Arnold Palmer Regional Airport
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | Westmoreland County Airport Authority | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Latrobe, Pennsylvania | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,199 ft / 365 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°16′29″N 079°24′24″W / 40.27472°N 79.40667°WCoordinates: 40°16′29″N 079°24′24″W / 40.27472°N 79.40667°W | ||||||||||||||
| Website | PalmerAirport.com | ||||||||||||||
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| Aircraft operations | 25,579 |
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| Based aircraft | 148 |
Arnold Palmer Regional Airport (IATA: LBE, ICAO: KLBE, FAA LID: LBE) is a public airport in the eastern United States, located in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, two miles (3 km) southwest of Latrobe and about 33 miles (53 km) southeast of Pittsburgh. It is owned by the Westmoreland County Airport Authority and was formerly "Westmoreland County Airport."
It was renamed in September 1999 for local golf icon Arnold Palmer, as part of his 70th birthday celebration. Palmer first learned to fly at the airport and the dedication ceremony included Governor Tom Ridge and a flyover of three A-10 aircraft of the state's air guard.
Federal Aviation Administration records say the airport had 18,946 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008, 15,482 in 2009 and 6,978 in 2010. The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a primary commercial service airport based on enplanements in 2008 (more than 10,000 per year), but it qualifies as a non-primary commercial service airport based on enplanements in 2010.
The airport was served by Northwest Airlink, as a reliever for Pittsburgh International Airport on the other side of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. The airport also had regional service by US Airways to Pittsburgh International Airport, until the company's bankruptcy. Northwest/Delta ended its daily service to Detroit on July 31, 2009 due to low yields.
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