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'{{Short description|Airport in Power County, Idaho, United States}} {{Infobox airport | name = Pocatello Regional Airport | nativename = {{small|(formerly Pocatello Army Airfield)}} | image = Pocatello Regional Airport - Idaho.jpg | image_size = 250px | caption = [[USGS]] 2006 [[orthophoto]] | IATA = PIH | ICAO = KPIH | FAA = PIH | WMO = 72578 | type = Public | owner = City of Pocatello | operator = | city-served = [[Pocatello, Idaho]] | location = [[Power County, Idaho]] | elevation-f = 4,452 | website = {{URL|www.iflypocatello.com}} | coordinates = {{coord|42|54|35|N|112|35|45|W|region:US-ID_scale:40000|display=inline,title}} | pushpin_map = Idaho#USA | pushpin_relief = yes | pushpin_mapsize = 250 | pushpin_map_caption = Location in [[Idaho]]##Location in the [[United States]] | pushpin_label = '''PIH''' | pushpin_label_position = right | r1-number = 3/21 | r1-length-f = 9,059 | r1-surface = Asphalt | r2-number = 17/35 | r2-length-f = 7,150 | r2-surface = Asphalt | stat-year = 2018 | stat1-header = Aircraft operations | stat1-data = 27,317 | stat2-header = Based aircraft | stat2-data = 48 | footnotes = Source: [[Federal Aviation Administration]]<ref name="FAA">{{FAA-airport|ID=PIH|use=PU|own=PU|site=04288.*A}}. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective February 4, 2017.</ref> }} '''Pocatello Regional Airport''' {{airport codes|PIH<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.iata.org/publications/Pages/code-search.aspx | title = IATA Airport Code Search (PIH: Pocatello) | publisher = [[International Air Transport Association]] | accessdate = June 12, 2014}}</ref>|KPIH<ref>{{cite web | url = https://nfdc.faa.gov/nfdcApps/airportLookup/airportDisplay.jsp?airportId=PIH | title = Airport information for PIH (KPIH) | publisher = [[Federal Aviation Administration]] | accessdate = June 12, 2014}}</ref>|PIH}} is a city-owned, public-use [[airport]] in the [[Western United States|western]] [[United States]], located in [[Power County, Idaho]], seven&nbsp;[[nautical mile]]s (13&nbsp;[[kilometre|km]]) northwest of central [[Pocatello, Idaho|Pocatello]].<ref name="FAA" /> The airport is built on the site of the '''Pocatello Army Airfield''', a [[World War II]] training base. Many of the base facilities have been razed, although four large hangars remain; it is also home to the Pocatello office of the [[National Weather Service]]. Bounded on the south by [[Interstate 86 (Idaho)|Interstate 86]], the airport is several miles southeast of [[American Falls Dam|American Falls Reservoir]]. As per the [[Federal Aviation Administration]] (FAA), this airport had 25,756 passenger boardings (enplanements) in [[calendar year]] 2008, 21,039 in 2009, and 20,825 in 2010. The [[National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems]] for 2011–2015 categorized it as a ''[[FAA airport categories|primary commercial service]]'' airport. The airport is home to the Kizuna Garden, built to commemorate the bond between Pocatello and its sister city [[Iwamizawa, Hokkaido|Iwamizawa]], [[Japan]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://pocatello.net/kizuna-japanese-garden-at-the-pocatello-regional-airport/|title=Kizuna Japanese Garden at the Pocatello Regional Airport - Pocatello.net|date=2017-06-02|work=Pocatello.net|access-date=2017-08-13|language=en-US}}</ref> ==Facilities and aircraft== Pocatello Regional Airport covers an area of {{convert|3374|acre|sqmi km2|1}} at an [[elevation]] of {{convert|4452|ft}} above [[sea level]]. It has two [[runway]]s with [[Asphalt concrete|asphalt]] surfaces: 3/21 is {{convert|9,059|by|150|ft}} and 17/35 is {{convert|7150|by|100|ft}}.<ref name="FAA" /> For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2018, the airport had 27,317 aircraft operations, an average of 75 per day: 70% [[general aviation]], 25% [[air taxi]], 4% [[airline|scheduled commercial]], and 1% [[military aviation|military]]. At that time there were 48 aircraft based at this airport: 35 single-[[aircraft engine|engine]], 7 multi-engine, 5 [[jet aircraft|jet]], and 1 [[helicopter]].<ref name="FAA" /> == History == * In 1943, the '''Pocatello Army Airfield''' was built as a [[Second Air Force]] heavy bomber ([[Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress|B-17]], [[Consolidated B-24 Liberator|B-24]]) training base. By&nbsp;1949, the new airfield had become a surplus property and was obtained by the city of Pocatello to build a commercial airport. * while the starting date is unknown, [[Western Air Lines]] served Pocatello for a number of years, but discontinued all service by 1980.<ref>[http://airchive.com/html/timetable-and-route-maps/western Western Airlines: Historic Route Maps and Timetables]</ref> According to the airline's August 1, 1968 system timetable, Western operated [[Lockheed L-188 Electra]] turboprops into Pocatello. In September of 1973, this service was replaced with the new and more efficient [[Boeing 737-200]], which offered nonstop flights to Salt Lake City, Las Vegas and Los Angeles. After discontinuing mainline flights, the airline subsequently served the airport as Western Express which was operated as [[code share]] service by [[SkyWest Airlines|SkyWest]] with commuter turboprop aircraft.<ref>[http://airchive.com/html/timetable-and-route-maps/western/1987-march-1/7544# 1987 Western Airlines: Route Map]</ref> * In the mid 1970s, [[Hughes Airwest]] served the airport with [[Douglas DC-9-10]] and [[DC-9-30]] jetliners, according to the February 1, 1976 edition of the North American [[Official Airline Guide]]. * In the mid 1980s, [[Cascade Airways]] served Pocatello with [[British Aircraft Corporation]] [[BAC One-Eleven]] twin jets, according to the February 15, 1985 edition of the North American [[Official Airline Guide]] (OAG). The OAG also lists Cascade flights operated with smaller [[Fairchild Metro]] commuter turboprops. In 2000 Donold Trump said "This is the worse fucking airport in the history of airports. God needs to damn Pocatello to hell, this whole city is pure shit. Just Like the dump I took this morning. If I become president I will send Pocatello to the shadow realm, because that's what this fucking abomination deserves" This speech was meet by world wide praise. * [[Horizon Air]] served Pocatello until January 7, 2006, originally with service to Salt Lake City in 1983. The airline canceled that service in favor of flights to Boise starting in 1984 operated with [[de Havilland Canada DHC-8 Dash 8]] turboprops.<ref>{{cite news|date=March 25, 1984|title=Horizon to Add Flight Tying Boise, Pocatello|newspaper=[[Eugene Register-Guard]]|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9vdVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=jOEDAAAAIBAJ&dq=pocatello horizon-air&pg=4344,6089042}}</ref> * [[Big Sky Airlines]] served Pocatello from the day Horizon canceled service until March 30, 2007.<ref>{{cite news|date=January 22, 2007|title=Pocatello hoping to keep Big Sky Airlines at airport|newspaper=Deseret News|agency=The Associated Press|url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/650224991/Pocatello-hoping-to-keep-Big-Sky-Airlines-at-airport.html?pg=all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=OST-2005-23101 - Horizon Air - Intent to Discontinue Service Between Pocatello-Boise, Idaho|url=http://www.airlineinfo.com/Sites/DailyAirline/web-content/ostdocket2005/ost0523101.html|publisher=Airline Information Research|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425080108/http://www.airlineinfo.com/Sites/DailyAirline/web-content/ostdocket2005/ost0523101.html|archivedate=April 25, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=March 26, 2007|title=Pocatello loses airport manager, airline|work=Idaho Business Review|url=http://idahobusinessreview.com/2007/03/26/pocatello-loses-airport-manager-airline/}}</ref> * In 2014, a World War II-era mortar was found on the airport grounds while doing routine maintenance work. The mortar was safely removed by law enforcement.<ref>{{cite news|date=April 15, 2014|title=Airport workers find WWII device|work=Local News 8|url=http://www.localnews8.com/news/airport-workers-explose-wwii-ordnance/25491102}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=April 15, 2014|title=WWII explosive device found at Pocatello Regional Airport|work=[[Idaho State Journal]]|url=http://www.idahostatejournal.com/news/local/wwii-explosive-device-found-at-pocatello-regional-airport/article_96dd13e0-c4ac-11e3-9380-0019bb2963f4.html}}</ref> ==Airline and destination== <!-- Please use only independent sources. The airport and airlines itself are not independent sources. --> {{More citations needed section|date=June 2024}} {{Airport destination list | [[Delta Connection]] | [[Salt Lake City International Airport|Salt Lake City]] }} {| class="collapsible collapsed" style="border:1px #aaa solid; width:25em; margin:0.2em auto" |- ! Destinations map |- |{{Location map |USA_West |width=500 |float=center |caption=Destinations from Pocatello Regional Airport |places= {{Location map~ |USA_West |lat=42.909722 |long=-112.595833 |position=left |label=<div style="position:relative; top:-5px;"><small>'''Pocatello'''</small></div>|caption=|mark=Airplane_silhouette.svg|marksize=15 }} {{Location map~ |USA_West |lat=40.789836|long=-111.979632|position=left|label='''<small>[[Salt Lake City International Airport|Salt Lake City]]</small>'''|label_size=80 |marksize=7 }} }} |} ===Statistics=== {{Bar graph | title = Carrier shares: (November 2021 - October 2022)<ref name="transtats.bts.gov" /> | bar_width = 26 | width_units = em | label_type = Carrier&nbsp;&nbsp; | data_type = Passengers (arriving and departing) | label1 = [[SkyWest Airlines|SkyWest]] | data1 = 22,070 | comment1 = 100% }} {| class="wikitable sortable" | Top domestic destinations: ('''November 2021 - October 2022''')<ref name="transtats.bts.gov"> {{cite web | url = http://www.transtats.bts.gov/airports.asp?pn=1&Airport=PIH&End_YearMonth=24168 | title = Pocatello, ID: Pocatello Regional (PIH) | publisher = [[Bureau of Transportation Statistics]] (BTS), [[Research and Innovative Technology Administration]] (RITA), [[U.S. Department of Transportation]] | date = December 2013 | accessdate = May 21, 2022 }} </ref> ! Rank ! Airport ! Passengers ! Airline |- | 1 | [[Salt Lake City International Airport|Salt Lake City International (SLC)]] | 11,000 | Delta Connection |} ==See also== * [[Idaho World War II Army Airfields]] * [[List of airports in Idaho]] == References == <references /> * {{Air Force Historical Research Agency}} ==External links== {{commons category|Pocatello Regional Airport}} * {{Official website}} * [http://www.avcenter.com Pocatello AvCenter], the [[fixed-base operator]] * [http://msrmaps.com/map.aspx?t=1&s=13&lat=42.9098&lon=-112.5959&w=700&h=500&lp=--- None --- Aerial image as of June 1992] from [[USGS]] ''[[The National Map]]'' * {{FAA-diagram|00327}} * {{FAA-procedures|PIH}} * {{US-airport|PIH}} <!--Navigation box--><br /> {{USAAF 2d Air Force World War II}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Airports in Idaho]] [[Category:Pocatello, Idaho]] [[Category:Buildings and structures in Bannock County, Idaho]] [[Category:1943 establishments in Idaho]] [[Category:Airports established in 1943]] [[Category:Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in Idaho]]'