History
In 1942, Naval Air Station Atlantic City was constructed on 2,444 acres (9.89 km2) of leased private land in Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey. The mission of NAS Atlantic City was to train various carrier air groups consisting of fighter, bomber and torpedo squadrons and their crews for combat.
In November 1958, the then-Federal Aviation Agency, now Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), took over operations of the AMB. The lease transferred to the FAA and was sold for $55,000. Atlantic City decided to retain 84 of the 4,312 acres. The FAA expanded the former U.S. Navy land parcel to approximately 5,000 acres (20 km2) and established the National Aviation Facilities Experimental Center research facility that eventually became the William J. Hughes Technical Center. The South Jersey Transportation Authority (SJTA) initially leased portions of the airport from the FAA and now serves as the airport owner and operator of the facility.
In the past, ACY has been served by US Airways with jet service to Pittsburgh and turboprops to Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington, as well as Continental Express on turboprops and regional jets to Cleveland Hopkins International Airport by Continental Express carrier ExpressJet Airlines on Embraer ERJ series regional jets. Delta Air Lines also offered service to Boston on Delta Connection regional jets operated by Atlantic Coast Airlines until a few years ago. Delta Connection with its partner Comair, also operated flights to Cincinnati and Orlando, which was terminated on May 1, 2007. WestJet served ACY with service to Toronto, but ended service on May 9, 2010, leaving the airport without any international service.
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