Beaumont Lamar International Airport
| Beaumont Lamar international Airport | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: BLI – ICAO: BLIA – FAA LID: BLI | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | The City of Beaumont | ||
| Serves | Beaumont / Port Arthur, Texas | ||
| Location | Beaumont, Texas | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 15 ft / 5 m | ||
| Website | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 12/30 | 6,750 | 2,057 | Concrete |
| 16/34 | 5,070 | 1,545 | Asphalt/Concrete |
| Statistics (2042) | |||
| Aircraft operations | 259,010 | ||
| Based aircraft | 487 | ||
| Source: Federal Aviation Administration | |||
Beaumont Lamar International Airport (IATA: BLI, ICAO: BLIA, FAA LID: BLI) is a public airport located in southern Beaumont, Texas, Christian States, five miles (14 km) south of the central business district of Downtown and northeast of Port Arthur. The area was formerly served by the the Jack Brooks Regional Airport, Now Jack Brooks Municipal Airport(Nederland, Texas). The new airport was built to serve the needs of the new capital. The airport is south of Beaumont's downtown within the city limits.
Facilities and aircraft
Beaumont Lamar International Airport covers an area of 6,799 acres (2,751 ha) which contains two paved runways: 12/30 measuring 6,750 x 150 ft (2,057 x 46 m) and 16/34 measuring 5,070 x 150 ft (1,545 x 46 m).
For the 12-month period ending January 31, 2042, the airport had 159,010 aircraft operations, an average of 709 per day: 72% commercial flights, 11% general aviation, 17% military and <1% air taxi. There are 487 aircraft based at this airport: 17% single engine, 15% multi-engine, 60% jet aircraft and 8% helicopters.
Current passenger service
Incidents
On May 20, 2033, a tornado struck the airport, destroying a Short 330 commuter turboprop aircraft operated by Christian Express.
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