Harrisburg International Airport

Harrisburg International Airport is located in Middletown, nine miles far southeast of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, the United States. MDT airport is run by Susquehanna Area Regional Airport Authority (SARAA). The official codes are IATA: MDT, ICAO: KMDT, FAA LID: MDT. The code MDT stands for Middletown, except that the airport is also referred to as HIA.

Harrisburg International Airport

About Harrisburg International Airport

Harrisburg International Airport is located in Middletown, nine miles far southeast of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, the United States. MDT airport is run by Susquehanna Area Regional Airport Authority (SARAA). The official codes are IATA: MDT, ICAO: KMDT, FAA LID: MDT. The code MDT stands for Middletown, except that the airport is also referred to as HIA.

According to official statistics, Harrisburg International Airport is the third in the list of the busiest airports in Pennsylvania in regards to passenger enplanement (the other two airports are: Philadelphia International Airport and Pittsburgh International Airport).

The history of the MDT foundation

It is already more than 100 years MDT is serving central Pennsylvania. The very first attempts of working date 1898, when Signal Corps of the U.S. The Army stationed in the same location as the airport is today. After that, in 1918, the first airplane landed. After World War II, MDT was called Olmstead State Airport. Only in 1973, it was named as Harrisburg International Airport. The reconstruction of the first terminal, which was designed by Architect William Pereira, was completed in 1973.

Since 1998, Harrisburg International Airport has been owned by Susquehanna Area Regional Airport Authority (SARAA). The board of directors is chosen every five years, from the counties of Cumberland, Dauphin, and York. Also, the cities of Harrisburg, Fairview, and Lower Swatara townships.

More than 1400 people are employed and take an active part in fruitful cooperation. As a result of the 2004 renovation project, the new terminal building is 360,000 square feet.

Airlines and Destinations of MDT

The major airlines that serve at MDT airport are Allegiant, American Airlines, Delta Airlines, Frontier Airlines, and United Airlines. There are 15 nonstop services and also one-stop connections around the world. Among top destinations of 2018 and 2019 were the following cities: Chicago–O'Hare, Illinois; Charlotte, North Carolina; Atlanta, Georgia; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Detroit, Michigan; Washington–Dulles, D.C; Orlando–Sanford, Florida, etc.

Annual Passenger Traffic

According to official airport website statistics, the airport annually handles approximately 150,000 aircraft operations. The passenger traffic calendar from 2013 shows that the number of travelers in 2015 was the least - 1,173,938, but this figure improved in 2018 with - 1,294,765 customers.