Trent Lott International Airport
Trent Lott International Airport (IATA: PGL, ICAO: KPQL, FAA LID: PQL) is a county-owned public-use airport located in Moss Point, Mississippi six miles (10 km) north of the central business district of Pascagoula, a city in Jackson County, Mississippi, United States.[1] The airport is named for Trent Lott, a former United States Senator from Mississippi.
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Owner | Jackson County | ||||||||||
Serves | Pascagoula, Mississippi | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 17 ft / 5 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 30°27′46″N 088°31′45″W | ||||||||||
Website | http://www.co.jackson.ms.us/153/Airport | ||||||||||
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Although many U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, Trent Lott International Airport is assigned PQL by the FAA and PGL by the IATA.[2] PGL was formerly assigned to Jackson County Airport in Pascagoula which closed sometime between 1982 and 1989.[3][4]
DayJet provided an on-demand jet air taxi service from this airport to Jacksonville, Lakeland, Tallahassee, Pensacola, Gainesville, Boca Raton, Opa-Locka/Miami Dade County, Naples, Sarasota/Bradenton, Savannah, Macon, and Montgomery. This service ended in September 2008.
Facilities and aircraft
Trent Lott International Airport covers an area of 906 acres (367 ha) and has one runway designated 17/35 with an asphalt pavement measuring 6,500 x 100 ft (1,981 x 30 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending June 2, 2016, the airport had 52,213 aircraft operations, an average of 143 per day: 86% general aviation, 10% air taxi and 4% military. At that time there were 32 aircraft based at this airport: 25 single-engine, 3 multi-engine, 2 jet and 2 helicopter.[1]
References
External links
- Trent Lott International Airport page at Jackson County website
- FAA Terminal Procedures for PQL, effective August 13, 2020
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for PQL
- AirNav airport information for KPQL
- ASN accident history for PGL
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures