Albany International Airport facts for kids
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Albany International Airport
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FAA airport diagram
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | Albany County, New York | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Albany County Airport Authority | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Albany and Capital District, New York | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Latham, New York, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Focus city for | Cape Air | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 285 ft / 87 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42°44′57″N 073°48′07″W / 42.74917°N 73.80194°W | ||||||||||||||
| Website | www.albanyairport.com | ||||||||||||||
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 Albany International Airport
Location in New York
Albany International Airport
Location in the United States
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Source: Federal Aviation Administration, ACI
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Albany International Airport (IATA: ALB, ICAO: KALB, FAA LID: ALB) is a public use airport six nautical miles (11 km) northwest of the central business district of Albany, in Albany County, New York, United States. It is owned by the Albany County Airport Authority. It is an airport of entry serving Albany. It is in the town of Colonie. It was built on the site of the Shaker settlement about 6 miles (10 km) north of Albany and stretching north to the hamlet of Verdoy. The airport is the seat of a class C airspace.
Airlines and destinations
Top Destinations
| Rank | City | Passengers | Carriers |
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| 1 |  Baltimore, MD |
186,950 | Southwest |
| 2 |  Charlotte, NC |
105,230 | US Airways |
| 3 |  Atlanta, GA |
95,690 | Delta |
| 4 |  Chicago-O'Hare, IL |
93,890 | United |
| 5 |  Orlando, FL |
87,720 | Southwest |
| 6 |  Philadelphia, PA |
85,790 | US Airways |
| 7 | Chicago-Midway, IL |
78,580 | Southwest |
| 8 |  Detroit, MI |
72,950 | Delta |
| 9 |  Washington-National, DC |
55,790 | US Airways |
| 10 |  Newark, NJ |
55,650 | United |
| Airline | Percent of Total Enplanements in 2011 |
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| Southwest | 41.2% |
| US Airways | 18.8% |
| Delta | 16.2% |
| United | 14.6% |
| Cape Air | 1.3% |
| Air Canada | 0.4% |
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Images for kids
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Airport diagram
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Display in Concourse A commemorating CommutAir's 30th anniversary.
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Albany International Airport terminal, June 2011
See also
In Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional de Albany para niños
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