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As reported in the Casper Star Tribune <ref>{{cite news | title = Into rare air | work = Casper Star-Tribune | url = http://www.trib.com/articles/2008/01/27/news/business/f5ed78b34879b341872573dc0026832c.txt | date = 2008-1-27 | accessdate = 2008-2-24 | quote = Passenger service at Casper/Natrona County International Airport has reached a ceiling of sorts.}}</ref>the airport has been in talks with the carriers about adding more capacity there. This is due in part to a 5.8% increase in Natrona Counties population for the years 2000-2006 and a 1.8 growth rate for 2006. It looks like these talks are playing and this much wanted extra capacity is coming in part, by the use of larger aircraft. For instance on April 8, 2008 [[SkyWest]] will begin operating its [[Delta Connection]] flights to [[Salt Lake City]] using the [[CRJ100]] aircraft, instead of the smaller [[EMB120]]. The Canadian built [[CRJ100]] has the capacity for 50 passenger, while the the Brazilian built [[EMB120]] has room for 30 passenger, although due to federally mandate [[Maximum Takeoff Weight]] for commuter aircraft the latter many times only carries 25 or 26 passengers.
As reported in the Casper Star Tribune <ref>{{cite news | title = Into rare air | work = Casper Star-Tribune | url = http://www.trib.com/articles/2008/01/27/news/business/f5ed78b34879b341872573dc0026832c.txt | date = 2008-1-27 | accessdate = 2008-2-24 | quote = Passenger service at Casper/Natrona County International Airport has reached a ceiling of sorts.}}</ref>the airport has been in talks with the carriers about adding more capacity there. This is due in part to a 5.8% increase in Natrona Counties population for the years 2000-2006 and a 1.8 growth rate for 2006. It looks like these talks are playing and this much wanted extra capacity is coming in part, by the use of larger aircraft. For instance on April 8, 2008 [[SkyWest]] will begin operating its [[Delta Connection]] flights to [[Salt Lake City]] using the [[CRJ100]] aircraft, instead of the smaller [[EMB120]]. The Canadian built [[CRJ100]] has the capacity for 50 passenger, while the the Brazilian built [[EMB120]] has room for 30 passenger, although due to federally mandate [[Maximum Takeoff Weight]] for commuter aircraft the latter many times only carries 25 or 26 passengers.

==History==
The airport started as the Casper Army Air Field in September 1942 and was deactivated in March 1945<ref>[http://www.formerbases.com/wy_casperaaf_history.htm -History - Casper Army Air Field]. In 1949 the former Army airfield become the Natrona County Municipal Airport. Before that airport was located in what is now the town of Bar Nun and it has been said that what are know streets were the runways at the airport.


== Facilities and aircraft ==
== Facilities and aircraft ==

Revision as of 05:11, 25 February 2008

42°54′29″N 106°27′52″W / 42.90806°N 106.46444°W / 42.90806; -106.46444

Casper/Natrona County International Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorAirport Board of Trustees
ServesCasper, Wyoming
Elevation AMSL5,350 ft / 1,631 m
WebsiteiFlyCasper.com
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
3/21 10,165 3,098 Asphalt
8/26 8,679 2,645 Asphalt
12/30 6,489 1,978 Asphalt
17/35 7,211 2,198 Asphalt
Statistics (2006)
Aircraft operations47,210
Based aircraft90
Sources: airport web site[1] and FAA[2]

Casper/Natrona County International Airport (IATA: CPR, ICAO: KCPR, FAA LID: CPR) is a county-owned public-use airport located seven miles (11 km) northwest of the central business district of Casper, a city in Natrona County, Wyoming, United States.[2] The airport is governed by a Board of Trustees consisting of 5 members each serving a 5 year term.[3] It was known as Natrona County International Airport until the airport board announced the new name on December 19, 2007.[4]

Regularly scheduled passenger service at the airport is offered by SkyWest for Delta Airlines, Pinnacle Airlines for Northwest Airlines, and Mesa Airlines or United Airlines. Also on March 30, 2008 SkyWest will be taking over two of Mesa Airlines flights to Denver, Colorado.[5] In addition occasional charter flights (know as "casino or gamblers flights") to Laughlin or Wendover, Nevada are offered.

The airport under want renovations that started in July of 2004[6] and finished in the bringing of the following year. Of course the remodel brought in everything from new carpet and paint to furniture. As part of the remodel TSA checked baggage screening was moved from in front of the ticket counters to the area behind them. In addition the rental car counters were moved to an area right next to baggage claim. Also the upper level of the gate area, once used for jet flights at the airport, was transformed into a viewing station for incoming or outgoing planes.

As reported in the Casper Star Tribune [7]the airport has been in talks with the carriers about adding more capacity there. This is due in part to a 5.8% increase in Natrona Counties population for the years 2000-2006 and a 1.8 growth rate for 2006. It looks like these talks are playing and this much wanted extra capacity is coming in part, by the use of larger aircraft. For instance on April 8, 2008 SkyWest will begin operating its Delta Connection flights to Salt Lake City using the CRJ100 aircraft, instead of the smaller EMB120. The Canadian built CRJ100 has the capacity for 50 passenger, while the the Brazilian built EMB120 has room for 30 passenger, although due to federally mandate Maximum Takeoff Weight for commuter aircraft the latter many times only carries 25 or 26 passengers.

History

The airport started as the Casper Army Air Field in September 1942 and was deactivated in March 1945Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page).

  • Saturday May 18, 2007 : A United Airlines flight landed unexpectedly due to reports of smoke in the cockpit or cabin of the Boeing 757 being used for this flight.[8]
  • Saturday December 30, 2006 : A SkyWest operated United Airlines flight headed to Denver was diverted back to Casper after a report of a hydraulic systems failure.[9]
  • Thursday January 6, 2005 : A UPS Boeing 727 makes an emergency landing at the airport after reports that one of the flaps on the wings would not extend. [10]

Airlines and destinations

Cargo

Ground Transportation

Hertz Car Rental, Budget Rental Car, and Avis Rent A Car System offer vehicles for rent at the airport. In addition RC Cab and Casper Cab offer taxi service to and from the airport. Also a few of the local hotels offer free shuttle service to and from the airport and their properties.

Passenger Services

Passenger services at the airport includes a Subway Sandwich Shop, as well as a kiosk operated by First Street Bakers, a local downtown bakery. There is also a gift shop and an aircraft viewing area located on the second floor of the airport, just above the gate area. In addition also offers its passengers free wi-fi internet service.

References

  1. ^ Natrona County International Airport, official web site
  2. ^ a b FAA Airport Form 5010 for CPR PDF, effective 2007-12-20
  3. ^ NCIA - Airport Board of Trustees. Retrieved on 2007-12-23.
  4. ^ "NCIA adds Casper to name". Casper Star-Tribune. 2007-12-20. Retrieved 2007-12-23. Casper/Natrona County International Airport replaces the former Natrona County International Airport.
  5. ^ "Jets added to airport flights". Casper Star-Tribune. 2007-11-21. Retrieved 2008-2-24. Beginning March 30, United Airlines will fly 50-passenger jet aircraft on two of its four daily flights to and from Denver.. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  6. ^ "Airport renovations to start in July". Casper Star-Tribune. 2004-6-24. Retrieved 2008-2-24. Starting next week, the terminal will be getting a $3.5 million overhaul and the coffee stain will be removed, along with the rest of what Mann described as the "deplorable" carpet. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help)
  7. ^ "Into rare air". Casper Star-Tribune. 2008-1-27. Retrieved 2008-2-24. Passenger service at Casper/Natrona County International Airport has reached a ceiling of sorts. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help)
  8. ^ "Jet lands unexpectedly". Casper Star-Tribune. 2007-20-20. Retrieved 2008-2-24. Reports of smoke in the cockpit or cabin of a Boeing 757 forced the airplane to land unexpectedly at the Natrona County International Airport at about 12:30 this afternoon, according to the airport manager. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help)
  9. ^ "Plane briefly diverted back to Casper". Casper Star-Tribune. 2006-12-31. Retrieved 2008-2-24. A United Airlines flight from the Natrona County International Airport bound for Denver returned to Casper after a hydraulic system failure was reported, according to a public safety officer at the airport. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  10. ^ "Plane makes emergency landing". Casper Star-Tribune. 2005-1-6. Retrieved 2008-2-24. Emergency crews at Natrona County International Airport mobilized early Thursday morning when the pilot of an approaching UPS plane reported that a flap on one of the wings would not extend, according to Chance Warne, operations manager and chief of emergency services at the airport. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= and |date= (help)


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