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Albany New York Airport (ALB) News Room
To view copies of Albany Airport news releases, select from the list below:
For more information on these or any other news matters related to the Albany International Airport, please contact Doug Myers, Director Public Affairs.
NEWS FOR THE YEAR - 2010
ACAA MEETING NOTICE
March 16, 2011
The Albany County Airport Authority will hold its regularly scheduled Meeting on Monday, March 21, 2011 at 6:00 pm am, The meeting will be held in the 3rd Floor Conference Room, located in the Terminal at the Albany International Airport, Albany, NY.
ALBANY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT GALLERY PRESENTS THE IMAGED WORD
July 9, 2010
The Albany International Airport Art and Culture Program will present The Imaged Word, an exhibition of works in a variety of mediums that respond to the material qualities of books and the passages contained within them. The exhibition will open on June 23, 2010 and run through January 9, 2011.
BBL TO ASSIST MILITARY AT ALBANY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
November 23, 2010
The Albany County Airport Authority today announced that the BBL Family of Companies will provided complimentary overnight hotel accommodations for military personnel that become stranded at Albany International Airport. The program is being provided in cooperation with the John J. McKenna IV Military Courtesy Room which is located at the Airport.
NEWS FOR THE YEAR - 2009
ALBANY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT GALLERY PRESENTS MATERIAL WITNESS
The Albany International Airport Gallery presents Material Witness, an exhibition in collaboration with the Rensselaer Schools of Architecture; and Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences from December 19, 2009 – June 20, 2010.
ALB Welcome & General Information
Welcome to the Albany International Airport!
As the major air center for the Capital Region, Northeastern New York and Western New England, the Albany International Airport offers a wide-range of facilities and services. A recently completed multi-million dollar capital redevelopment project included a new 230,000 square foot terminal, parking garage, Air Traffic Control Tower, and cargo facility. The airport has also embarked on a five-year $232 million Capital Plan to improve and maintain safety and to meet the needs of air travelers and air carriers well into the 21st Century.
Albany County Airport Authority 518 242-2222
Albany International Airport 518 242-2200
Paging and Information 518 242-2299
Arrival & Departure Information 518 242-AFLY
Airlines 518 242-AIRP
Parking Rates and Information 518 242-CARS
Noise Complaints 518 242-2320
Business Center 518 242-4488
AvPORTS 518 242-2200
Email Info@albanyairport.com
Airport Location:
Albany International Airport is located at the junction of Interstate Highways 90 and 87. For specific directions on how to reach the Albany International Airport, please go here.
Note: The airport was awarded the prestigious 1996 Balchen-Post Award for Outstanding Achievement in Airport Snow and Ice Control for U.S. Medium Commercial Airports.
Commercial Airline Services:
Air Canada, Continental, Continental Connection, Delta, Delta Connection, Southwest, United/United Express, USAirways/USAirways Express.
Average Daily Commercial Arrivals: 75
Average Daily Commercial Departures: 75
Enplanements: Enplanements & Deplanements 1995 - 2008 (pdf document)
FACILITIES:
The Albany International Airport is operated by the Albany County Airport Authority under a 40-year lease with Albany County. The airport serves as the major air center for the Capital Region, Northeastern New York and Western New England. In response to an increase in air traffic, economic development and customer demand, the Albany County Airport Authority embarked on an Airport Improvement Project that included a new terminal, jetways, and Aircraft Control Tower. The $158 million project was funded with Airport Improvement (AIP), Passenger Facility Charge (PFC) and Airport Revenue Funds.
The new terminal, which opened in June 1998, is designed to accommodate 1.5-million enplanements annually. The terminal includes unique restaurants and exciting shops. The terminal also includes the airport Business Center that offers computer workstations, laptop workstations, three conference rooms, Foreign Currency Exchange, and video conferencing facilities. Departure, the airport's museum shop, features gifts, art and crafts from nearly 40 area museums.
In 1999, the Airport Authority began construction of a 16,000 sq. ft. addition to the new terminal to accommodate Southwest Airlines. The projected was completed in 2000 and included the addition of two new jet bridges.
The Albany International Airport handles an average of 75 daily commercial arrivals and departures and regulates 1,000 tower operations each day.
The Albany International Airport has over 6,000 parking places including a 2,400-car parking garage, long-term, short-term and economy parking. The economy E-Lot is served by the Airport Shuttlebus Service.
Cargo:
The Albany County Airport Authority operates full-service Air Cargo Terminal serving FedEx, UPS, and Mobile Air.
Environmental:
Albany International Airport is recognized as a world leader in developing cost-effective environmental management of aircraft deicing fluids. To comply with environmental statues, the airport has installed a state-of-the-art Storm Water Recovery and Treatment Facility that utilizes micro-organisms to "digest" propylene glycol to below detection limits. The process produces methane gas, which is reused as fuel to heat the incoming fluid and to speed its processing. The gas is also used to heat the treatment facility.
Noise Abatement:
The Albany International Airport has undertaken a vigorous noise program, which involves the voluntary purchase of impacted properties within the effected area. The airport makes those properties available for suitable users as part of an economic development program.
Customs:
United States Airport Federal Customs, Inspection Service (FIS)
The Albany International Airport is designated as an International Port of Entry by The US Secretary of the Treasury. Immigration and Naturalization services are available by appointment. US Immigration Custom Enforcement 518 431-0200.
New York State Police Aviation Bureau:
The Albany International Airport serves as the base for State Police Aviation activities in the State of New York.
518 869-9812
518 457-6811 (24 hours).
Weather Information:
518 435-9580
FAA Flight Service Weather:
1-800-992-7433.
Here are helpful links for airport hotels, airport parking and airport hotel with parking
Albany Airport Hotels - Albany Airport Parking - Albany Airport Park and Fly Hotel - Albany Airport Parking (ALB)
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