KGPT Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport
(1,400 acres) Gulfport, MS
Four Nearby Instrument Airports:
[KBIX] 8 E ; [KHSA] 20 W ; [KPQL] 28 E ;
[KMJD] 30 W ;(ave. distance: 22 nm)
Total Based Aircraft: 28
(16 single-props, 3 multi-props)
(5 jets, 2 helicopters, 2 military aircraft )
Operations & ATC:
(ave. 201 ops/day … with 461,072 enplanements in 2012)
17hr FAA tower♦FAA staffing as of 9/24/11: 25
FAA compiles ATADS data for this facility. Airport operations in 2012 were UP 37% vs. 2007 operations, and DOWN 40% from the peak year (2000).
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Airport Funding:
Four-year average AIP funding: $11,579,886 per year. Last AIP was Grant Sequence #81: $4,724,703 for “Expand Terminal Building, Improve Airport Drainage [Improve airfield drainage (Phase 1)], Install Perimeter Fencing [Phase 1], Rehabilitate Runway [Rehabilitate runway touch down zones]”
— Average AIP Subsidy is $158 per operation.