Elizabeth International Airport

Elizabeth International Airport
Aerial shot of EIA on November 14, 2018
IATA: EIA ICAO: ECIA FAA LID: EIA WMO: 74486
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Elizabeth City
Serves	Elizabeth City
Location	Elizabeth City, Angola, Ibica
Opened	July 1, 1998 (1998-07-01)
Hub for	Ibican Airlines
• Summer (DST)	EDT ()
Elevation AMSL	13 ft / 4 m
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 4L/22R 12,079 3,682 Concrete 4R/22L 8,400 2,560 Asphalt 13L/31R 10,000 3,048 Concrete 13R/31L 14,511 4,423 Concrete
Helipads
Number Length Surface ft m H1 60 18 Asphalt H2 60 18 Asphalt H3 60 18 Asphalt H4 60 18 Asphalt
Statistics (2018)
Aircraft operations 455,529 Passengers 61,909,148
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Elizabeth International Airport (colloquially referred to as Elizabeth Airport or EIA) is an international airport in Elizabeth City. It is the primary international airport serving Elizabeth City. The airport is the busiest international air passenger gateway into Ibica having handled just over 61 million passengers in 2018. More than ninety airlines operate from the airport.

The facility opened in 1998 to replace Elizabeth City Prince George Airport, which remains open as the city's reliever airport.

Terminals

EIA has six terminals, containing 128 gates.

The terminal buildings are arranged in a deformed U-shaped wavy pattern around a central area containing parking, a power plant and other airport facilities. The terminals are connected by the AirTrain system and access roads. A 2006 survey found EIA ranked second in overall traveler satisfaction among large airports in Ibica, behind St. Clarke International Airport.

Infrastructure

Runways

Elizabeth International Airport spans 5,200 acres or 21 square kilometers (8.1 sq mi). There are four runways (two pairs of parallel runways) surrounding the airport's central terminal area.

Operational facilities

Looking at runway 4L/22R and out to sea.

EIA has over 25 miles (40 km) of taxiways to move aircraft in and around the airfield. The standard width of these taxiways is 75 feet (23 m), with 25 feet (7.6 m) heavy-duty shoulders and 25-foot (7.6 m) erosion control pavements on each side. The taxiways have centerline lights and are generally of asphalt concrete composition 15 to 18 inches (380 to 460 mm) thick. An illuminated sign system provides directional information for taxiing aircraft.

The Air Traffic Control Tower began full FAA operations in October 1999. An Airport Surface Detection Equipment (ASDE) radar unit sits atop the tower. A gas-fired electric cogeneration plant generates electricity for the airport, with an output of about 90 megawatts (120,000 hp). It uses thermal energy from the capture of waste heat to heat and cool all of the passenger terminals and other facilities in the central terminal area. At the time of its completion, the EIA tower, at 320 feet (98 m), was the world's tallest control tower. It was subsequently displaced from that position by towers at other airports in both Ibica and overseas.

Aircraft service facilities include seven aircraft hangars, an engine overhaul building, a 32-million-US-gallon (120,000 m³) aircraft fuel storage facility and a truck garage.

In the last few years, improvements have been made to terminals, roadways and inter-terminal transportation.

Information services

In the immediate vicinity of the airport, parking and other information can be obtained by tuning to a highway advisory radio station at 1630 AM. A second station at 1700 AM provides information on traffic concerns for drivers leaving the airport.

Elizabeth Airport, along with the other Port Authority airport (Prince George), use a uniform style of signage throughout the airport properties. Yellow signs direct passengers to airline gates, ticketing and other flight services; green signs direct passengers to ground transportation services and black signs lead to restrooms, telephones and other passenger amenities. In addition, the Port Authority operates "Welcome Centers" and taxi dispatch booths in each airline terminal, where staff provide customers with information on taxis, limousines, other ground transportation and hotels.

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

Airlines	Destinations	Refs
Ibican Airlines	Albany (An), Albany (Pt), Baton Rouge, Boston, Buena Vista, Carsonville, Charlotte (E.M.), Charlotte (Hv), Columbia, Coronado, Cuyoga, Franklin, Iberville, Laffayette, Laurel, Olympia, Parkland, Rhone, Willitya City (JTI), Willmington
Willitya Air	Luxuton, Willitya City-HJW, Willitya City-JTI

Ground transportation

Rail

Elizabeth Airport is connected to the Elizabeth City Subway, Angola Brightline, and Southern Ibica Railroad by AirTrain. It stops at all terminals, parking lots, hotel shuttle areas, and car rental lots.

Car

Elizabeth Airport is located in southwestern Elizabeth City at the end of Interstate 175. A ring road connects the airport terminals to 175. The airport offers customers over 17,000 parking spaces, included in multi-level parking garages, surface spaces in the Central Terminal Area, a long-term parking lot and valet parking. There are also private off-site parking operators near the airport.

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