Harrisburg International Airport (MDT)

USA / Pennsylvania / Royalton / Terminal Drive, 1
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Airport Identifier: MDT
Elevation: 310 ft / 94.49 m (Surveyed)
Land: 680 acres
From nearest city: 8 nautical miles SE of Harrisburg, PA
Location: Dauphin County, PA
Magnetic Variation: 11W (2005)

Runway 13/31
Dimensions: 10001 x 200 ft. / 3048 x 61 m

Originally known as Olmsted Field. Designated in honor of 1st Lt. Robert S. Olmsted who was killed 23 September 1923 when his balloon was struck by lightning near Nestlerode, The Netherlands, while representing the US Army in the James Gordon Bennett International
Balloon Race.

The Middletown Air Depot (later Middletown Air Materiel Area) at Olmsted provided logistical and maintenance support of military aircraft until it was closed in 1969. With the turnover from the U.S. Air Force, commercial airline flights were switched from the Capital City Airport to the new Harrisburg International Airport which was established at the former Air Force Base. Architect William Pereira designed the new terminals which were completed in 1973.In 1998, the Commonwealth transferred ownership to the Susquehanna Area Regional Airport Authority (SARAA).

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Harrisburg International Airport (ANG) is home to the 193rd Special Operations Wing of the Pennsylvania Air National Guard. See separate tag on eastern end of airfield. Formerly the home to the Middletown Air Depot and Air Corps weather and signal detachments.

One Terminal Drive, Middletown, PA 17057 | 888-235-9442
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harrisburg_International_Airport
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Coordinates:   40°11'36"N   76°45'41"W

Comments

  • The Airport Authority has built a brand new state of the art Terminal nex to the old Termianl. The orginal terminal will be domlished in the near future.
  • Very conveient airport. Resonable parking rates.
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