Lt. Jon Greenawalt Graduates from the FBI National Academy Harrisburg, PA, September 16, 2024 – The Susquehanna Area Regional Airport Authority (SARAA) is proud to announce that Lt. Jon Greenawalt, a dedicated officer of the Harrisburg International Airport (HIA) Police Department, has successfully completed the 291st session of the FBI National Academy in Quantico, Virginia….
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HIA year-to-date Passenger Traffic up 9.4% vs 2023
Labor Day travel week could be the busiest ever (Middletown, PA – August 28, 2024) – During the month of July 2024, 124,661 passengers flew into and out of Harrisburg International Airport (HIA), an increase of nearly one percent vs July 2023. As of July 31st, 809,204 passengers have used the airport, an increase of…
HIA Expects nearly 24,000 Passengers during Labor Day Travel Week
Could be the busiest Labor Day week ever (Middletown, PA – August 23, 2024) – The busy summer travel season is expected to continue through the Labor Day weekend as Harrisburg International Airport (HIA) expects nearly 24,000 passengers to fly to and from the airport, between Thursday, August 29th and Tuesday, September 3rd. …
HIA Reports 2ND Quarter Traffic up 15% vs 2023
American Airlines traffic up 30% (Middletown, PA – July 31, 2024) – A total of 379,002 passengers passed through Harrisburg International Airport (HIA) during the months of April, May and June 2024, an increase of 15.5 percent compared to the same three months in 2023. For the year-to-date period ending June 30th, a total of…
HIA Welcomes U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg
On Tuesday, June 4th, 2024, Harrisburg International Airport was pleased to host U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg as we provided him on three important airport projects funded by the bipartisan infrastructure bill. He also recorded an interview with CNBC’s Scott Wapner near the cargo airport construction site. In 2023, the Airport Authority received $9 million from…
The Quilt Lady: A Journey of Love, Passion, and Remembrance
The passage of time often obscures the memories of events that should never be forgotten. This is an unfortunate fate of many stories of valor and bravery from the past. However, there are those who have dedicated their lives to preserving these stories, to let them live on and inspire future generations. One such individual…
Allegiant to Celebrate 10 Years of Low Fares at HIA
On Wednesday, October 31st, 2012, Allegiant flight 611, an MD-80 aircraft with about 70 passengers on board, departed for Orlando, beginning a new era of airline service from Harrisburg International Airport (HIA). This new kind of airline, called an Ultra-Low-Cost Carrier or ULCC, offered nonstop flights to “alternative” airports in the Orlando and Tampa Bay…
HIA receives $3.75 million EDA grant for Cargo Expansion Project
Multi-year $64 million project to begin in 2022 (Middletown, PA – October 12, 2021) – Today, United States Congressman Scott Perry announced a $3.75 million Economic Development Grant for the Susquehanna Area Regional Airport Authority (SARAA), owner and operator of Harrisburg International Airport (HIA), to support landside development of a multi-year cargo apron expansion project….
TSA Media Event Scheduled For Wednesday, May 8th at 11am
TSA to share summer travel tips at Harrisburg International Airport and explain why TSA asks passengers to remove shoes, laptops and liquids (You can expect to see replica bombs concealed in carry-on bags) Summer travel season across the county is expected to be one the busiest on record for the airline industry. So how to…
Allegiant’s “Winter the Dolphin” Plane Makes A Stop at HIA
Plane information courtesy of ClickOrlando.com Winter the Dolphin has appeared on the big screen and draws thousands of visitors to the Clearwater Marine Aquarium, but now Winter is going miles high with her latest milestone. To mark its partnership with the aquarium, Allegiant Airlines rolled out a new plane back in July 2018 featuring an image of the rescued bottlenose dolphin. According to Allegiant…
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