Provo Municipal Airport

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Provo Municipal Airport
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Provo Airport sign (36686709421).jpg
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Provo
ServesProvo, Utah
LocationProvo, Utah
Elevation AMSL4,497 ft / 1,370.7 m
Coordinates40°13′09.1″N 111°43′24.1″W / 40.219194°N 111.723361°W / 40.219194; -111.723361Coordinates: 40°13′09.1″N 111°43′24.1″W / 40.219194°N 111.723361°W / 40.219194; -111.723361
Websitehttp://flyprovo.com
Map
PVU is located in Utah
PVU
PVU
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
13/31 8,603 2,622 Asphalt
18/36 6,628 2,020 Asphalt
Statistics (CY 2013)
Enplanements30,090[1]
% Change from CY 20121.13%

Provo Municipal Airport (IATA: PVU, ICAO: KPVU, FAA LID: PVU) is two miles (3 km) west of Provo, in Utah County, Utah. The airport is served by Allegiant Air.[2] Allegiant uses Airbus A319 and Airbus A320 family aircraft.

Overview[]

Terminal in July, 2017

The airport has rarely had scheduled airline flights. In June 2011 Frontier Airlines began daily flights to Denver. Salt Lake City International Airport (about 40 miles (64 km) north) is the closest airport with numerous flights. (SkyWest Airlines flew to Provo in 1974–1975.)[3]

Frontier's flights to Denver ended in January 2013.[4] Allegiant Air began flights to Phoenix/Mesa in February 2013,[5] and in March 2013 announced twice-weekly flights to Oakland International Airport beginning June 7, 2013.[6] On July 4, 2013, it was announced that Allegiant Air would begin flying to Los Angeles International Airport beginning September 26, 2013.[7] In June 2016, Allegiant Air announced it would begin flying to San Diego International Airport beginning September 28, 2016.[8] Service to Oakland and San Diego was suspended in 2018. Service to Tucson International Airport began on Nov 16, 2018. In August 2020, Allegiant Air announced it would begin flying to Denver International Airport beginning November 19, 2020.[9] Later that year they announced flights from Provo to Orange County, California would begin in February 2021. [10] In May 2021, Allegiant Air announced that it's adding St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport in Florida and Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport as additional destinations from Provo with flights beginning in October 2021. [11]


The airport has one fixed-base operator and is frequently used for flight training and is home to flight schools, including one operated by Utah Valley University. In the last 6 months of 2011, the airport had 14,858 enplanements.

History[]

The airport's Air Traffic Control Tower opened in 2005; previously, the airport was uncontrolled. When the control tower opened, the nearby airspace became Class D airspace over a radius of 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) around the airport and up to 7,000 feet (2,100 m) MSL (2500 feet AGL), with a circular cutout in the southern portion surrounding nearby Spanish Fork-Springville Airport, which is not Class D.

In anticipation of airline service, a new terminal area was built in early 2011 to house Transportation Security Administration equipment for passenger screening. As of August 2012, a millimeter-wave full-body scanner is in use.[12] In November 2019, the airport broke ground on a new $40 million terminal. The new terminal will have 4 gates initially with future expansion to 10 gates in total. The terminal is expected to be completed in December 2021, with a full shift to the new terminal and gates in early 2022.[13][14]

Facilities[]

Provo Municipal Airport covers 869 acres (3.5 km2) and has two runways:

  • 13/31: 8,603 ft × 150 ft (2,622 m × 46 m) Asphalt
  • 18/36: 6,628 ft × 150 ft (2,020 m × 46 m) Asphalt

Airlines and destinations[]

AirlinesDestinations
Allegiant Air Austin, Houston–Hobby, Los Angeles (resumes May 27, 2022), Orange County, Phoenix/Mesa, Phoenix–Sky Harbor, St. Petersburg/Clearwater
Seasonal: Denver, Palm Springs

Statistics[]

Busiest domestic routes from PVU
(May 2020 - April 2021)[15]
Rank City Passengers Carriers
1 Phoenix/Mesa, Arizona (AZA) 66,000 Allegiant
2 Los Angeles, California (LAX) 9,000 Allegiant
3 Tucson, Arizona (TUS) 4,000 Allegiant
4 Santa Ana, California (SNA) 2,000 Allegiant
5 Denver, Colorado (DEN) 1,000 Allegiant

Annual traffic[]

Annual Passenger Traffic at PVU[16]
Year Passengers Year Passengers
2016 151,000 2019 214,000
2017 176,000 2020 165,000
2018 155,000 2021

Accidents and Incidents[]

There have been a total of 22 Accidents and Incidents in and around the Provo Airport since 1984[17]

References[]

  1. ^ "Passenger Boarding (Enplanement) and All-Cargo Data for U.S. Airports" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. June 20, 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 16, 2014. Retrieved September 14, 2014.
  2. ^ https://www.allegiantair.com/search/route-announcements-111720
  3. ^ "SkyWest 35 Years". Archived from the original on 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2011-06-03.
  4. ^ Finley, Jeff (14 September 2012). "Frontier Airlines to suspend Provo airport flights". Deseret News.
  5. ^ "New Provo-to-Phoenix flights ease sting of lost route".
  6. ^ "Press Release - Investor Relations - Allegiant Air". ir.allegiantair.com.
  7. ^ "Allegiant Air plans a third route from Provo airport".
  8. ^ "Allegiant Air breaks into Newark as it adds 3 cities to route map". USA Today.
  9. ^ "Allegiant Adds Provo to Denver". Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  10. ^ Pugmire, Genelle. "Provo Airport lands Allegiant route to Orange County". Daily Herald. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  11. ^ Williams, Carter. "Allegiant Air announces new nonstop flights from Provo to Florida, Arizona". KSL. KSL. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  12. ^ "Provo Airport gets TSA's advanced imaging". Daily Herald. Daily Herald (Utah). Retrieved 2012-08-04.
  13. ^ "Provo Airport launches $40 million terminal, expects 20 flights a day".
  14. ^ Pugmire, Genelle. "Provo Municipal Council receives airport terminal update". Daily Herald. Daily Herald. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  15. ^ "Provo, Utah". Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Oct 2016.
  16. ^ "OST_R - BTS - Transtats". www.transtats.bts.gov.
  17. ^ "List of Utah plane crashes | PlaneCrashMap.com".

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