Another Record Year for Passenger Traffic at Oakland International Airport in 2001.Business Editors OAKLAND Oakland, city (1990 pop. 372,242), seat of Alameda co., W Calif., on the eastern side of San Francisco Bay; inc. 1852. Together with San Francisco and San Jose, the city comprises the fourth largest metropolitan area in the United States. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 7, 2002 Passenger traffic increased at Oakland International Airport
Oakland International Airport (IATA: OAK, ICAO: KOAK, FAA LID: OAK), also known as in 2001, up 7.5 percent over the previous year, in spite of in opposition to all efforts of; in defiance or contempt of; notwithstanding. See also: Spite the weak economy and the tragic events surrounding sur·round tr.v. sur·round·ed, sur·round·ing, sur·rounds 1. To extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle. 2. To enclose or confine on all sides so as to bar escape or outside communication. n. the September 11th disaster. There were 5,697,121 departing de·part v. de·part·ed, de·part·ing, de·parts v.intr. 1. To go away; leave. 2. To die. 3. passengers (enplanements) and 5,333,433 arriving passengers (deplanements) for a total of 11,416,579. While annualized annualized Of or relating to a variable that has been mathematically converted to a yearly rate. Inflation and interest rates are generally annualized since it is on this basis that these two variables are ordinarily stated and compared. figures for the industry have yet to be released by the Air Transport Association (ATA (1) (AT Attachment) The specification for IDE drives. See IDE. (2) See analog telephone adapter. ATA - Advanced Technology Attachment ), it is expected that domestic enplanements will be down 7.4 percent for the year. Oakland International finished the year with a healthy increase of 7.75 percent in enplanements. Double-digit growth for the first eight months of the year, along with post-September 11 passenger volumes rebounding better than industry average, contributed to Oakland International Airport's positive results, said Steven J. Grossman, director of aviation for the Port of Oakland The Port of Oakland was the first major port on the Pacific Coast of the United States to build terminals for container ships. It is now the fourth busiest container port in the United States; behind Long Beach, Los Angeles, and Newark. , which operates the airport. "We are pleased with how strong we finished the year considering the obstacles we faced in the last quarter of 2001," said Grossman. "Six carriers launched new nonstop HP's brand name for its fault-tolerant servers, which range in size from four CPUs to 4,000 CPUs. The NonStop line was created by Tandem Computers, which was acquired by Compaq, which later became part of HP. service from Oakland during 2001, including transcontinental flights Transcontinental flight is travelling by air from the Atlantic Ocean coast to the Pacific Ocean coast, or in the reverse. The first transcontinental flight was made by Calbraith Perry Rodgers to win the prize offered by publisher William Randolph Hearst. to New York/JFK and Atlanta and flights to vacation destinations in Hawaii and Mexico." More new service has already been announced this year with more expected later this spring, so the airport could possibly top 12 million passengers in 2002, he added. The following is a list of service inaugurated or expanded at Oakland International Airport in 2001: -- Aloha Airlines inaugurated twice daily nonstop service between Oakland and Las Vegas in February and four flights weekly between Oakland and Kona in April. -- Continental Airlines added a third daily nonstop to Houston in September. -- Delta Air Lines inaugurated two daily nonstops to Atlanta in June. In October, Delta launched three flights a day between Oakland and Salt Lake on regional jets operated by Delta's airline partner, Delta Connection. -- JetBlue Airways added another nonstop flight between Oakland and New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport in May, bringing their total number of operations to the New York area to two a day. -- Southwest Airlines closed its San Francisco International Airport operation consisting of 14 daily flights and relocated eight of those flights to its Oakland operation in March. The relocated service included one (1) additional flight to Las Vegas, one (1) additional flight to Orange County, two (2) additional flights to Phoenix and four (4) additional flights to San Diego. The carrier inaugurated a daily flight between Oakland and New Orleans in October. -- Spirit Airlines inaugurated a nightly red-eye flight between Oakland and Detroit in May. -- SunTrips relocated its popular Mexico program to Oakland International Airport from San Francisco International Airport in September. The six weekly flights go to resort destinations such as Cancun/Cozumel, Los Cabos and Puerto Vallarta. Air cargo air cargo: see aviation. volumes were down nearly 16 percent in 2001 to 608,437 metric tons. This decrease reflects the health of the nation's economy and the after-effects of September 11. Oakland International Airport has nearly 200 flights a day on 11 domestic and international carriers to 32 nonstop destinations, including the Hawaiian Islands, the New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of area, Atlanta and Mexico. It is the regional distribution center and is the designated Pacific gateway for FedEx. The airport is a revenue division of the Port of Oakland, an independent department of the city of Oakland. Oakland International consistently has the fewest weather-related flight delays in the Bay Area. It is the only Bay Area airport with a dedicated shuttle shuttle: see loom. shuttle In the weaving of cloth, a spindle-shaped device used to carry the crosswise threads (weft) through the lengthwise threads (warp). Not all modern looms use a shuttle; shuttleless looms draw the weft from a nonmoving supply. bus that meets every Bay Area Rapid Transit “BART” redirects here. For other uses of "BART" or "Bart", see Bart. The San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) is a heavy rail public rapid-transit system serving the San Francisco Bay Area. (BART) system train at the nearby Coliseum Coliseum: see Colosseum. station. On-airport parking rates are $18/day in the long-term Long-term Three or more years. In the context of accounting, more than 1 year. long-term 1. Of or relating to a gain or loss in the value of a security that has been held over a specific length of time. Compare short-term. (Daily) lot and $15/day in the economy/overflow lots. For information on ground transportation and parking services, call 1-888-IFLYOAK (435-9625). Visit the airport's Web site at www.oaklandairport.com for additional information.
Annual Difference Percent
Passengers: 2000 2001 From '00 Increase/
Decrease
Enplaned: 5,287,365 5,697,121 409,756 7.75%
Deplaned: 5,333,433 5,719,458 386,025 7.24%
Total: 10,620,798 11,416,579 795,781 7.49%
Air Cargo (metric tons):
Freight
Inbound: 354,799 306,363 -48,436 -13.65%
Outbound: 316,588 280,733 -35,855 -11.33%
Total: 671,387 587,096 -84,291 -12.55%
Mail
Inbound: 15,258 10,941 -4,317 -28.30%
Outbound: 16,422 10,400 -6,022 -36.67%
Total: 31,680 21,341 -10,339 -32.64%
Total Air Cargo: 703,067 608,437 -94,630 -15.55%
(freight + mail)
Domestic Scheduled Service: Alaska, Aloha, American/American Eagle,
America West, Continental, Delta/Delta
Connection, JetBlue, Southwest,
United/Shuttle by United
Domestic Charter Service: SunTrips (Hawaii)
International Scheduled
Service: Mexicana
International Charter
Service: SunTrips (Mexico, Portugal)
Major Cargo Carriers: Airborne Express, Ameriflight, Emery
Worldwide, FedEx, United Parcel Service
# of Daily Departures: 234 (56 are all-cargo flights)
Passenger Facilities: Two terminals (429,000 sq. ft), 22
boarding gates
Runways: 10,000-foot asphalt runway, can be
extended to 11,600 feet 6,200-foot asphalt
runway 5,020-foot asphalt runway
3,300-foot crosswind asphalt runway
# of Employees: 10,700 (3,000 are in cargo-related jobs)
Largest Airport Employers: Southwest Airlines, 2,200 employees
FedEx, 2,100 employees United Airlines,
1,500 employees
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