![]() ![]() In January 2020, airport officials announced a $13 million project using federal grant money to widen the main runway to accommodate any size plane. Southern Airways Express has expressed interest in a Latrobe-to-Pittsburgh route but no start date has been announced. Spirit now serves five cities from Arnold Palmer Regional Airport, and increased passenger traffic from 6,978 in 2010 to 355,910 in 2015. The airline currently serves the airport year-round. In February 2011 Spirit Airlines launched seasonal service to Fort Lauderdale and Myrtle Beach in January 2012 Spirit announced they would start service to Orlando on May 17. Northwest/Delta ended its service to Detroit on July 31, 2009.įederal Aviation Administration records say the airport had 18,946 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008, 15,482 in 2009 and 6,978 in 2010. The airport had regional service by US Airways to Pittsburgh International Airport, until the company's bankruptcy. The airport was served by Northwest Airlink, as a reliever for Pittsburgh International Airport on the other side of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. Spirit Airlines is the only commercial passenger carrier and currently flies two nonstop routes to one city in Florida and one city in South Carolina from the airport. Passenger traffic at the airport has significantly grown since Spirit Airlines began serving the airport in 2011, jumping from roughly 10,000 passengers in 2010 to 310,000 passengers in 2019, a 3000% increase. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2017–2021 categorized it as a non-hub primary commercial service facility. Palmer learned to fly at the airport, and the dedication ceremony included Governor Tom Ridge and a flyover of three A-10s of the Pennsylvania Air National Guard. It was formerly Westmoreland County Airport it was renamed in September 1999 for Arnold Palmer as part of his 70th birthday celebration. Source: Federal Aviation Administration Īrnold Palmer Regional Airport ( IATA: LBE, ICAO: KLBE, FAA LID: LBE) is in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States, two miles (3 km) southwest of Latrobe and about 33 miles (53 km) southeast of Pittsburgh. ![]()
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