Shreveport Regional Airport is a public use

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. It is owned by the City of Shreveport and located four nautical miles (7 km) southwest of its

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. The airport's runways and terminal are visible to traffic along

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, a main east–west corridor of the

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. Shreveport Regional was designed to replace the

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, which limited growth due to its close proximity of the Red River. The airport had 683,498 passengers in

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2019. According to the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems, it is a ''primary commercial service'' airport. The FAA classifies Shreveport Regional Airport as a "Small Hub" airport. For the 2018 calendar year, Shreveport Regional Airport ranked just under Mobile Regional Airport (Mobile,

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) and Augusta Regional Airport (Augusta,

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) and just above Grand Canyon National Park Airport (Grand Canyon,

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) and Aspen-Pitkin County Airport (Aspen,

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) in total enplanements.

History

Historically, Shreveport was served by a number of airlines operating mainline jet service.

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was a major player at the airport for many years as Shreveport was a "

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" and mini-hub for this air carrier. According to the February 1, 1976, edition of the

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(OAG), Delta was operating thirty-three (33) flights a day with

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and

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jetliners from Shreveport. The December 15, 1979, Delta timetable lists ten (10) daily direct, no change of plane and nonstop jet services to Atlanta as well as daily nonstop jet flights to Dallas/Fort Worth, Houston, Little Rock, Birmingham, AL, Jackson, MS, Memphis, New Orleans, and Baton Rouge. This Delta timetable also lists one-stop, no change of plane direct jet service from Shreveport to New York–La Guardia Airport, Los Angeles, San Francisco, National (now known as Reagan National) Airport in Washington, D.C., Phoenix, Denver, Chicago, and St. Louis. Delta later operated

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and

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jetliners from the airport as well.

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flew

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jets nonstop to Memphis.

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(

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) served the airport as well with

jet service to St. Louis. Other airlines that previously served Shreveport included the original

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flying

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jets followed by

jetliners nonstop to New Orleans and Fort Smith, AR, and also direct to Kansas City, Tulsa, Chicago and Minneapolis/St Paul. The original

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also served Shreveport and operated

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jetliners nonstop to Dallas/Fort Worth with direct, one-stop service to Denver. In the late 1970s

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serviced Shreveport with daily flights between Dallas and Texarkana using

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aircraft. In later years,

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flew

and

jet service nonstop to Dallas/Fort Worth while

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operated

jets on nonstop flights to Houston. Now defunct

Royale Airlines Royale Airlines was a regional airline with headquarters on the grounds of Shreveport Regional Airport (SHV) in Shreveport, Louisiana. Operations Royale operated scheduled passenger flights in Louisiana, Texas, Mississippi, Tennessee and Florid ...

, a commuter airline, was based at the Shreveport Regional Airport from 1962 until 1989. It served 23 cities in Louisiana, Texas, Mississippi and Florida using

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and

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turboprops as well as

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jetliners.

Facilities and aircraft

Shreveport Regional Airport covers an area of at an

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of 258 feet (79 m) above

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. It has two

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paved

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s: 14/32 is 8,348 by 200 feet (2,544 x 61 m) and 6/24 is 7,002 by 150 feet (2,134 × 46 m). The airport is located off Hollywood Avenue with access to

. Shreveport Public Works Commissioner H. Lane Mitchell was a major figure in campaigning to have the airport located on Hollywood Ave. In 2009, the airport opened a $30 million cargo terminal, which serves as an anchor for the Aero Park Industrial Park. Cargo tenants include

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, Integrated Airline Solutions, USA Jet, and Empire Airlines. The recently renovated terminal now features wireless access and a restaurant between the two security checkpoints. The airport is also an alternate destination for American Airlines flights that cannot land at Dallas-Fort Worth Int'l and United Airlines that cannot land at Houston Intercontinental Airport due to bad weather. In June 2017, regional feeder

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Airlines closed their Shreveport-based Embraer regional jet aircraft maintenance hangar. In 2018,

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created a consolidated maintenance center at Shreveport Regional to serve its growing fleet of 16

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and

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aircraft. The airline moved into the former Expressjet facilities. The airline cited Shreveport's central location as the reason for the airport being selected. The facility took in its first Boeing 747 on August 17, 2018. Shreveport Regional Airport was named the "2009 Louisiana Airport of the Year." This was Shreveport's third time winning this award.

Airlines and destinations

Currently, most airline services from Shreveport are flown with regional jet aircraft with the exception of flights operated by

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which are operated with

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jetliners.

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flies nonstop to Atlanta with

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and CRJ-900 regional jets on behalf of Delta.

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operating on behalf of

began flying four daily nonstop flights with

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E175 and

CRJ 700 regional jet aircraft featuring first class and coach cabin service to Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW). American Eagle also operates

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regional jets to DFW and CRJ-700 aircraft to Charlotte.

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flights to Denver (DEN) and Houston (IAH) are both operated with ERJ-145 aircraft.

Passenger

Destinations map

Cargo

Statistics

Annual traffic

Annual passenger travel (enplanements + deplanements) at SHV, 2009–2018:

Top destinations

Airport operations and services

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2021, the airport had 32,563 aircraft operations, an average of 89 per day: 25%

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, 37%

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, 30%

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and 8%

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. At that time there were 62 aircraft based at this airport: 22 single-

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, 14 multi-engine, 24 jet and 2

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Ground transportation service

The Shreveport Regional Airport has many options for transportation to and from the airport. Rental car companies: * Avis * Budget * Enterprise * Hertz * National * Thrifty Taxi and limo services: * Action Taxi * Ace Cabs, Inc. * Yellow Checker Cab * VIP Taxi * Shreveport Limousine Rideshare: * Uber * Lyft Public transportation is also available through SPORTRAN, Shreveport-Bossier's extensive public bus system.

The arts and the airport

Art at the Airport (Artport)

In 1990, the Airport Beautification Committee began a campaign to bring art and media to the Shreveport Regional Airport. Paintings, photographs, and projects by local school children decorate the lobby, hallways, and terminals of the airport. Officially known as Artport, the campaign declares itself "the only revolving public art display located in an airport setting in America, Artport features artwork from over 100 local and regional artists". The Airport Beautification Committee hosts an annual gala-style event at the Shreveport Regional Airport showcasing local artists and raising funds for the program.

Louisiana film industry

Since Hurricane Katrina devastated much of New Orleans and south Louisiana in 2005, Shreveport has been home to the booming film industry in Louisiana. With production companies shooting films all over north Louisiana, the Shreveport Regional has seen growth in flights, passengers, air cargo operations, and even filming at the airport itself. Requests can be made to film at the Shreveport Regional Airport. The airport boasts that it is "a proud supporter of the Shreveport-Bossier Film Industry" and that it has "a reputation for making production easy, with full support and streamlined paperwork." The following is a list of productions shot at either Shreveport Regional or Shreveport Downtown airports:

Accidents and incidents

On January 10, 1954, a

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operated by Union Producing Comp crashed 10 miles SE of SHV during approach due to ice accumulation on the wings. Both crew members and all ten passengers were killed.

References

External links

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