Tri-State Airport Milton J. Ferguson Field | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Tri-State Airport Authority | ||||||||||
| Serves | Huntington–Ashland metropolitan area | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 828 ft / 252 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°22′01″N 082°33′31″W / 38.36694°N 82.55861°W | ||||||||||
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Tri-State Airport (IATA: HTS, ICAO: KHTS, FAA LID: HTS) (Milton J. Ferguson Field) is a public airport in Wayne County, West Virginia, United States,[1] three miles south of Huntington, West Virginia,[1] near Ceredo and Kenova. Owned by the Tri-State Airport Authority,[1] it serves Huntington; Ashland, Kentucky; and Ironton, Ohio. It has heavy use for general aviation, and after the withdrawal of Delta Air Lines in June 2012, it was down to two airlines, one of which provides nationwide connecting service. In addition, there is one cargo airline flying to the airport, for a total of three commercial airlines serving it. On August 2, 2021, a federal subsidy was announced to subsidize flights to Washington-Dulles and Chicago-O'Hare airports. It is not yet known which airline will operate the flights. [2]
Federal Aviation Administration records say the airport had 115,263 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2010, 10.9% more than 2009.[3] The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2017–2021 categorized it as a non-hub primary commercial service facility.[4]
The first airline flights were Piedmont DC-3s around the end of 1952; Eastern and Allegheny arrived in 1953. Eastern left about the end of 1972; Piedmont and Allegheny remained through the 1989 merger. The first jets were Piedmont 737s in 1969 (the runway was then 5280 feet).
Eastern Airlines provided jet service beginning July 1, 1968 using a DC-9 jet. According to the Eastern Airlines timetable, effective June 21, 1968, the routing was LEX-HTS-EWR. HTS had 5 other EA in the same schedule with 1 on a Lockheed Electra & the other 4 on Convair 440s. By 1970, all flights were flown with 727's, one operated a SDF-LEX-HTS-CRW-DCA routing.[5]
The airport is the second busiest airport in West Virginia after Yeager Airport in Charleston, West Virginia. Huntington Tri-State airport has the second longest runway in West Virginia.[6] The airport is replacing lights in the terminal and hangars with LED lights as of November 2021.[7]
- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for HTS PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. effective July 13, 2023.
- ^ "Tri-State Airport receives funding for new flights". August 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-08-02. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
- ^ "Primary, Non-primary Commercial Service, and General Aviation Airports (by State)" (PDF, 189 KB). CY 2010 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2011. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 17, 2012. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
- ^ "List of NPIAS Airports" (PDF). FAA.gov. Federal Aviation Administration. 21 October 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 May 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
- ^ Eastern Airlines timetable 6/21/1968
- ^ Services, Bulldog Creative. "Aeroplex | Huntington Tri-State Airport". www.tristateairport.com. Archived from the original on 2022-09-20. Retrieved 2022-06-22.
- ^ "HUNTINGTON TRI-STATE AIRPORT AUTHORITY BOARD MEETING MINUTES FROM November 18, 2021" (PDF). 18 November 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 June 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2022.