Harrisburg International Airport – MDT Harrisburg

Harrisburg International Airport, also referred as HIA, is the main commercial airport servicing Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. It has airport code MDT for Middleton, which refers to the town where it is situated. Located nine miles southeast of Harrisburg, the airport is the third busiest in Pennsylvania for cargo shipment and passengers’ enplanement next to Pittsburg International Airport and Philadelphia International Airport. The airport is owned and operated by the Susquehanna Area Regional Airport Authority.

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Harrisburg International Airport has a total area of 680 acres with an elevation of 94 meters above sea level. It’s only asphalt runways is equipped with CAT III providing runway visual from 600 feet operations below. It also has a Surface Movement Guidance Control System (SMGCS) that allows the approaching aircraft to the see movement of aircraft and vehicle below especially during low visibility. Harrisburg International Airport has 12 terminals with a finger layout like a pier located in the center of the airfield close to the runway. In 2005, the airport has recorded 71,190 operations with an average of 194 daily that is consist mainly of air taxi, general aviation, commercial and military.

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Comfort Inn & Suites Middletown is the closest hotel to Harrisburg International Airport. It is just a 6-minute drive hotel from the airport offering the basic facilities and has a free shuttle service to the airport. Other nearby hotels in the airport are Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott and Holiday Inn Harrisburg East.

Other aviation needs of Pennsylvania are being catered by Capital City Airport (HAR), a public airport located 14 miles from Harrisburg International Airport.