb at then

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when a prop cuff came off an engine and went through the fuselage cutting control cables, the aircraft banked to the right and crashed into a tree nursery, three out of the six occupants were killed. * On January 30, 2008, American Airlines Flight 1738, a

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flying from Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in

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, had to make an emergency landing in West Palm Beach after the captain reported smoke in the cockpit. Of the 137 passengers and seven crewmembers, one passenger and five crewmembers were taken to the hospital, including the captain and the first officer. * On November 11, 2010, a

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flying from Palm Beach International Airport to

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crashed on a taxiway after an engine failed during takeoff. The plane was operated by Florida Institute of Technology's College of Aeronautics and all four aboard—two FIT flight students, a flight instructor, and a passenger—were killed. * On October 25, 2012, Spirit Airlines Flight 946, an Airbus A319 flying from

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, had made an emergency landing after engine No. 2 had failed on the aircraft. The plane had landed safely, and there was no damage to the plane or injuries reported. * On March 24, 2014, Delta Airlines Flight 2014, a McDonnell Douglas MD-90 flying from

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to Palm Beach International Airport, had declared an emergency due to a hydraulic problem and made an emergency landing on runway 28R. There was no damage to the plane and there were no injuries. * On July 21, 2016, American Airlines Flight 1822, an Airbus A319 flying from Palm Beach International Airport to

experienced a hydraulic fluid leak while taxiing for departure. Passengers exited the aircraft via emergency slides. Seventeen people were treated for various injuries. *On May 10, 2022, a

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with two passengers aboard en route from Marsh Harbour Airport in the

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in Fort Pierce, Florida, made an emergency landing at Palm Beach International Airport. After the pilot fell ill and lost consciousness, passenger Darren Harrison took control and called the tower at Treasure Coast International. Robert Morgan, an air traffic controller and a certified flight instructor, guided Harrison, who had no flying experience, to land safely at Palm Beach. The pilot who collapsed was hospitalized and his condition later stabilized. Neither passenger was injured.

References

External links

Palm Beach International Airport
official site *
Terminal Map with airlines

* {{Authority control Airports in Florida Airports established in 1936 Airports in Palm Beach County, Florida 1936 establishments in Florida