Facilities and Aircraft
Charleston International Airport and Charleston AFB cover an area of 2,060 acres (830 ha) which contains two runways: 15/33, measuring 9,001 x 200 ft (2,744 x 61 m) and 03/21 measuring 7,004 x 150 ft (2,135 x 46 m).
The Air Force owns and operates the runways at the airport and has an intergovernmental agreement with the Charleston County Aviation Authority to allow for civilian use of the airfield. In 2009, the secondary runway 3/21 was closed for nearly year as it underwent reconstruction and resurfacing. In 2012, the main runway 15/33 will also be closed for reconstruction to replace the concrete and to reduce the runway width from 200 feet to 150 feet.
For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2011, the airport had 105,019 aircraft operations, an average of 288 per day: 28.3% air taxi, 26.6% general aviation, 23.5% military and 21.5% scheduled commercial.
The $48 million terminal was built in 1987 and was designed by Howard Needles Tammen & Bergendoff, Davis & Floyd, Inc., and Lucas & Stubbs.
In recent years, area officials have expressed a need to update the terminal's interior, which has been described as dated and dark. In 2012, a $150 million project to renovate and expand the terminal was considered by the Charleston County Aviation Authority.
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