Hazleton Regional Airport is a public airport two miles northwest of
Hazleton, in
Luzerne County
Luzerne County is a County (United States), county in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. According to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and is water. It is Northeaste ...
,
Pennsylvania
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The airport had
Air Pennsylvania
Air Pennsylvania was a commuter airline active from 1976 to 1982 and based in Reading, Pennsylvania. It was owned by Eugene F. Plum II, whose family also operated a flight school and other airlines as Perkiomen Airways based in Reading, Pennsylvani ...
flights to Philadelphia; Allegheny Airlines stopped there from 1957 until Allegheny Commuter took over in 1968.
Facilities
The airport covers at an elevation of 1,603 feet (489 m). Its single runway, 10/28, is 4,898 by 100 feet (1,493 x 30 m) asphalt.
In the year ending October 21, 2008 the airport had 23,942 aircraft operations, average 65 per day: 99%
general aviation
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and 1% military. 42 aircraft were then based at the airport: 86% single-engine, 2% multi-engine, 5% jet and 7%
helicopter
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.
See also
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List of airports in Pennsylvania
This is a list of airports in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, grouped by type and sorted by location. The list includes public-use and military airports in the state. Some private-use and former airports may be included where notable, such as air ...
References
External links
Aerial photo as of 13 April 1999from
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Airports in Pennsylvania
Transportation buildings and structures in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
Hazleton, Pennsylvania