Piedmont Triad International Airport
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Piedmont Triad International Airport (IATA: GSO, ICAO: KGSO, FAA LID: GSO) (commonly referred to locally as "PTI") is an airport located in unincorporated Guilford County, North Carolina, west of Greensboro, serving the Piedmont Triad region of Greensboro, High Point and Winston-Salem as well as the entire Piedmont Triad region in North Carolina, United States. The airport, located just off Bryan Boulevard, sits on a 3,770 acre (1,526 ha) campus and has three runways.[2][4] It is the third busiest airport in North Carolina, averaging 280 takeoffs and landings each day. PTI is owned and operated by the Piedmont Triad Airport Authority.
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||||||
Owner/Operator | Piedmont Triad Airport Authority | ||||||||||||||||||
Serves | Greensboro, High Point, and Winston-Salem, North Carolina | ||||||||||||||||||
Location | Guilford County, near Greensboro, North Carolina | ||||||||||||||||||
Hub for | FedEx Express[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 926 ft / 282 m | ||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 36°05′52″N 79°56′14″W | ||||||||||||||||||
Website | FlyFromPTI.com | ||||||||||||||||||
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This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a primary commercial service airport since it has over 10,000 passenger boardings (enplanements) per year.[5]
A proposal to rename the airport to "Central North Carolina International Airport" passed in December 2017; the renaming was slated to become effective on January 1, 2018.[6] Due to public objections, however, the name change is on hold.[7]