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Encyclopedia > Evansville Regional Airport
The Evansville terminal
The Evansville terminal
Evansville Regional Airport
IATA: EVV - ICAO: KEVV
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Evansvlle/Vanderburg Airport Authority
Serves Evansville, Indiana
Elevation AMSL 418 ft (127.4 m)
Coordinates 38° 02' 13.18" N
87° 31' 56.51" W
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
04/22 8,021 2,445 Asphalt
18/36 6,286 1,916 Asphalt
09/27 3,500 1,067 Asphalt


Evansville Regional Airport (IATA: EVVICAO: KEVV) is a public airport located on the north side of Evansville, in Vanderburgh County, Indiana, USA. Image File history File links Evilleairport. ... Image File history File links Evilleairport. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (731x1137, 95 KB) Aiport diagram of Evansville Regional Airport File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Evansville Regional Airport ... An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier or simply a location identifier [1], is a three-letter alphabetic code designating many airports around the world. ... The ICAO airport code (IPA pronunciation: ) is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ... Flag Seal Nickname: River City Location Location in the state of Indiana Government Country State County United States Indiana Vanderburgh Mayor Jonathan Weinzapfel Geographical characteristics Area     City 105. ... The term above mean sea level (AMSL) refers to the elevation (on the ground) or altitude (in the air) of any object, relative to the average sea level. ... A foot (plural: feet) is any of several old units of distance or length, measuring around a quarter to a third of a meter. ... The metre, or meter (US), is a measure of length. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... Runway 13R/31L of El Dorado International Airport, Bogotá, D.C. Aerial picture of a runway of Chennai International Airport, Tamil Nadu A runway is a strip of land on an airport, on which aircraft can take off and land. ... A foot (plural: feet) is any of several old units of distance or length, measuring around a quarter to a third of a meter. ... The metre, or meter (US), is a measure of length. ... An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier or simply a location identifier [1], is a three-letter alphabetic code designating many airports around the world. ... The ICAO airport code (IPA pronunciation: ) is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ... Flag Seal Nickname: River City Location Location in the state of Indiana Government Country State County United States Indiana Vanderburgh Mayor Jonathan Weinzapfel Geographical characteristics Area     City 105. ... Vanderburgh County is a county located in the state of Indiana. ... Official language(s) English Capital Indianapolis Largest city Indianapolis Area  Ranked 38th  - Total 36,418 sq mi (94,321 km²)  - Width 140 miles (225 km)  - Length 270 miles (435 km)  - % water 1. ...


Established in 1928 on 260 acres of land along U.S. Highway 41 and funded by a city bond issue, the original airport construction included a small terminal, weather bureau, hangar, runways, boundary lights, grading, and drainage work. 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... U.S. Highway 41 is a north-south United States Highway that runs from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan to Miami, Florida. ...


The original terminal was replaced in 1988 with the new William H. Dress Terminal. The new terminal was designed by Hafer Associates and provides 140,000 square feet of space and 10 carrier gates.[1] 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Airlines

American Airlines and American Eagle aircraft at San Juan American Airlines is the largest airline in the world in terms of total passengers transported and fleet size, and the second-largest airline in the world (behind Air France-KLM) in terms of total operating revenues. ... American Eagle Airlines is an airline based in Fort Worth, Texas, USA. It is a regional airline partner of American Airlines (both wholly owned by AMR Corporation), operating over 1,600 flights a day, serving 140 cities across the USA, Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean. ... Delta Boeing 757-232 at Los Angeles International Airport in August 2003, showing the livery the airline instituted in 2000. ... Delta Connection is the name under which seven regional airlines operate feeding routes for mainline carrier, Delta Air Lines. ... Atlantic Southeast Airlines (ASA) (IATA: EV, ICAO: ASQ, and Callsign: Acey) is an airline based in Atlanta, Georgia, USA flying to over 150 destinations as a Delta Connection carrier. ... Delta Connection is the name under which seven regional airlines operate feeding routes for mainline carrier, Delta Air Lines. ... This article is about the US airline. ... Northwest Airlines (IATA: NW, ICAO: NWA, and Callsign: Northwest) is an airline headquartered in Eagan, Minnesota in the United States of America. ... Northwest Airlink is the name of Northwest Airlines commuter airline subsidiaries, flying turboprops and regional jets from Northwests domestic hubs in Minneapolis, Detroit, and Memphis. ... Mesaba Airlines (IATA: XJ, ICAO: MES, and Callsign: Mesaba) is an American regional airline based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. ... Northwest Airlink is the name of Northwest Airlines commuter airline subsidiaries, flying turboprops and regional jets from Northwests domestic hubs in Minneapolis, Detroit, and Memphis. ... Pinnacle Airlines (IATA: 9E, ICAO: FLG, and Callsign: Flagship) (formerly Express Airlines I) is an American regional airline based in Memphis, Tennessee. ...

Facilities

EVV has 3 runways and is equipped with an Instrument Landing System (ILS), providing precision instrument approaches. The airport encompasses 1,400 acres and the passenger terminal provides 140,000 square feet of space and 10 carrier gates. It provides over 50 daily departures to national hub-airport locations throughout the United States. The Localizer station at Hanover/Langenhagen International Airport in Hanover, Germany. ...


Accidents

Two aviation accidents have been associated with the area surrounding the airport.

  • On February 6, 1992, a C-130 military transport aircraft operated by the Kentucky Air National Guard, with five crew aboard, crashed at 9:48 A.M. one mile south of the airport in the parking lot of JoJo's restaurant in connection with the Drury Inn on U.S. Highway 41. Sixteen people were killed in the crash and fifteen others were injured. Both JoJo's restaurant and Drury Inn were damaged but were repaired and are still operating just south of the airport.

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External links


  Results from FactBites:
 
Airport reports decline in traffic : Local News : Evansville Courier Press (573 words)
Evansville Regional Airport and other small airports across the nation are facing an overall decline in passengers for the first time in years.
Airport officials say the decline is the result of cost-cutting moves in the financially-strapped airline industry.
The Evansville airport is facing a 10 percent decline from last year in the seats it has available on its flights, Bailes said.
Evansville Regional Airport (71 words)
Evansville has 3 runways and is equipped with an Instrument Landing System (ILS), providing precision instrument approaches.
Evansville provides over 35 daily departures to 7 national hub-airport locations throughout the United States.
Evansville is developing a 76 acre Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) with warehouse services.
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