History An early photo of the Atlantic City Airport Terminal The SJTA owns a small area around the terminal and leases runways and other land from the FAA. Passenger traffic at the airport in 2011 was 1,404,119, making it the 102nd busiest airport in the country.

The South Jersey Transportation Authority has outlined plans for massive terminal expansions (on top of current initiatives) which might be needed if more airlines serve the airport. United Airlines operated a series of flights starting in April 2014, but decided the flights were not viable and discontinued service on December 3, 2014. This is offered as a scheduled charter year-round.

Additionally, Caesars Entertainment has flights to cities east of the Mississippi River on its Caesars Rewards Air. The airport is served by Spirit Airlines which operates Airbus A319, Airbus A320 and Airbus A321 jetliners. It was also a designated alternative landing site for the Space Shuttle. Hughes Technical Center, a major research and testing hub for the Federal Aviation Administration and a training center for the Federal Air Marshal Service. The airport property includes FAA's William J. The facility also is a base for the New Jersey Air National Guard's 177th Fighter Wing operating the F-16C/D Fighting Falcon, and the United States Coast Guard's Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City operating the Eurocopter HH-65 Dolphin. Most of the land is owned by the Federal Aviation Administration and leased to the SJTA, while the SJTA owns the terminal building. The facility is operated by the South Jersey Transportation Authority (SJTA) and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which performs select management functions. The airport is accessible via Exit 9 on the Atlantic City Expressway. Source: Federal Aviation Administration Ītlantic City International Airport ( IATA: ACY, ICAO: KACY, FAA LID: ACY) is a shared civil-military airport 9 miles (14 km) northwest of central Atlantic City, New Jersey, in Egg Harbor Township, the Pomona section of Galloway Township and in Hamilton Township.

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