Fresno Yosemite International Airport, often called FYI, formerly known as Fresno Air Terminal, is a joint civil-military public airport located in eastern Fresno, in Fresno County, California. The airport is more than 60 miles (97 km) south of Yosemite National Park on California State Route 41. The airport covers 2,150 acres (870 ha) and has two runways and one helipad. It is the major air transportation center for the San Joaquin Valley, with major air carrier service to airline hubs throughout the Western United States. Direct international flights to Guadalajara, Mexico, are available through Aeromexico and Volaris. Fresno was the ninth (9th) busiest international route out of Guadalajara International Airport in 2009. It is also home to Fresno Air National Guard Base and the 144th Fighter Wing (144 FW) of the California Air National Guard.
Fresno Yosemite International Airport covers an area of 1,728 acres (699 ha) at an elevation of 336 ft (102 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 11L/29R is 9,227 by 150 ft (2,812 by 46 m) and 11R/29L is 7,205 by 100 ft (2,196 by 30 m). It also has one helipad, designated H1, that measures 70 by 70 ft (21 by 21 m).
For the 12-month period ending September 30, 2009, the airport had 143,945 aircraft operations, an average of 394 per day: 65% general aviation, 18% air taxi, 10% scheduled commercial, and 8% military. At that time there were 195 aircraft based at this airport: 47% single-engine, 23% multi-engine, 6% jet, 11% helicopter and 13% military.
Fresno completed 2006 with 1.281 million passengers traveling through Fresno Yosemite International Airport, an increase of 7.54% over 2005.
Fresno completed 2007 with 1.382 million passengers traveling through Fresno Yosemite International Airport, an increase of 3.13% over 2006.
The most prominent airlines at Fresno are Skywest Airlines for United Express and Delta Connection (36.29%), Mesa Airlines for US Airways Express (16.97%), American Airlines (12.77%), and Horizon Air (9.92%)
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