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  Airport - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Stewart International Airport was the nation's first privatized commercial airport and operates under a 99-year lease agreement with the New York State Department of Transportation.
Airport fees are fees commonly paid for use of services of airports, such as in the Subic Bay International Airport, known for charging airport fees.
Airports may also be named after a person associated with the region it serves or prominent figures in aviation history, such as Liverpool John Lennon Airport or Kingsford Smith International Airport, named for the Australian aviation pioneer.
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 Stewart International Airport - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Stewart International Airport (IATA: SWF, ICAO: KSWF) is located near Newburgh, New York, in the southern Hudson Valley, 55 miles (88.5 km) north of New York City.
The land thus acquired was bounded by I-84 to the north, Route 207 along the south and roughly by Rock Tavern and Maybrook in the west.
In 2005, the airport was used to transport emergency personnel and supplies to help the cleanup after the destruction of Hurricane Katrina, which devastated the Gulf Coast.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Stewart_International_Airport   (3145 words)

  
 Stewart Airport
Stewart International Airport is located almost entirely in the Town of New Windsor, Orange County, New York, even though the airlines refer to the Airport as "Stewart Newburgh".
The fourth airport concept for New York City did not materialize, and the local population, including the leadership of the Town of New Windsor, determined that Stewart International Airport should be a significant regional airport instead.
Stewart International Airport is located 60 miles north of New York City, at the intersection of two major interstate highways, Interstate 84 which runs east to west, and the New York State Thruway I-87, which runs north to south.
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 Seliga Statement   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Stewart International Airport positioned in the center of New York State’s Hudson Valley can be a key opportunity for Inter-modal Transportation.
Stewart International Airport is located approximately 1 hour or 60 miles north of New York City, in the Towns of New Windsor and Newburgh.
Orange County and Stewart International Airport are benefiting from two major ongoing highway projects sponsored by the New York State Department of Transportation and New York State Thruway Authority, with funding by the Federal Highway Administration.
www.house.gov /transportation/aviation/02-26-03/seliga.html   (1674 words)

  
 Stewart International Airport. The Columbia Gazetteer of North America. 2000
Stewart International Airport orange co., E N.Y., 3 mi/4.8 km W of Newburgh, in the lower Hudson Valley, 65 mi/105 km N of N.Y. city; 41°30'N 74°06'W. Occupies the former site of Stewart Air Force Base (closed 1970; then bought, along with dozens of surrounding farms, by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority of N.Y city).
During the big-project era of Gov. Nelson Rockefeller’s administration, the intention was to create the city’s 4th jetport, which was supposed to outstrip JFK Internatl.
Now owned by N.Y. state Dept. of Transportation, the airport (with the capacity to handle 1 million passengers per year) serves Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Sullivan, and Rockland cos.; it has easy access to I-84, the N.Y. State Thruway, and the Tappan Zee bridge.
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 Stewart International Airport
Stewart, with two runways 6,000 and 12,000 feet long, is located in New York's Hudson Valley, close to West Point Military Academy and, to the north, the Franklin D. Roosevelt home and library in Hyde Park.
The State Police occupy their own headquarters at the airport and are responsible for perimeter security, parking lots, roadways, the terminal and other buildings.
Noe explained that the incident occurred on the west side of the airport, but that a shorter, alternate runway is located on the east side, which made it possible to open the airport for partial operation by 8:30 a.m.
www.securitysolutions.com /mag/security_stewart_international_airport/index.html   (2101 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - New York's Stewart Int'l Airport to change name   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Stewart was one of "very few" airports with no specific geographical reference, she said.
Mary Stewart, 81, daughter of Archie Stewart — the man whose vision spawned the airport — is not pleased with the decision to change the name.
The airport decided to rename the passenger terminal the Archie Stewart Terminal and feature a historical retrospective inside explaining who he was, his vision and contributions, Vanasse said.
www.usatoday.com /travel/news/2005-12-21-stewart-name_x.htm   (877 words)

  
 Stewart Air Force Base
Stewart International Airport is located almost entirely in the Town of New Windsor, Orange County, New York.
The "Stewart Newburgh" designation used by the airlines is that the Stewart family gave the land to the City of Newburgh for a city airport in the 1930's.
Stewart was used for North American Air Defense (Headquarters US Army Air Defense Command Region I) until 1972, when the Air Force determined that the base was excess, and deeded Stewart Air Force Base to the State of New York.
www.dmna.state.ny.us /forts/fortsQ_S/stewartAirForceBase.htm   (253 words)

  
 SCHUMER SCOLDS TSA, DEMANDS MORE SCREENERS AT STEWART SO AIRPORT CAN RETAIN ALL NEW INDEPENDENCE AIR FLIGHTS
Because of a shortage of screeners, airport officials are concerned that screening personnel levels will not be enough to accommodate new Independence Air and Southeast flights headed to the airport.
Schumer said that the recent reduction in TSA screeners has occurred at exactly the wrong time, when Stewart has experienced unprecedented growth and said that he would look unfavorably upon the nomination of David Stone, the newly appointed candidate to head the TSA, if improvements are not made to Stewart Airport's screening levels.
Stewart officials say that Independence Air's 8:55 pm flight could be jeopardized unless the airport has 36 FTE screeners, a second screening lane, and funds for after-8 p.m.
www.senate.gov /%7Eschumer/SchumerWebsite/pressroom/press_releases/2004/PR02734.tsa%20screener070804.html   (944 words)

  
 Stewart Air National Guard Base
The Stewart family donated 220 acres of land to West Point in 1942 for that purpose, and later that year Stewart Airfield was dedicated as the "Wings of West Point".
In 1956 the 331st Fighter Interceptor Squadron was transferred from Stewart Air Force Base in New York to Webb AFB in Texas to defend the southern United States border on air intercept missions.
In 1998 the Congress decided that the Stewart Army Subpost tract of 270 acres would be given to the town of New Windsor, and the post was divested STAS by 30 September 1999.
www.globalsecurity.org /military/facility/stewart.htm   (1301 words)

  
 Stewart International tightens up
Stewart International Airport — Heightened security could become the norm at Stewart International Airport.
Airport officials are in the process of figuring out where car searches will take place.
The airport will also be making it much more difficult for people to get onto the runway.
www.recordonline.com /archive/2003/03/19/nkstewse.htm   (294 words)

  
 Deal gives Stewart Airport more 'international' appeal
A group of airport, government and business leaders met with a U.S. Customs official yesterday at the airport and ironed out a deal that will speed up Stewart's development as a destination for international passenger and cargo flights.
International passenger flights into Stewart are rare now, limited to occasional charter flights.
Stewart has only one full-time Customs agent on-site, but regional U.S. Customs director Kathleen Haage said the airport can implement an electronic document-clearing system that will greatly simplify the cargo process.
www.recordonline.com /archive/2000/12/21/mlstewar.htm   (407 words)

  
 Stewart International Airport - 15 Years
Stewart International Airport was overgrown pasture land called “Stony Lonesome” when I first knew it.
My dad, Thomas Archibald (“Archie”) Stewart, was born in early 1902, well before the Wright brothers made their first historic flight at Kitty Hawk in December 1903.
This was the Samuel L. Stewart who donated the original land for the airport.
www.midhudsonnews.com /Stewart15/SWF15_Stewart.htm   (901 words)

  
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 Stewart International Airport
Stewart International Airport's main terminal was completely redesigned in 1998.
Baggage Claim is located on the main level of the terminal to the right of security screening upon arrival at the Airport.
Stewart's high-speed broadband wireless network provides enterprise-class Wi-Fi service throughout the passenger terminal as well as to airlines and other airport tenants.
www.swfny.com /terminalinfo.html   (342 words)

  
 Stewart International Airport - 15 Years
The Stewart Airport Commission, an advisory group that still exists today, was formed to provide advice and consent on all matters coming before the DOT.
The face of Stewart changed in October 1989 when then Governor Mario Cuomo came to New Windsor for a political function and announced he would be back to the Hudson Valley the following week with a major announcement concerning Stewart.
The airport maintains airlines the likes of Southwest have said they would take a serious look at Stewart if the new entrance is built from I-84 to Drury Lane.
www.midhudsonnews.com /Stewart15/SWF15_front.htm   (701 words)

  
 Stewart close to cargo deal
Airport developers say that while the potential is immense for cargo development at Stewart, the current economic climate is something of a damper.
Stewart has always touted itself as alternate location for congested sea ports and airports in New York and New Jersey.
However, Stewart still lacks port-of-entry status because it does not have the required passenger traffic of 15,000 international passengers or the requisite cargo volume.
www.recordonline.com /archive/2002/01/08/arcargo.htm   (553 words)

  
 North Jersey Media Group providing local news, sports & classifieds for Northern New Jersey!
Stewart International doesn't have the shopping, the restaurants, the rocking chairs, the televisions, the business lounges, and the rest of those accouterments you may be used to at other airports.
At major airports, where gates are scarcer than frequent flier seats during the holidays, airlines have to beg for a slot.
Stewart, on the other hand, has to go out and lure airlines to use its gates, and they really had to scurry after the Midway bankruptcy.
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 NATIONAL EXPRESS GROUP PLC TO LEASE STEWART INT'L AIRPORT
In addition, National Express is expected to retain most of the airport employees of Air Group New York (AGNY), the current airport operator, by redeploying staff, providing training and adding jobs as it realizes efficiencies and growth in airport operations.
It increased overall airport employment by 33% in its first four years of operation and even more stunning is the growth of its cargo operations whose tonnage increased from 40,000 metric tons in 1993 to nearly 140,000 metric tons in 1997, giving it the largest market share in Britain," Chairman Gargano added.
Stewart International Airport, owned by the State, is located in the heart of New York's Hudson Valley, 60 miles north of New York City.
www.empire.state.ny.us /Press/1998/STEWART1.html   (1556 words)

  
 FAA ACCEPTS NIAGARA FALLS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT APPLICATION
The 1,100-acre airport serves general aviation traffic and has potential for scheduled air carrier, air cargo and international charter activity.
The airports principal runway is 9,130 feet long, the third longest in New York.
With privatization cleared for take-off at Niagara Falls International Airport, New York is again using the power of private enterprise to benefit air travelers and taxpayers.
www.empire.state.ny.us /Press/1999/airportapp.htm   (492 words)

  
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Although Stewart International Airport was originally an air force base, it was deactivated in 1970 and began running commercial airlines in 1989.
This called for changes and an administration to oversee the running of the airport; thus the Stewart Master Plan and Stewart Airport Commission were born.
Included are documents concerning airport terminal expansion and privatization of the airport.
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 Department of Transportation - Privatization of Stewart International Airport: Monitoring of Capital Construction ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
At that time, as part of an airport privatization program sponsored by the Federal Aviation Administration, the Department leased the airport to a private corporation for a period of 99 years.
The Department was also responsible for overseeing the construction of a new access road for the airport, a project that had been delayed by litigation initiated by civic and environmental groups opposed to the project.
We examined the status of the construction projects and found that three of the nine ongoing projects had been delayed and were not yet completed.
www.osc.state.ny.us /audits/allaudits/093004/03s38.htm   (253 words)

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