Source: Houston Airports Houston Airports has reopened Runway 4-22 at William P. Hobby Airport (HOU), one of three runways at Houston’s oldest commercial airport. Runway 4-22 measures 7,602 feet long and 150 feet wide. It’s one of two commercial service runways at HOU. The third runway is used for general aviation. It is also the runway at HOU that has the lowest approach minimums, which is crucial as Houston moves into “foggy season”. Runway 4-22 closed in May 2024 as part of ongoing work to update HOU’s taxiway system to modern design standards. Removal of the non-standard intersection of Runway 4-22 and Taxiway K1 required the closure of the runway. The ongoing multi-phase project aims to modernize outdated runway and [...]

Source: Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport Festivities to include customer appreciation events, a gala, commemorative items, a dynamic canopy display to be unveiled at midnight on New Year’s Eve and other surprises In addition to ushering in good cheer and happiness, this New Year’s Eve will also launch 18 months of centennial celebrations at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL). The region’s economic engine will honor its past and chart its course for the future of aviation leadership and innovation. ATL’s centennial rings in New Year’s Eve when the Airport’s signature canopies will showcase a New Year’s countdown and a special centennial design that will illuminate every night except for the scheduled holiday/special scenes. Walter Sims, the 44th mayor of Atlanta, signed [...]

Source: MIA Miami International Airport is expecting more than 3 million passengers during the 17-day travel period for Christmas and New Year’s Day until Monday, January 6, 2025 for a 1% increase over last year’s record-breaking travel season and a daily average of nearly 165,000 travelers. The projection also puts MIA on track to reach a new annual record of 55 million passengers by the end of the month. Because of the projected increase in traffic, MIA is providing the following tips for its winter travel season: Arrive at MIA three hours before your flight to give yourself enough time for parking, airline check-in, and the security screening process. Do airline check-in online before arriving at MIA. If your flight [...]

Source: Aena 8.7% more than in the same month of 2023 Between January and November, the number of passengers exceeded 342.5 million, 8.6% up on the same period of 2023 The airports handled 240,282 aircraft movements in November 130,424 tonnes of freight were transported Aena's airports in Spain handled 287.6 million passengers up to the eleventh month of the year, 9.4% more than in 2023 The airports of the Aena Group (comprising the 46 airports and two heliports in Spain, London Luton Airport and 17 airports in Brazil) closed the eleventh month of 2024 with 26,433,304 passengers, 8.7% more than in the same month of 2023; they handled 240,282 aircraft movements, 9.2% more than in 2023; and transported 130,424 tonnes [...]