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Westchester County Airport is a county-owned airport in Westchester County, New York,〔 three miles (6 km) northeast of the central business district of White Plains,〔 in the towns of Harrison, North Castle and Rye. The airfield is also sometimes referred to as White Plains Airport and has been identified by this name in the past by the Official Airline Guide (OAG).〔http://www.departedflights.com, April 1, 1981 & Feb. 15, 1985 editions, Official Airline Guide, White Plains Airport flight schedules (OAG)〕 It serves suburban Westchester County, New York and Fairfield County, Connecticut (the New York-Connecticut state border coincides with the airport's eastern limits). It also serves the New York metropolitan area, as it is about 33 miles (53 km) north of Midtown Manhattan. The Westchester County Airport is currently served by five commercial airlines which includes regional code sharing affiliates flying scheduled passenger service on behalf of their respective major airline partners to sixteen destinations in the United States. Two scheduled charter airlines also offer flights out of the airport. This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a ''primary commercial service'' airport. As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 904,482 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008,〔 〕 964,927 enplanements in 2009, and 999,831 in 2010. == History == Westchester County Airport was built during World War II in 1942 as a home to an Air National Guard unit to protect New York City and Rye Lake, part of the city's water supply system. In May 1983, with the growth of suburban Westchester, the Guard unit abandoned Westchester Air National Guard Base and moved to Stewart International Airport to the north near Newburgh. The first scheduled airline flights were operated by American Airlines in late 1949 with a weekday morning flight from New York LaGuardia Airport to HPN with continuing service to Syracuse and beyond which then returned in the evening. Mohawk Airlines replaced American in 1955 with Mohawk and successor Allegheny Airlines serving HPN until 1979. The first scheduled jet flight was operated by Mohawk with a British Aircraft Corporation BAC One-Eleven in 1965. Before the passing of the federal Airline Deregulation Act in 1978, the airport was served in 1976 by Allegheny Airlines operating BAC One-Eleven twin jets and also by several commuter air carriers including Air Speed, Command Airways and Commuter Airlines operating small prop and turboprop aircraft. 〔Feb. 1, 1976 Official Airline Guide (OAG), White Plains schedules〕 Air Florida arrived in 1980 and United Airlines during the mid 1980s. American Airlines also resumed mainline service. On January 5, 2006, the airport was the point of departure for the last flight operated by regional carrier Independence Air with this service departing to Washington, D.C. at 7:26 pm. Major airlines that previously served the airport with mainline jet aircraft include American Airlines, Northwest Airlines, Republic Airlines (1979-1986), United Airlines and USAir (now US Airways). New start up carriers Air Florida, AirTran Airways, Carnival Air Lines and Midway Airlines also served the airport with jets. AirTran began service at the airport in 2006 with flights to Atlanta, Orlando and West Palm Beach. These flights ended on August 11, 2012. Smaller regional and commuter air carriers that previously operated flights included Air North, Altair Airlines, Business Express Airlines, Boston-Maine Airways (operating as Pan Am Clipper Connection), Brockway Air, Command Airways, Commuter Airlines, Continental Express, Empire Airlines, Independence Air, Island Air, Mall Airways and USAir Express.〔http://www.departedflights.com, Official Airline Guide (OAG) editions: April 1, 1981; Feb. 15, 1985; Dec. 15, 1989; Oct. 1, 1991; April 2, 1995〕〔OAG Flight Guide Worldwide, Feb. 2007〕 These airlines previously operated the following twin jet aircraft types into the airport over the years:〔http://www.departedflights.com, Official Airline Guide (OAG) editions: April 1, 1981; Feb. 15, 1985; Dec. 15, 1989; Oct. 1, 1991; April 2, 1995〕〔Official Airline Guide (OAG), Feb. 1, 1976〕〔OAG Flight Guide Worldwide, Feb. 2007〕 * Air Florida - Boeing 737-200 * AirTran - Boeing 717-200 * Allegheny Airlines - British Aircraft Corporation BAC One-Eleven * American Airlines - Fokker F100 * Carnival Air Lines - Boeing 737-200 * Continental Express - Embraer ERJ-135 (operated by ExpressJet on behalf of Continental Airlines) * Empire Airlines - Fokker F28 Fellowship * Midway Airlines - Douglas DC-9-10 * Mohawk Airlines - British Aircraft Corporation BAC One-Eleven * Northwest Airlines - McDonnell Douglas DC-9-30 * Republic Airlines (1979-1986) - McDonnell Douglas DC-9-30 * United Airlines - Boeing 737-200, 737-300 and 737-500 * USAir (now US Airways) - Fokker F100 In addition to the above twin jets, Northwest Jetlink operated by Mesaba Airlines flew British Aerospace Avro RJ85 four engine jetliners into the airport on behalf of Northwest Airlines.〔http://www.airliners.net, photo of Northwest Jetlink Avro RJ-85 on final to Westchester County Airport (HPN)〕 During the summer of 1981, Air Florida was operating nonstop Boeing 737-200 jet service to Bermuda from the airport.〔http://www.departedflights.com, July 1, 1981 Air Florida route map〕 JetBlue began service at the airport in 2007 and is now the airport's largest carrier with 11 daily round trips to five destinations. JetBlue is currently the only airline to serve the airport with mainline jet aircraft. In June 2009 Cape Air added service to Westchester, with service to Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts. Cape Air introduced service to Lebanon Municipal Airport in New Hampshire in early 2010. All Cape Air flights depart and arrive from the Signature Flight Support facility south of the Main Terminal due to a lack of ticket counter space in the main terminal building. In June 2010 a regional airline affiliate of Air Canada announced it would cease all flights into the airport. Commuter code sharing service with Beechcraft turboprop aircraft was flown on behalf of Air Canada for several years between the airport and Toronto.〔OAG Flight Guide Worldwide, Feb. 2007〕 This ended international flights until service to the Bahamas began in 2011. However, the airport currently does not have any international nonstop service. On November 18, 2010 American Airlines ended its American Eagle regional airline service to the airport and instead introduced American Connection flights operated by Chautauqua Airlines as a replacement flying smaller Embraer ERJ-140 regional jet aircraft. Later, the American Connection name was dropped and American Eagle service returned. In 2013, Delta Air Lines announced that it would start seasonal service to Orlando starting in December of that year. This service is currently operated on a seasonal basis by regional code sharing affiliate Delta Connection. In December 2015, Tradewind Aviation will begin service to the Morrisville-Stowe Airport in northern Vermont. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Westchester County Airport」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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