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28-552: (Redirected from Tri-State ) Tri-state may refer to: Tri-State Airport , a public airport located in West Virginia, United States Tri-state area , an area where three states of the U.S. meet at one point or share a metropolitan area Tri-State (basketball) , the 3-on-3 basketball team that plays in the BIG3 Tri-State Bird Rescue and Research ,

56-577: A 1,000 ft. runway safety area, as required by the FAA. Yeager's secondary runway 15/33, now taxiway C, was headed 335° and was 4,750 feet (1,450 m) long. It was mostly used by general aviation. In the year ending November 30, 2022 the airport had 38,083 aircraft operations, an average of 104 per day: 63% general aviation , 13% air taxi , 15% military, and 9% airline. In November 2022, 66 aircraft were based at this airport: 31 single-engine, 6 multi-engine, 4 jet, 17 helicopter , and 8 military. In 2021

84-655: A 2006 album by Above & Beyond Tri-State (band) , an American rock band Tri-state check box , specific graphical user interface element Tri-State Tornado , the 1925 deadliest single tornado ever recorded in the United States Tri-State district , a historic lead-zinc mining district (Missouri, Kansas and Oklahoma) See also [ edit ] Tri-State Conference (disambiguation) Tripoint (disambiguation) Illinois–Indiana–Kentucky tri-state area New York metropolitan area (New York, New Jersey, Connecticut) Topics referred to by

112-411: A hard landing at CRW. Both the captain and first officer were killed in the accident. Early reports state that the left-wing made contact with the surface of Runway 5, separated from the fuselage, and the aircraft cartwheeled left off the runway and down a heavily wooded hillside. The National Transportation Safety Board cited in its final report the causes of "the flight crew's improper decision to conduct

140-420: A non-hub primary commercial service facility. The first airline flights were Piedmont DC-3s around the end of 1952; Eastern and Allegheny arrived in 1953. Eastern left about the end of 1972; Piedmont and Allegheny remained through the 1989 merger. The first jets were Piedmont 737s in 1969 (the runway was then 5280 feet). Eastern Airlines provided jet service beginning July 1, 1968 using a DC-9 jet. According to

168-411: A non-hub primary commercial service facility. West Virginia International Yeager Airport covers 767 acres (310 hectares) at an elevation of 947 feet (289 m) above mean sea level . It has one asphalt runway , 5/23, 6,715 by 150 feet (2,047 by 46 metres). Runway 5/23's heading is 235°. An Engineered Materials Arresting System (EMAS) was built at the end of Runway 5 to act as an equivalent to

196-465: A safe stop about 400 feet (120 meters) short of the runway end. Both right main gear tires exploded and the fragments damaged the flaps. On March 13, 2015, a landslide below the approach to Runway 5/23 caused damage to an overrun area, although operations at the airport were largely unaffected by the damage. On May 5, 2017, an Air Cargo Carriers Short 330 , subcontracted by UPS and operating as Air Cargo Carriers Flight 1260, crashed after suffering

224-408: A similar schedule to AirTran's former operations at CRW, but filed for bankruptcy before starting. On July 27, 2021, the airport board members voted to change the name of the airport to West Virginia International Yeager Airport following the completion of the U.S. Customs Building by the general aviation area of the airport. On March 2, 2023, it was reported that Spirit Airlines would end service to

252-485: A synthetic rubber plant next to the airport. There were already plans for a new Charleston airport. The city started construction in 1944; the airport opened in 1947 as Kanawha Airport and American Airlines flights started in December. A terminal was built in 1950, designed by Tucker & Silling . In 1985 the airport was named for then-Brigadier General Chuck Yeager , a native of nearby Lincoln County who piloted

280-546: A wildlife rehabilitation organization specializing in bird rescue during oil spills Tri-State Christian Television , a network of several religious TV stations Tri-State League , five circuits in American minor league baseball Tri-state logic , electronic logic gate type Tri-State Tollway , a U.S. toll road Trine University , formerly Tri-State University, a university in Angola, Indiana Tri-State (album) ,

308-403: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Tri-State Airport Federal Aviation Administration records say the airport had 115,263 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2010, 10.9% more than 2009. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2017–2021 categorized it as

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336-679: Is owned by the Central West Virginia Regional Airport Authority. The airport hosts McLaughlin Air National Guard Base , home to eight C-130 Hercules aircraft of the West Virginia Air National Guard 's 130th Airlift Wing (130 AW), an Air Mobility Command (AMC)-gained unit of the West Virginia Air National Guard . The airport sits on a hilltop over 300 feet (about 100 m) above the valleys of

364-578: The Marshall University 's Bill Noe Flight School was founded at the West Virginia Yeager International Airport. The school, named after the former COO of NetJets, Bill Noe, features a 12,000 sq ft. academic building, a hangar, and an aircraft parking apron. During World War II, Charleston's airport, Wertz Field , closed when the airport's approaches were blocked by the federal government building

392-552: The Eastern Airlines timetable, effective June 21, 1968, the routing was LEX-HTS-EWR. HTS had 5 other EA in the same schedule with 1 on a Lockheed Electra & the other 4 on Convair 440s. By 1970, all flights were flown with 727's, one operated a SDF-LEX-HTS-CRW-DCA routing. The airport is the second busiest airport in West Virginia after Yeager Airport in Charleston, West Virginia . Huntington Tri-State airport has

420-517: The Elk and Kanawha Rivers, and the hill drops off sharply on all sides. Arriving passengers enjoy a view of downtown Charleston or the rolling hills north and east of the field. Federal Aviation Administration records show 225,150 passenger enplanements in calendar year 2015, a decrease of 6.8% from the 241,566 enplanements in 2014. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2017–2021 categorized it as

448-437: The accident on an "unrecognized loss of altitude orientation during the final portion of an approach into shallow, dense fog." The disorientation was caused by a rapid reduction in the ground guidance segment available to the pilot at a point beyond which a go-around could be successfully effected. On July 13, 2009, Southwest Airlines Flight 2294 from Nashville International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport

476-472: The aircraft due to ineffective braking. During the maneuver the Constellation skidded down a steep embankment and caught fire. One crewmember and one passenger died out of 44 on board. On August 10, 1968, Piedmont Airlines Flight 230 was on an ILS localizer-only approach to runway 23 when it struck trees 360 feet from the runway threshold. The aircraft continued and struck up-sloping terrain short of

504-528: The airport on May 4, 2023. Later in March 2023, it was reported that Breeze Airways would begin low-cost, non-stop flight service to Orlando, Florida and Charleston, South Carolina, with additional flights to New York City and the West Coast beginning over the next two years. On May 12, 1959, Capital Airlines Flight 983, a Lockheed L-049 Constellation touched down and landed and the captain groundlooped

532-448: The airport to triple the general aviation area's hangar space and create room for off-runway businesses, and provide parking for up to ten additional commercial airliners. $ 5 million was given to the airport to build a canopy around the front of the terminal. An additional $ 2 million was given for a covered walkway from the terminal to the parking garage. On June 25, 2009, AirTran Airways began service from Charleston to Orlando . AirTran

560-435: The airport: 26 single-engine, 6 multi-engine, 2 jet, and 2 ultralight. The airport has the only FedEx B-757 hub in West Virginia. A study by Marshall University's Center for Business and Economic Research (CBER) in 2006 published a finding that the economic output was $ 50.4 million, with an income of $ 21.1 million, 803 jobs and $ 3.5 million in state and local tax revenue. A series of Airport Improvement Projects (AIPS)

588-485: The runway following a rejected take-off at 16:13 local time (21:13 UTC). The aircraft was stopped by the EMAS at the end of the runway, sustaining substantial damage to its undercarriage. On February 8, 2010, a Freedom Airlines Embraer ERJ-145 on Flight 6121 to Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Airport on behalf of Delta Air Lines with 46 passengers and three crew, rejected takeoff from Charleston at high speed and came to

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616-430: The runway in a nose-down attitude. The aircraft continued up the hill and onto the airport, coming to rest 6 feet beyond the threshold and 50 feet from the right edge of the runway. A layer of dense fog was obscuring the runway threshold and about half of the approach lights. Visual conditions existed outside the fog area. All three crew members and 32 of the 34 passengers died. The National Transportation Safety Board blamed

644-415: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Tri-state . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tri-state&oldid=1108644476 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

672-513: The second longest runway in West Virginia. The airport is replacing lights in the terminal and hangars with LED lights as of November 2021. The airport covers 1,300 acres (526 ha ) at an elevation of 828 feet (252 m). It has one runway, 12/30, 7,017 by 150 feet (2,139 x 46 m) asphalt. In the year ending December 31, 2022 the airport had 11,114 aircraft operations, average 30 per day: 54% general aviation, 25% air taxi , 16% airline, and 5% military. In December 2022, 36 aircraft were based at

700-558: The world's first supersonic flight in the Bell X-1 . In 1986 the terminal was renovated. Concourse C, designed by L. Robert Kimball and Associates and costing $ 2.8 million, was completed in 2001. On February 27, 2008, CRW's Governing Board voted to close the secondary runway, Rwy 15/33, to allow construction of two new hangars and ramp space for four more C-130s to be based at the Air National Guard facility. It will allow

728-438: Was completed from 2006 to 2014 at a total cost of $ 39,226,015.00 based on $ 36,716,290.00 federal funds, $ 1,141,993.53 state funds, and $ 322,966.90 local funds. Yeager Airport West Virginia International Yeager Airport ( IATA : CRW , ICAO : KCRW , FAA LID : CRW ) is a public airport 3 miles (4.8 km) east of downtown Charleston , in unincorporated Kanawha County , West Virginia, United States. It

756-551: Was forced to divert to West Virginia International Yeager Airport in Charleston, West Virginia after a hole formed on the top of the plane's fuselage near the tail, resulting in depressurization of the cabin and deployment of the oxygen masks. The Boeing 737-3H4 with 133 passengers and crew landed safely. On January 19, 2010, PSA Airlines Canadair CRJ-200 N246PS on Flight 2495 to Charlotte, North Carolina on behalf of US Airways with 30 passengers and three crew, overran

784-579: Was the first low-cost airline at CRW since Independence Air left years before. AirTran used the Boeing 717-200 until June 3, 2012, when AirTran's last flight departed from CRW. On March 3, 2011, Spirit Airlines began flights to Fort Lauderdale and on May 5, 2011, Spirit started seasonal flights between Charleston and Myrtle Beach . On June 10, 2012, Spirit ended service to Fort Lauderdale, leaving seasonal service to Myrtle Beach. People Express Airlines planned service to Orlando International Airport, on

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