Juneau Airport serves as an important transport location for Juneau, the capitol of Alaska. Juneau International Airport is the arrival and departure point of several regional and international flights. Juneau Airport is efficiently run by its dedicated staff.
Juneau has no roads to link it to the outside world. Sea and air are the only two ways by which you can travel to and from Juneau. This makes the Juneau Airport an important part of the transport system in Juneau. Juneau Airport connects Juneau and its surrounding areas to other parts of Alaska as well as to other states of U.S. Juneau airport is also the hub of few international flights that carry passengers from Juneau to different cities of the world.
The Juneau International Airport is a public airport owned and maintained by the municipality of Juneau. The airport forms one of the departments of the City and Borough of Juneau. The Juneau International Airport is governed by a seven-member board that reports to the City and Borough of Juneau. Rob Swanson is the Chairman of this board and Gordon Evans the Vice-Chairman.
The Juneau International Airport is very efficiently run by its administrative body and its staff. The runway of the airport is kept snow-free despite the heavy snowfall that takes place in Juneau.
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The staff of Juneau International Airport manages the day-to-day affairs of the airport and looks after the convenience of the passengers. The manager of Juneau International Airport is Dave Palmer under whose guidance the entire airport is managed well.
The Juneau International Airport has one runway and one seaplane landing area. The terminal of the Juneau Airport covers an area of about 80,000 square feet. Alaska Airlines is the main airline serving Juneau Airport. It provides several flights everyday from Juneau to Seattle, Anchorage and other Alaska towns. Juneau airport also serves as the hub of scheduled and charter flights. Panhandle-based airlines like Flying Service and Alaska Seaplane Service fly from the Juneau International Airport.
Alaska Airlines operates flights from Juneau International Airport to Anchorage, Ketchikan, Petersburg, Seattle and Yakutat. Wings of Alaska flies from Juneau to places like Angoon, Hoonah, Skagway and Haines.
Address
Juneau International Airport
1873 Shell Simmons Drive
Juneau, Alaska
USA 99801.
Tele: 907-789-7821
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