San Bernardino airport awaits certification.New facility could relieve some congestion The condition of a network when there is not enough bandwidth to support the current traffic load. congestion - When the offered load of a data communication path exceeds the capacity. at LAX A new international airport serving the Southland, which could serve as a reliever airport to Los Angeles International Airport “LAX” redirects here. For other uses, see LAX (disambiguation). “KLAX” redirects here. For other uses, see KLAX (disambiguation). Los Angeles International Airport (IATA: LAX, ICAO: KLAX, FAA LID: LAX , is expected to get Federal Aviation Administration Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), component of the U.S. Department of Transportation that sets standards for the air-worthiness of all civilian aircraft, inspects and licenses them, and regulates civilian and military air traffic through its air traffic control certification in the next few weeks but, so far, no airline carriers have scheduled service into it. The San Bernardino International Airport San Bernardino International Airport (IATA: SBD, ICAO: KSBD, FAA LID: SBD) is a public airport located two miles (3 km) southeast of the central business district (CBD) of San Bernardino, in San Bernardino County, California, USA. , which was formerly the Norton Air Force Base Norton Air Force Base was a military installation of the United States Air Force located 58 miles east of Los Angeles, California adjacent to the west side of the City of San Bernardino in San Bernardino County. , could get its first scheduled flights early next year, said Jim Monger, airport director. He said the San Bernardino International Airport Authority, the government agency that owns and operates the airport, is currently negotiating with three regional carriers to start service at the facility. The authority is not currently negotiating with any major carrier. (For related developments, see page 24.) Monger declined to discuss details of the negotiations or reveal the names of the carriers but said the airlines currently operate flights within California and the tri-state region For other tri-state regions, see . The Tri-State Region is commonly used in the area surrounding New York City to unambiguously refer to the greater metropolitan area. Sometimes the phrase is shortened to "the Tri-State," or "the Tri-State Area" is used instead. of Southern California-Nevada-Arizona. Because the airport has been given an international designation, flights across the border are a possibility as well, said Monger. Under FAA regulations, an airport can use the word international in its name if it has facilities to handle customs and international flight operations. such as passport control passport control n → control m de pasaporte passport control passport n → contrôle m des passeports passport control . The airport, located in the city of San Bernardino San Bernardino, city, United States San Bernardino (săn bûr'nədē`nō), city (1990 pop. 164,164), seat of San Bernardino co., S Calif., at the foot of the San Bernardino Mts.; inc. 1854. in San Bernardino County, is expected to receive FAA certification in September or October, said Monger. Because it has a 10,000-foot runway that could accommodate any type of existing commercial aircraft, including jumbo jets, the long-range plan for the airport is to attract major passenger and cargo airlines, said Monger. Lower fees planned He said the airport will do that in part with lower landing fees than Los Angeles International Airport - the largest commercial facility in Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, and Ontario Airport. Ontario, which like LAX is owned and operated by the Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. Department of Airports, is the closest existing commercial airport to San Bernardino. Monger said landing fees, a major part of what it costs airlines to use an airport, will be 75 cents per 1,000 pounds at San Bernardino. At LAX, landing fees are $2.06 and at Ontario they range from 91 cents to $1.09. No competition intended But Monger said it is not the aim of the new facility to take away airline traffic from existing airports in the area. "I don't think we're going to be in competition with these other locations. We will be complementary to them and attract carriers that don't want to go in there because of fee structures or the amount of (air) traffic or because it's not in their route structure," said Monger. The capacity of LAX is about 65 million passengers a year, and Ontario can handle 2.5 million, according to the Department of Airports. East year, LAX handled 51 million passengers and Ontario 6 million. Ontario is currently undergoing a $230 million expansion program that includes a new passenger terminal with 26 gates. A spokesman for the Los Angeles Department of Airports said he did not know anything about San Bernardino International Airport. In addition to passenger traffic, San Bernardino International will attempt to attract air cargo operations. He said the authority has set aside 40 acres on the grounds of the airport to build a cargo facility. |
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