Hancock International Airport
Syracuse Hancock International Airport (IATA: SYR) is a joint civil-military public airport located 4 NM (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) northeast of Syracuse, in Onondaga County, New York, off of Interstate 81 near Mattydale, New York. The main terminal complex is located at the eastern end of Colonel Eileen Collins Boulevard.
On September 17, 1949, the Clarence E. Hancock Airport opened to the public using a renovated machine shop as a terminal, and replaced the airport at Amboy. American, Buffalo.
The airport has received the Balchen/Post Award for Excellence in the Performance of Snow and Ice Control a total of seven times, most recently in 2006.
Here are some of the major Airlines that service Syracuse Hancock International Airport:
- Air Canada operated by Air Georgian
- American Eagle
- Continental Connection operated by Colgan Air
- Continental Connection operated by CommutAir
- Continental Express operated by ExpressJet Airlines
- Delta Air Lines
- Delta Connection operated by Atlantic Southeast Airlines
- Delta Connection operated by Comair
- Delta Connection operated by Freedom Airlines
- Delta Connection operated by Mesaba Airlines
- JetBlue Airways
- United Express operated by GoJet Airlines
- United Express operated by Mesa Airlines
- United Express operated by SkyWest Airlines
- United Express operated by Trans States Airlines
- US Airways
- US Airways Express operated by Air Wisconsin
- US Airways Express operated by Colgan Air
- US Airways Express operated by Piedmont Airlines
- US Airways Express operated by Republic Airlines
This information was source by Wikipedia at:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hancock_International_Airport#History