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{{Short description|Airport in Alabama, US}}
{{For|the airport in [[Huntsville, Texas]]|Huntsville Regional Airport}}
{{Use American English|date=April 2025}}
{{Infobox airport
| name              = Huntsville International Airport
| nativename        = Carl T. Jones Field
| image             = Huntsville International Airport.svg
| image2            = Huntsville International Airport.jpg
| caption2          = [[National Agriculture Imagery Program|NAIP]] 2006 [[orthophoto]]
| IATA              = HSV
| ICAO              = KHSV
| FAA               = HSV
| WMO               = 72323
| type              = Public
| owner             = Huntsville / Madison County Airport Authority
| operator          = 
| city-served       = [[Huntsville, Alabama]]
| location          = <!--if different than above-->
| hub               = 
| elevation-f       = 629
| website           = {{URL|flyhuntsville.com}}
| coordinates       = {{WikidataCoord||region:US-AL_scale:40000|display=inline,title}}
| image_map         = HSV - FAA airport diagram.png
| image_mapsize     = 175
| image_map_caption = FAA airport diagram
| mapframe          = yes
| r1-number         = 18R/36L
| r1-length-f       = 12,600
| r1-surface        = Asphalt
| r2-number         = 18L/36R
| r2-length-f       = 10,001
| r2-surface        = Asphalt
| stat-year         = 2024
| stat1-header      = Total Passengers
| stat1-data        = 1,591,139
| stat2-header      = Aircraft operations
| stat2-data        = 59,632
| footnotes         = Source: [[Federal Aviation Administration]]<ref name="FAA">{{FAA-airport|ID=HSV|use=PU|own=PU|site=00385.1*A}}. Federal Aviation Administration. effective April 17, 2025.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://flyhuntsville.com/hsv-sets-second-consecutive-annual-passenger-traffic-record/|title=HSV Airport Sets All-Time Passenger Record In 2024|website=flyhuntsville.com|access-date=February 20, 2025}}</ref><ref>https://aspm.faa.gov/opsnet/sys/Airport.asp {{Bare URL inline|date=July 2025}}</ref>
}}
[[File:HSV Airport.jpg|thumb|240x240px|Drone Shot, HSV International Airport]]
[[File:Pic at Waiting Area, HSV Airport.jpg|thumb|240x240px|Picture inside the Terminal, HSV Airport]]
'''Huntsville International Airport''' {{airport codes|HSV<ref name="IATA">{{cite web | url = http://www.iata.org/publications/Pages/code-search.aspx | title = IATA Airport Code Search (HSV: Huntsville Intl) | publisher = [[International Air Transport Association]] | access-date = July 28, 2013}}</ref>|KHSV|HSV}} (Carl T. Jones Field) is a [[Airport|public airport]] and [[spaceport]] ten miles southwest of downtown [[Huntsville, Alabama|Huntsville]], in [[Madison County, Alabama]], United States. The [[FAA]] has designated the Huntsville International Airport as a [[Atmospheric entry|Re-entry]] site for the [[Dream Chaser]], a [[spaceplane]] operated by [[Sierra Space]] to make reentries from [[Low Earth orbit|Low Earth Orbit (LEO).]]

The airport is part of the [[Port of Huntsville]] (along with the International Intermodal Center and Jetplex Industrial Park), and serves the [[Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area|Huntsville-Decatur area]]. Opened in October 1967 as the Huntsville Jetport, it was the third airport for Huntsville.<ref name="tn6603242">{{cite news |date=March 24, 1966 |title=Huntsville's New Jetport Will Be First of Its Kind |page=5 |work=[[The Tuscaloosa News]] |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=X28hAAAAIBAJ&pg=7151,3724975&dq=huntsville+jetport&hl=en |access-date=March 18, 2012}}</ref><ref name="alkaaha2">{{cite web |last=Freeman |first=Paul |title=Alabama: Huntsville area |url=https://www.airfieldsfreeman.com/AL/Airfields_AL_Huntsville.htm |access-date=December 25, 2011 |publisher=[[Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields]]}}</ref> The airport has 12 gates with restrooms, shops, restaurants, phones and murals depicting aviation and space exploration scenes. The airport also has a 3-star hotel on the premises.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Four Points by Sheraton Huntsville Airport {{!}} Marriott Bonvoy |url=https://www.marriott.com/en-us/hotels/hsvfp-four-points-huntsville-airport/overview/?scid=f2ae0541-1279-4f24-b197-a979c79310b0 |access-date=2023-12-31 |website=www.marriott.com}}</ref> The [[Four Points by Sheraton]] is located above the ticketing area and lobby, (adjacent to the terminal is a parking garage and to opposite sides are the control tower and a golf course).

The airport's west runway, at {{convert|12600|ft|m|abbr=on}}, is the second longest commercial runway in the southeastern United States, being {{convert|416|ft|m|abbr=on}} shorter than the longest runway at [[Miami International Airport]]. Huntsville is frequently used as a diversion airport from larger hubs in the Southeast, such as [[Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport|Atlanta]], due to its long runways and sophisticated snow removal and de-icing equipment.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2017-01-08 |title=Huntsville International Airport is prepared for diversions caused by winter weather |language=en-US |work=WHNT.com |url=https://whnt.com/2017/01/07/huntsville-international-airport-is-prepared-for-southeast-diversions-caused-by-winter-weather/ |access-date=2018-08-01}}</ref>

The airport's "Fly Huntsville" marketing campaign encourages passengers to depart from [[Huntsville, Alabama|Huntsville]] instead of driving to [[Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport|Birmingham]] or [[Nashville International Airport|Nashville]].<ref name="jingle2">{{cite news |last=Baskas |first=Harriet |date=March 12, 2008 |title=Better branding through music: Original airport theme songs |work=USA Today |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Travel/story?id=4432530&page=1}}</ref> An August 2009 report by the [[Bureau of Transportation Statistics]] for the first quarter of 2009 revealed that Huntsville passengers paid, on average, was the highest airfares in the United States.<ref name="expense2">{{cite news |date=August 4, 2009 |title=Flights from Huntsville ranked most expensive |publisher=WAAY-TV |agency=Associated Press |url=http://www.waaytv.com/Global/story.asp?S=10843985 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717123030/http://www.waaytv.com/Global/story.asp?S=10843985 |archive-date=July 17, 2011}}</ref> However, the airport reported that commercial airline passenger traffic increased 2.3% in January 2010 over the previous year.<ref name="climb2">{{cite news |last=Clines |first=Keith |date=February 10, 2010 |title=Passenger traffic at airport starts to climb |work=The Huntsville Times |url=http://www.al.com/business/huntsvilletimes/index.ssf?/base/business/1265796917224280.xml&coll=1 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110608223714/http://www.al.com/business/huntsvilletimes/index.ssf?%2Fbase%2Fbusiness%2F1265796917224280.xml&coll=1 |archive-date=June 8, 2011 |df=mdy-all}}</ref>

The [[National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems]] for 2011–2015 [[FAA airport categories|called]] it a ''primary commercial service'' airport.<ref name="2011–2015 NPIAS2">{{cite web |date=October 4, 2010 |title=2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A |url=http://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/npias/reports/media/2011/npias_2011_appA.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120927084535/http://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/npias/reports/media/2011/npias_2011_appA.pdf |archive-date=September 27, 2012 |work=National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems |publisher=Federal Aviation Administration |format=[[PDF]], 2.03 MB}}</ref> [[Federal Aviation Administration]] records say the airport had 612,690 passenger boardings (enplanements) in [[calendar year]] 2008,<ref name="Enplanements 20082">{{cite web |date=December 18, 2009 |title=Enplanements for CY 2008 |url=http://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/passenger_allcargo_stats/passenger/media/cy08_all_enplanements.pdf |work=2008 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data |publisher=Federal Aviation Administration |format=PDF, 1.0 MB}}</ref> 572,767 in 2009 and 606,127 in 2010.<ref name="Enplanements 2009/20102">{{cite web |date=October 4, 2011 |title=Enplanements for CY 2010 |url=http://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/passenger_allcargo_stats/passenger/media/cy10_all_enplanements.pdf |work=2010 CY 2010 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data |publisher=Federal Aviation Administration |format=PDF, 189 KB}}</ref>

==History==
The original airport, Huntsville Flying Field/Mayfair Airport, was south of the city. It had sod runways, no lighting and opened in the early 1930s. By 1934 the airport had four dirt/sod runways, southwest of today's intersection of Whitesburg Drive and Bob Wallace Avenue.<ref>{{cite web |last=Freeman |first=Paul |date=June 24, 2018 |title=Huntsville Airport (1st location) / Huntsville Flying Field / Mayfair Airport, Huntsville, AL |url=https://www.airfieldsfreeman.com/AL/Airfields_AL_Huntsville.htm#huntsville1 |access-date=December 15, 2021 |website=Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields |publisher= |quote=}}</ref>

A second airport south of downtown opened in 1941 with two paved runways, Runway 18/36 being 4,000' long. The terminal building was a wooden shack at the northeast end of Runway 5/23; the [[National Weather Service]] opened at the municipal airport in 1958. The second airport was near today's intersection of Memorial Parkway and Airport Road; traces of runways and terminal facilities can be seen from the air.<ref>{{cite web |last=Freeman |first=Paul |date=April 26, 2020 |title=Huntsville Airport (2nd location), Huntsville, AL |url=https://www.airfieldsfreeman.com/AL/Airfields_AL_Huntsville.htm#huntsville1 |access-date=December 15, 2021 |website=Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields |publisher= |quote=}}</ref>

Huntsville's first scheduled jets were United 727s in 1966. Carl T. Jones Field opened in 1967, west of the city along Highway 20 and County Line Road. A ribbon cutting ceremony was held 15 September 1968 with Dr. [[Wernher von Braun]] and Senator [[John Sparkman]] in attendance.

On July 10, 2018, the airport announced that [[Frontier Airlines]] would begin nonstop service to [[Denver]] and [[Orlando, Florida|Orlando]] in October with the A320 Family. This marked the resumption of low-cost airline presence at the airport.

== Airport facilities ==
The airport covers 6,000 acres (2,428 [[Hectare|ha]]) at an elevation of 629 feet (192 m). It has two [[Asphalt concrete|asphalt]] runways: 18R/36L is 12,600 by 150 feet (3,840 x 46 m) and 18L/36R is 10,001 by 150 feet (3,048 x 46 m).<ref>{{cite web |title=HSV airport data at skyvector.com |url=https://skyvector.com/airport/HSV/Huntsville-International-Carl-T-Jones-Field-Airport |website=skyvector.com }} FAA data effective May 15, 2025.</ref> In the year ending June 30, 2023, the airport had 63,603 aircraft operations which averaged about 174 flights per day.

==Airlines and destinations==
Huntsville International Airport is served by four passenger airlines including: [[American Airlines]], [[Breeze Airways]], [[United Airlines]], and [[Delta Air Lines]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Airline Info |url=https://www.flyhuntsville.com/airline-info/ |access-date=2023-12-31 |website=Huntsville International Airport |language=en}}</ref> Huntsville passenger airlines represent the biggest three international [[airline alliances]] in the world. Some services are flown by regional affiliates via code sharing agreements.

Huntsville International Airport serves eight [[cargo airline]]s including: [[Cargolux]], [[LATAM Cargo (disambiguation)|Latam Cargo]], [[Atlas Air]], DSV, [[FedEx Express|Fedex Express]], [[Qatar Airways|Qatar Airways Cargo]], [[UPS Airlines|UPS]] and [[Kerry Logistics Network]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Port of Huntsville Maps |url=https://www.portofhuntsville.com/maps/ |access-date=2023-12-31 |website=Port of Huntsville |language=en}}</ref>

===Passenger===
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| [[Allegiant Air]] | [[Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport|Fort Lauderdale]],<ref name="G4New26">{{cite web|url= https://www.travelpulse.com/news/airlines-airports/allegiant-air-new-routes-florida-travel|title= Allegiant Air Launching Five New Routes to Florida|website=Travel Pulse|date=August 12, 2025|access-date=August 12, 2025}}</ref> [[Jack Edwards Airport|Gulf Shores]] (begins May 21, 2026),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://airlinegeeks.com/2025/11/18/allegiant-adds-four-new-cities|title=Allegiant Adds Four New Cities|website=airlinegeeks.com|date=November 18, 2025|access-date=November 19, 2025}}</ref> [[Orlando Sanford International Airport|Orlando/Sanford]] (begins February 12, 2026),<ref name="G4New26" /> [[St. Pete–Clearwater International Airport|St. Petersburg/Clearwater]] (begins March 6, 2026)<ref name="G4New26" /> 
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| {{nowrap|[[American Airlines]]}} | '''Seasonal:''' [[Dallas Fort Worth International Airport|Dallas/Fort Worth]]{{citation needed|date=June 2025}}
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| [[American Eagle (airline brand)|American Eagle]] | [[Charlotte Douglas International Airport|Charlotte]], [[O'Hare International Airport|Chicago–O'Hare]], [[Dallas Fort Worth International Airport|Dallas/Fort Worth]], [[Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport|Washington–National]] <br /> '''Seasonal:''' [[Miami International Airport|Miami]]{{citation needed|date=June 2025}}
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| [[Breeze Airways]] | [[Harry Reid International Airport|Las Vegas]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/airline-news/2022/03/08/breeze-airways-new-flights/9347904002/|title = Breeze Airways wants a piece of your summer vacation budget with these 35 new routes across US|website = [[USA Today]]}}</ref> [[Orlando International Airport|Orlando]], [[Tampa International Airport|Tampa]]<br /> '''Seasonal:''' [[Los Angeles International Airport|Los Angeles]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.waaytv.com/news/huntsville/huntsville-international-airport-to-offer-non-stop-flights-this-summer-to-los-angeles-california/article_955f08ee-d012-11ee-8fe4-73a89811e3de.html|title = Huntsville International Airport to offer non-stop flights this summer to Los Angeles, California|website = WAAY31}}</ref>
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| [[Delta Air Lines]] | [[Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport|Atlanta]]
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| [[Delta Connection]] | [[Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport|Atlanta]], [[Detroit Metropolitan Airport|Detroit]], [[LaGuardia Airport|New York–LaGuardia]]<ref>{{cite web|url= https://airlinegeeks.com/2024/11/25/delta-plans-two-regional-routes/#|title=Delta Plans Two Regional Routes|publisher=AirlineGeeks|date=November 25, 2024|accessdate=November 25, 2024}}</ref>
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| [[United Express]] | [[O'Hare International Airport|Chicago–O'Hare]], [[Denver International Airport|Denver]], [[George Bush Intercontinental Airport|Houston–Intercontinental]], [[Dulles International Airport|Washington–Dulles]]
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=== Cargo ===
Source:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Routes |url=https://baron-aviation.com/routes/ |access-date=2025-09-26 |website=Baron Aviation |language=en-US}}</ref>
{{Airport destination list|[[FedEx Feeder]]<br> operated by [[Baron Aviation Services|Baron Aviation]]|[[Memphis International Airport|Memphis]]}}[[File:Huntsville International Airport - January 2016 (47959255856).jpg|thumb|240x240px|Aerial Photo, HSV Airport]]

==Statistics==

===Top destinations===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%" width= align=
|+ '''Busiest domestic routes from HSV (August 2024 – July 2025)'''<ref name="Routes">{{cite web |title=Huntsville, AL: Huntsville International-Carl T Jones Field (HSV) |url=https://www.transtats.bts.gov/airports.asp?20=E&Nv42146=Ufi&Nv42146_anzr=U70658vyyr,%20NY:%20U70658vyyr%20V06r40n6v10ny-Pn4y%20g%20W10r5%20Svryq&pn44vr4=SNPgf |access-date=May 20, 2025 |publisher=[[Bureau of Transportation Statistics]]}}</ref>
|-
! Rank
! Airport
! Passengers
! Carriers
|-
| 1
| [[Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport|Atlanta, Georgia]]
| 263,120
| Delta
|-
| 2
| [[Dallas Fort Worth International Airport|Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas]]
| 132,620
| American
|-
| 3
| [[Charlotte Douglas International Airport|Charlotte, North Carolina]]
| 103,290
| American
|-
| 4
| [[Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport|Washington–National, Virginia]]
| 62,020
| American
|-
| 5
| [[George Bush Intercontinental Airport|Houston–Intercontinental, Texas]]
| 60,420
| United
|-
| 6
| [[O'Hare International Airport|Chicago–O'Hare, Illinois]]
| 49,640
| American, United
|-
| 7
| [[Denver International Airport|Denver, Colorado]]
| 46,530
| United
|-
| 8
| [[Dulles International Airport|Washington–Dulles, Virginia]]
| 45,190
| United
|-
| 9
| [[Orlando International Airport|Orlando, Florida]]
| 19,340
| Breeze
|-
| 10
| [[Detroit Metropolitan Airport|Detroit, Michigan]]
| 18,980
| Delta
|}

===Other statistics===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right; width:300px"
|+ HSV Airport Annual Passengers 2010–Present<ref>{{cite web|url=https://flyhuntsville.com/huntsville-international-airport-statistics|title=HSV Airport Historical Passenger Activity 2010-Present|website=flyhuntsville.com|accessdate= August 17, 2024}}</ref>
|-
! style="width:50px"| !! style="width:50px"| Passengers !! style="width:50px"| Change from previous year
|-
!2010
|1,247,475 || {{increase}}6.5%
|-
!2011
|1,263,272 || {{increase}}1.3%
|-
!2012
|1,187,710 || {{decrease}}6.0%
|-
!2013
|1,040,278 || {{decrease}}12.4%
|-
!2014
|1,075,713 || {{increase}}3.4%
|-
!2015
|1,069,830 || {{decrease}}0.5%
|-
!2016
|1,079,028 || {{increase}}0.9%
|-
!2017
|1,063,538 || {{decrease}}1.4%
|-
!2018
|1,184,374 || {{increase}}11.4%
|-
!2019
|1,445,365 || {{increase}}20.9%
|-
!2020
|559,420 || {{decrease}}61.3%
|-
!2021
|940,830|| {{increase}}122.8%
|-
!2022
|1,201,105 || {{increase}}27.7%
|-
!2023
|1,473,629 || {{increase}}22.7%
|-
!2024
|	1,591,139 || {{increase}}11.1%
|-
!2025
|662,584 (May) || {{increase}}3.7%
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|+Airline Market Share August 2024 – July 2025)
!Rank
!Airline
!Passengers
!Market Share
|-
|1
|[[Delta Air Lines|Delta]]
|479,000
|28.85%
|-
|2
|[[PSA Airlines|PSA]]
|284,000
|17.09%
|-
|3
|[[CommuteAir]]
|210,000
|12.65%
|-
|4
|[[SkyWest Airlines|SkyWest]] 
|207,000
|12.46%
|-
|5
|[[Envoy Air|Envoy]]
|159,000
|9.54%
|-
|
|Other
|323,000
|19.41%
|}

==Past airline service==
In 1969–80, Huntsville had nonstop or direct flights to Los Angeles, Florida and Texas during the U.S. space program. These flights served the [[NASA]] [[Marshall Space Flight Center]] in Huntsville.

In June 1967, [[Eastern Airlines]] introduced "The Space Corridor" linking Huntsville with St. Louis, Seattle and the [[NASA]] [[Kennedy Space Center]] in Florida.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.aviationexplorer.com/airline_aviation_ads/eastern-airlines-ad-space-corridor.htm|title=Vintage Airline Aviation and Aerospace Ads - eastern-airlines-ad-space-corridor.jpg - Magazine Advertisement Picture Scans|website=aviationexplorer.com|access-date=2018-09-07}}</ref> In the June 13, 1967, timetable, Eastern [[Boeing 727-100]]s flew to St. Louis and on to Seattle, and nonstop to Orlando continuing to [[Melbourne, Florida]], near the Kennedy Space Center. Eastern flew direct [[Douglas DC-9-30]]s to Houston, home of the [[NASA]] [[Johnson Space Center]], via New Orleans in the late 1960s. Eastern had direct jets to Chicago during the early 1970s via Nashville. In April 1975, Eastern served [[Nashville International Airport|Nashville]], [[Orlando International Airport|Orlando]] and [[St. Louis Lambert International Airport|St. Louis]] nonstop from Huntsville on 727s and DC-9s.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.departedflights.com/HSV75p1.html|title=HSV75p1|website=departedflights.com|access-date=2018-09-07}}</ref>

In November 1967, Eastern scheduled nine departures each weekday from the new airport while United had four and Southern had 17.

[[United Airlines]] started nonstop [[Boeing 727-100]]s to Los Angeles in 1969. United first served Huntsville in 1961 when it acquired [[Capital Airlines (United States)|Capital Airlines]] which had scheduled [[Vickers Viscount]]s nonstop from Huntsville's old airport (at {{coord|34.686|-86.589|display=inline}}) ([https://www.flickr.com/photos/12530375@N08/15028063337 1949 diagram]) to Memphis, Knoxville and [[Washington, D.C.]], and direct to New York (LaGuardia and Newark) and Philadelphia. Until 1967, United used the same Viscounts, then introduced Boeing 727-100s into Huntsville in 1966. In April 1975, United served [[Piedmont Triad International Airport|Greensboro]], [[McGhee Tyson Airport|Knoxville]], [[Los Angeles International Airport|Los Angeles]] and Washington, D.C., nonstop from Huntsville on 727s and 737s.<ref name=":0" /> [[Raleigh–Durham International Airport|Raleigh/Durham]] service was added by 1979.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://www.departedflights.com/HSV79p1.html|title=HSV79p1|website=departedflights.com|access-date=2018-09-07}}</ref> In August 1982, United had direct 727s to Los Angeles, San Francisco and Denver and nonstop [[Boeing 737-200]]s to Washington, D.C.

[[Southern Airways]] also served Huntsville. In the late 1960s, Southern introduced 75-seat [[Douglas DC-9-10]]s into their fleet which had consisted of 40-seat [[Martin 4-0-4]]. Southern's timetable in September 1968 listed nonstop jets to Atlanta, Memphis, New Orleans and Muscle Shoals, AL; Southern was still flying Martin 4-0-4s from Huntsville. In April 1975, Southern DC-9s flew nonstop to [[Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport|Atlanta]], [[Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport|Chattanooga]], [[Memphis International Airport|Memphis]], [[Montgomery Regional Airport|Montgomery]], [[Northwest Alabama Regional Airport|Muscle Shoals]], [[Nashville International Airport|Nashville]], [[Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport|New Orleans]] and [[Orlando International Airport|Orlando]].<ref name=":0" /> Southern had direct DC-9s to New York City ([[LaGuardia Airport]]), Washington, D,C. ([[Dulles International Airport]]), Denver, St. Louis, Detroit and Wichita. In 1979, Southern merged with [[North Central Airlines]] to form [[Republic Airlines]] which continued to serve Huntsville, by that time having dropped Chattanooga and Montgomery service and having added [[Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport|Greenville/Spartanburg]] and [[Mobile Regional Airport|Mobile/Pascagoula]] service.<ref name=":1" /> Republic was acquired by [[Northwest Airlines]] which later merged with [[Delta Air Lines]].

Service to Atlanta hit a high point in early 1985 when 17 nonstops a day flew HSV to ATL on four airlines, three flying "main line" jets. In the February 15, 1985, [[Official Airline Guide]], [[Eastern Airlines]] had [[Boeing 727-100]]s and [[Douglas DC-9-50]]s, [[Republic Airlines]] was flying [[Douglas DC-9-10]]s, [[DC-9-30]]s and [[DC-9-50]]s, [[United Airlines]] flew 727-100s and [[Delta Connection]], operated by [[Atlantic Southeast Airlines]] (ASA, which became [[ExpressJet]]), had [[de Havilland Canada DHC-7]]s and [[Shorts 360]]s. Today, Delta Air Lines and affiliate Delta Connection are the only airlines between Huntsville and Atlanta.

[[File:Huntsville International Airport Huntsville Alabama 9-25-2014.JPG|thumb|View of the new control tower]]

By 1989, the airport was linked to major airline hubs: Delta served Atlanta and [[Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport|Dallas/Fort Worth]], Eastern served Atlanta, American served Dallas/Fort Worth and Nashville, Northwest served Memphis, and United served [[O'Hare International Airport|Chicago]] and [[Dulles International Airport|Washington Dulles]]. United and American flew nonstop to Birmingham, United continued to fly nonstop to Knoxville, and Delta had a daily flight to Memphis.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.departedflights.com/HSV89p1.html|title=HSV89p1|website=departedflights.com|access-date=2018-09-07}}</ref> United pulled out entirely by 1995, while [[US Airways|USAir]] entered the market in the early 1990s with daily flights to [[Charlotte Douglas International Airport|Charlotte]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.departedflights.com/HSV95p1.html|title=HSV95p1|website=departedflights.com|access-date=2018-09-07}}</ref>

Only [[Delta Air Lines]] operates regular service on main line jets to the airport now. [[American Airlines]] serves the airport with mainline jets seasonally. Frontier previously had [[Airbus A320 family|Airbus A320]] service nonstop to [[Denver International Airport|Denver]] and [[Orlando International Airport|Orlando]]. Delta operates [[Boeing 717]] and Boeing 737-800 and 900ER aircraft to Atlanta. The airline previously flew [[Douglas DC-9-50]]s nonstop to Atlanta with some flights being flown by [[ExpressJet]] [[Canadair CRJ-700]] and [[CRJ-200]]s as [[Delta Connection]] service to ATL; however, all services to ATL have been switched to mainline jets. The airport had service to New Orleans on [[GLO Airlines]], but that ended after the airline filed for bankruptcy in 2017. [[Frontier Airlines]] ended service in 2022.

==Expansion==
[[File:Wide Cloud Near HSV Airport - Aug2014 (42014685581).jpg|alt=|thumb|View of the ramp]]

In 1989, Huntsville International became the first airport in the United States to install an ASR-9 dual-channel [[airport surveillance radar]] system.<ref name="89rad">{{cite news |work=The Tuscaloosa News |page=7 |title=Huntsville airport gets new radar system |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ljodAAAAIBAJ&pg=4768,4592434&dq=huntsville-international-airport&hl=en |date=May 12, 1989}}</ref> and became one of five airports in the United States to use glass-walled [[jet bridges]]. In 2015, [[ThyssenKrupp|Thyssenkrupp Airport Systems]] manufactured and installed new glass jet bridges, making Huntsville International Airport the first in the Southeast to enhance its facility by using all glass jet bridges.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-12-16 |title=Huntsville International Airport Unveils New Glass Jet Bridges – Quad Cities Daily |url=https://quadcitiesdaily.com/huntsville-international-airport-unveils-new-glass-jet-bridges/ |access-date=2023-12-31 |language=en-US}}</ref>

Currently, Huntsville International is undergoing major renovations on its runways and concourse facilities to meet the expected future demand and flow of passengers and goods.<ref>{{Cite web |title=HSV Builds |url=https://flyhuntsville.com/hsv-builds/ |access-date=2023-12-31 |website=Huntsville International Airport |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-08-20 |title=Huntsville's Economic Future is Tied to our Airport's Success |url=https://www.flyhuntsville.com/huntsvilles-economic-future-is-tied-to-our-airports-success/ |access-date=2023-12-31 |website=Huntsville International Airport |language=en}}</ref>

Huntsville International Airport will potentially be expanded to provide three additional runways that would be built to the west of County Line Road. This project is one of many projects that are included in the Huntsville area Metropolitan Planning Organization's TRIP (Transportation Regionally Innovative Projects) 2045 plan. This project would also include a new loop around the airport, replacing County Line Road and Boeing Boulevard.<ref>{{Cite web |title=TRiP2045 – Huntsville Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (See pages 110-111) |url=http://www.huntsvillempo.org/trip2045/ |access-date=2025-01-28 |website=www.huntsvillempo.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Public Information & Reports |url=https://www.flyhuntsville.com/public-info-reports/ |access-date=2025-01-28 |website=Huntsville International Airport |language=en}}</ref>

==Accidents and incidents==
*On October 17, 1965, a [[United Airlines]] [[Douglas DC-6]] (N37519) After accelerating through the V1 speed during takeoff the captain raised the front landing gear from the runway. Suddenly the nose undercarriage retracted and the aircraft sank back, contacting the runway with its nose. The captain retarded the throttles and the plane slid to a stop 272 feet beyond the runway end.  All passengers and crew survived. The aircraft was destroyed and written off.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/332535|title=Accident description for N37519 at Aviation Safety Network|website=aviation-safety.net|accessdate=November 14, 2025}}</ref>
*On June 18, 2014, an IAI Westwind corporate aircraft crashed upon takeoff, killing all three on board.<ref name="alcom140618">{{cite news |first=Jonathan |last=Grass |newspaper=[[The Huntsville Times]] |publisher=[[AL.com]] |title=Plane crash at Huntsville International Airport claims 3 lives |url=http://www.al.com/news/huntsville/index.ssf/2014/06/huntsville_airport_plane_fire.html |date=June 18, 2014 |access-date=June 19, 2014}}</ref><ref name="alcom140619">{{cite news |first1=Carol |last1=Robinson |first2=Tiffany |last2=Davidson |newspaper=[[The Huntsville Times]] |publisher=[[AL.com]] |title=3 men killed in Wednesday plane crash identified |url=http://www.al.com/news/huntsville/index.ssf/2014/06/birmingham_pilot_identified_by.html |date=June 19, 2014 |access-date=June 19, 2014}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of airports in Alabama]]

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==External links==
* {{Official website}}
* [http://msrmaps.com/map.aspx?t=4&s=12&lat=34.6392&lon=-86.7701&w=900&h=1000&lp=---+None+--- Aerial image as of March 2002]{{Dead link|date=January 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} from [[USGS]] ''[[The National Map]]''
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