July 6, 20223 yr Can any airport owner in the USA call their field an International Airport? Whitfield International Airport (has no ICAO code) is 4,600 feet long, asphalt that changes to dirt as you roll along its length. It averages 5 flights a day. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Canyon_Bar_10_Airport The Airport Hotel: 5800X3D, RTX4070, 600 Watt, one or two 1440p 32" screens, 64 GB RAM, 4 TB PCle 3 NVMe, Warthog throttle, VKB NXT EVO stick, Honeycomb Alpha yoke, CH quad, 3 Logitech panels, 2 StreamDecks, Desktop Aviator Trim Panel. Crystal Light VR.
July 6, 20223 yr Well, they call a place with a population of 37 a 'city' so I suppose they can. 😉 Surely not everybody was kung fu fighting. https://rationalwiki.org
July 6, 20223 yr Typically you don’t unless you have customs available. the current FAA 5010 airport master record form for that airport shows none and the airport name on that record has no “international” in it 😉 Edited July 6, 20223 yr by Azapata87
July 6, 20223 yr I think historically, some towns in the uk were called cities due to it having a cathedral in it. I would guess 'international airport' status would be more formal than this. Like customs as above, and affirmed e.g by IATA. Edited July 6, 20223 yr by icewater5
July 6, 20223 yr 21 minutes ago, Azapata87 said: Typically you don’t unless you have customs available. the current FAA 5010 airport master record form for that airport shows none and the airport name on that record has no “international” in it 😉 You’ll need customs for when you do flights, but any international flights make it an international, at least around here. My local does the odd international flight, and has been looking at setting up some more to south east Asia. Hence it proudly calling itself an “International” airport. There would have to be ad-hoc customs on the days that this happens, but it’s not a standard feature of the facility. The town down the road only has domestic flights, so they wouldn’t call their airport “international” even if it’s busy. Oz Sim Rig: MSI RTX3090 Suprim, an old, partly-melted Intel 9900K @ 5GHz+, Honeycomb Alpha, Thrustmaster TPR Rudder, Warthog HOTAS, Reverb G2, Prosim 737 cockpit. Currently flying: MSFS: PMDG 737-700, Fenix A320, Leonardo MD-82, MIlviz C310, Flysimware C414AW, DC Concorde, Carenado C337. Prepar3d v5: PMDG 737/747/777. "There are three simple rules for making a smooth landing. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are."
July 6, 20223 yr Sometimes calling your airport “international” is a reflection of ambition or marketing more than reality. Dave Current System (Running at 4k): ASUS ROG STRIX X670E-F, Ryzen 7800X3D, RTX 5090, 55" Samsung Q80T, 64GB DDR5 6000 RAM, EVGA CLC 280mm AIO Cooler, Brunner CLS-E NG Yoke, Thrustmaster Warthog HOTAS & Stick, Thrustmaster TCA Quadrant & Add-on, VirtualFly Ruddo+, TQ6+ and Yoko+, GoFlight MCP-PRO and EFIS, Skalarki FCU and MCDU
July 6, 20223 yr In the US I suspect "international" could sometimes mean "there once was a guy from Canada who landed here."
July 6, 20223 yr As stated previously, it has a lot to do with customs availability. From the biz aviation perspective, the label of "international" means I can clear customs at that airport. Take KSAV in Savannah Ga. People eill tell you that KSAV is called "international" because of Gulfstream. As you can imagine, a lot of non USA operators bring their Gulfstreams into KSAV for the service center located at the airport. You wouldn't want the stop in KATL or KMIA just to clear customs before going to KSAV. Make it an international airport and I can fly direct if my jet has the legs. Rick D http://g5flyer.tumblr.com/
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