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Flagstaff Pulliam Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner/Operator | City of Flagstaff | ||||||||||
| Serves | Flagstaff, Arizona | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 7,014 ft / 2,138 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°08′16″N111°40′28″W / 35.13778°N 111.67444°W /35.13778; -111.67444 | ||||||||||
| Website | flyflagstaffaz | ||||||||||
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Flagstaff Pulliam Airport (IATA:FLG,ICAO:KFLG,FAALID:FLG) is 5miles (4.3 nmi; 8.0 km) south ofFlagstaff, inCoconino County, Arizona, United States.[1] The airport is serviced byAmerican Eagle, and is also used forgeneral aviation. TheNational Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015called it a "primary commercial service" airport (more than 10,000 enplanements per year).[2] It is the closest airport toGrand Canyon National Park with scheduled passenger service from a major airline.
The airport was built in 1948, and named after Clarence T. Maggie Pulliam, a former Flagstaff city manager who worked for the city for 44 years.[3]
The airport covers 763acres (309 ha) at an elevation of 7,014 ft (2,138 m). Its one runway, 3/21, has an asphalt surface and is 8,800 feet (2,700 m) in length and 150 feet (46 m) in width.[1]
In the year ending December 31, 2017, the airport had 43,527 aircraft operations, an average of 119 per day: 67%general aviation, 25%air taxi, 2% military, and 5% airline. 115 aircraft were then based at the airport: 88% single-engine, 5% multi-engine, 3% jet, 3% helicopter, and 2%ultralight.[1]
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| American Eagle | Dallas/Fort Worth,Los Angeles,[4]Phoenix–Sky Harbor |
| Rank | Airport | Passengers | Airline |
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| 1 | Phoenix, Arizona | 54,580 | American Eagle |
| 2 | Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas | 21,760 | American Eagle |
| 3 | Los Angeles, California | 30 | American Eagle |
Flagstaff was served in the late 1940s byArizona Airways, which merged intoFrontier Airlines in 1950.Douglas DC-3 andConvair 340 prop aircraft as well asConvair 580 turboprops were operated on flights to Phoenix as well as direct, no change of plane service to Denver via Gallup, New Mexico, Farmington, New Mexico and Durango, Colorado. Occasionally over the years, direct flights were also operated toAlbuquerque via Winslow, Arizona and Gallup, New Mexico. Frontier's service ended in 1979.
Several commuter airlines served Flagstaff in the 1970s and early 1980s with flights primarily to Phoenix. These includedCochise Airlines, Desert Air Service, Desert Pacific Airlines, SunWest Airlines, andSkyWest Airlines. These airlines operated commuter prop and turboprop aircraft includingFairchild Swearingen Metroliners,Beechcraft C99s,de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otters,Cessna 402s, andPiper Navajos. Cochise Airlines served Flagstaff from 1973 through 1979 with flights to Phoenix. SunWest Airlines provided service from 1982 through 1985 with flights to Phoenix and to Albuquerque with a stop in Gallup, New Mexico.SkyWest Airlines started service in the late 1970s operating independently at first and then in 1986 began operating as Western Express on behalf ofWestern Airlines. In 1987 Western merged intoDelta Air Lines which resulted in the SkyWestcode share service being operated as theDelta Connection. SkyWest continued flying between Flagstaff and Phoenix as well as operating flights to Las Vegas with stops in Page, Arizona and St. George, Utah using the Swearingen Metroliner until 1994.American Eagle, operated byWings West Airlines, served Flagstaff on behalf ofAmerican Airlines from 1986 through 1987 also using Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner turboprops to Phoenix.
America West Airlines began service in 1987 usingde Havilland Canada DHC-8 Dash 8 turboprops flying to the carrier's hubs in Phoenix and Las Vegas with the latter service being operated via a stop at theGrand Canyon National Park Airport. America WestBoeing 737-200 jetliners appeared occasionally at the airport as a back-up for their Dash 8 service. America West then turned this operation over toMesa Airlines in 1992 which flewBeechcraft 1900D and occasionallyEmbraer EMB-120 Brasilia turboprops asAmerica West Express between Flagstaff and Phoenix. In 1996 up to 16 daily flights were operated to Phoenix, one every hour. Flights were upgraded back to Dash 8 aircraft in 1998 and America West then merged withUS Airways in 2007 which in turn continued to serve Flagstaff asUS Airways Express with flights to Phoenix. In 2012 all flights were upgraded to 50-seatCanadair CRJ-200 regional jets which marked the first time that flights serving Flagstaff were operated on a regularly scheduled basis with jet aircraft.US Airways was subsequently merged intoAmerican Airlines in 2015 which then saw a return ofAmerican Eagle service. The Phoenix flights were upgraded once again in 2017 to 70-seatCanadair CRJ-700s operated by SkyWest Airlines. During the summer of 2018, a single flight was operated to Los Angeles on Saturdays only using a SkyWest CRJ-700 operating as American Eagle.
Horizon Air, a subsidiary of theAlaska Air Group (which also operatesAlaska Airlines), operatedBombardier Q400 flights to Los Angeles, some stopping in Prescott, Arizona, from 2008 through 2010. The 76-seat Q400 is the largest and fastest member of theDHC-8Dash 8 family of aircraft.
SkyWest Airlines operating asAmerican Eagle continues to operate scheduled passenger flights serving the airport withCanadair CRJ-700 regional jets to the American Airlines hub atPhoenix Sky Harbor International Airport and added new flights toDallas Fort Worth International Airport on April 2, 2019. Occasionally some Phoenix flights are operated byMesa Airlines using the 76-seatCanadair CRJ-900 regional jet.
Trans States Airlines, operating asUnited Express via acode sharing agreement withUnited Airlines, began flights on March 31, 2019 from Flagstaff to the United Airlines hub atDenver International Airport. Twice daily round-trip flights were initially being flown withEmbraer ERJ-145 regional jet aircraft.[6] Trans States was shut down in 2020 and CommutAir provided United Express service between the airport and Denver usingEmbraer ERJ-145 regional jets through October 2022.[7]
On January 11, 1995, anEmpire AirlinesCessna 208 Caravan crashed 2 km (1.3 miles) SSE of FLG due to incorrectly configuring the aircraft fuel system prior to takeoff and impacting trees attempting to return to the airport. The sole occupant, the pilot, was killed.[8]
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