Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport

Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport (IATA: GSP, ICAO: KGSP, FAA LID: GSP) (Roger Milliken Field) is near Greer, South Carolina, midway between Greenville and Spartanburg, the major cities of the Upstate region. The airport is the second-busiest airport in South Carolina, after Charleston International Airport with about 2.61 million passengers in 2019.[2]

Not to be confused with Greenville Downtown Airport.

Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport

Roger Milliken Field
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerGreenville–Spartanburg
Airport District
OperatorGreenville–Spartanburg
Airport Commission
ServesUpstate South Carolina
LocationGreer, South Carolina
Elevation AMSL964 ft / 294 m
Coordinates34°53′44″N 082°13′08″W
Websitewww.GSPairport.com
Map
GSP
GSP
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
4/22 11,001 3,353 Asphalt/Concrete
Statistics (2019)
Aircraft operations65,760
Based aircraft25
Passengers2,612,236
Cargo handled (tons)57,309

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2017–2021 categorized it as a small-hub primary commercial service facility.[3]

History

Before construction of the Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport (GSP), each city had its own airport and competed for airline service. In the mid-1950s Roger Milliken, a textile heir, industrialist, businessman (CEO of Milliken & Company), and political activist, worked with other Upstate business leaders to get a shared airport for the two cities. In 1958 a proposal for an airport between the two cities was presented to the legislative delegation for the two counties, which approved the construction and the creation of an airport commission, headed by Milliken.

GSP opened on October 15, 1962, replacing Greenville Downtown Airport as the primary airline destination in the region. In the 1980s GSP expanded its terminal and cargo facilities, and the runway was lengthened twice in the 1990s. In 2004 the airfield was named for Milliken.

Having been served by legacy carriers, with large hubs in nearby Atlanta and Charlotte, GSP had long been plagued with high fares. The arrival of low-cost carriers in recent years has reduced fares and increased passenger figures. Allegiant Air began flights to Florida in 2006,[4] and in 2011 Southwest Airlines began service to five cities.[5]

Local officials attribute Southwest's presence to an unprecedented 38% growth in passenger figures between 2010 and 2011.[6] In 2011 GSP received an ANNIE Award from Airline and Airport News & Analysis for being the fastest-growing small airport in the United States.[6] In 2012 the U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Travel Statistics reported that average fares from GSP decreased by 14%; the largest decrease in the country.

Facilities
FAA airport diagram for GSP
Concourse A
View from Concourse B overlooking central area post security
Delta Air Lines A320 at Gate B3

The airport covers 3,500 acres (1,400 ha) and has one runway, 4/22, 11,001 ft × 150 ft (3,353 m × 46 m) asphalt/concrete.[1]

The airport has one terminal building with two concourses: Concourse A (gates A1–A9), and Concourse B (gates B1–B4). The check-in level is the same for all passengers. In 2012 the airport embarked on a four-year, $102 million terminal improvement program which would modernize the terminal and improve passenger flow, as well as prepare for future expansion.[7] Future planning includes several options, i.e., the expansion of the terminal by 300% of its current capacity and the possibility of the addition of second runway, parallel to the existing one.

Concourse A is used exclusively by American, Frontier, Southwest and United. Delta and Allegiant use Concourse B.

The airport can handle up to 250 passengers per hour through immigration and customs checkpoints.[8]

FedEx has a major package facility on the north end of the airport, and BMW has a facility which supports easy transfer of arriving parts to the company's manufacturing facility, three miles to the east.

The airport was the facility used for many equestrian teams to deliver horses to and from the 2018 FEI World Equestrian Games in neighboring Tryon, North Carolina.

Airlines and destinations

GSP is serviced by six passenger airlines and their regional affiliates. All service is domestic.[8]

In July 2016 GSP airport and Senator International of Germany announced that a regularly scheduled twice-weekly freight service would begin in November between Greenville/Spartanburg and Munich, Germany. The freight service would be the first scheduled international route for the airport.[9][10][11][12] Senator International began the international freight service to Germany in November, operated by Air Atlanta Icelandic with a Boeing 747-400F aircraft, to both Munich and Frankfurt–Hahn.[13][14]

Passenger
AirlinesDestinationsRefs
Allegiant Air Fort Lauderdale, Orlando/Sanford, Punta Gorda (FL), St. Petersburg/Clearwater [15]
American Airlines Dallas/Fort Worth [16]
American Eagle Charlotte, Chicago–O'Hare, Dallas/Fort Worth, Miami, Philadelphia, Washington–National [16]
Delta Air Lines Atlanta
Seasonal: Detroit 		[17]
Delta Connection Detroit, New York–La Guardia [17]
Frontier Airlines Denver, Las Vegas, Orlando [18]
Southwest Airlines Atlanta, Baltimore [19]
United Express Chicago–O'Hare, Denver, Houston–Intercontinental, Newark, Washington–Dulles [20]

Cargo
AirlinesDestinations
Air Atlanta Icelandic Hahn, Munich,[21] Querétaro[22]
Amerijet International Miami
FedEx Express Indianapolis, Memphis
FedEx Feeder Greensboro
UPS Airlines Charleston (SC), Columbia (SC), Louisville, Miami, Raleigh/Durham
Seasonal: Hartford

Statistics

Top destinations
Busiest Domestic Routes from GSP (January 2019 – December 2019)[23]
Rank City Passengers Carriers
1 Atlanta, Georgia 428,650 Delta, Southwest
2 Charlotte, North Carolina 179,090 American
3 Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas 96,810 American
4 Chicago–O'Hare, Illinois 86,690 American, United
5 Detroit, Michigan 67,940 Delta
6 Washington–Dulles, D.C. 49,860 United
7 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 45,190 American
8 Newark, New Jersey 42,350 United
9 New York–LaGuardia, NY 42,350 Delta
10 Houston, Texas 42,090 United

Airline market share
Carrier shares: January 2019 – December 2019[23]
Carrier Passengers (arriving and departing)
Delta
706,000(28.00%)
PSA
503,000(19.96%)
Southwest
216,000(8.58%)
American
169,000(6.72%)
Envoy
133,000(5.26%)
Other
794,000(31.49%)

Annual traffic
Annual passenger traffic (enplaned + deplaned) at GSP, CY 1963 – 2019[24]
2010s 2000s 1990s 1980s 1970s 1960s
Year Passengers Change Year Passengers Change Year Passengers Change Year Passengers Change Year Passengers Change Year Passengers Change
20101,301,744 3.25% 20001,590,786 4.76% 19901,184,580 6.69% 1980666,541 3.53% 1970325,686 1.93%
20192,612,236 12.7% 20091,250,766 11.65% 19991,518,561 6.59% 19891,110,314 2.57% 1979690,904 3.86% 1969332,090 11.36%
20182,317,984 8.8% 20081,415,688 8.96% 19981,424,669 1.76% 19881,139,640 3.06% 1978665,203 16.86% 1968298,221 16.09%
20172,130,885 6.0% 20071,555,077 1.71% 19971,450,174 1.54% 19871,105,752 17.9% 1977569,246 7.06% 1967256,885 31.13%
20162,011,047 3.6% 20061,528,979 14.71% 19961,428,223 7.99% 1986937,863 9.81% 1976531,695 14.33% 1966195,898 0%
20151,940,602 2.3% 20051,792,597 13.81% 19951,322,540 15.22% 1985854,092 16.05% 1975465,058 6.24% 1965195,893 7.16%
20141,897,264 1.63% 20041,575,117 16.62% 19941,560,042 33.13% 1984735,961 18.61% 1974496,019 7.23% 1964182,798 15.65%
20131,866,826 1.8% 20031,350,648 2.61% 19931,171,826 6.79% 1983620,508 20.85% 1973462,565 12.36% 1963158,068 —
20121,901,032 6.37% 20021,386,828 1.82% 19921,097,287 3.93% 1982513,450 11.83% 1972411,683 17.71%
20111,787,161 37.29% 20011,412,567 11.20% 19911,055,823 10.87% 1981582,352 12.63% 1971349,735 7.38%

References
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