Jack Brooks Regional Airport

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Jack Brooks Regional Airport
Jack Brooks Regional Airport logo.png
IATA: BPT – ICAO: KBPT – FAA LID: BPT
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Jefferson County
Serves Beaumont / Port Arthur, Texas
Location Nederland, Texas
Elevation AMSL 15 ft / 5 m
Coordinates Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Website http://flysetx.com
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
12/30 6,750 2,057 Concrete
16/34 5,070 1,545 Asphalt/Concrete
Statistics (2006)
Aircraft operations 59,010
Based aircraft 87
Former airport logo

Jack Brooks Regional Airport (IATA: BPT, ICAO: KBPT, FAA LID: BPT), formerly Southeast Texas Regional Airport, is near Port Arthur, Texas, nine miles (14 km) southeast of Beaumont and northeast of Port Arthur. It was the Jefferson County Airport but its name was changed to honor former U.S. Representative Jack Brooks (D - Beaumont). The airport is southwest of the city of Nederland in unincorporated Jefferson County, and is used for general aviation. Jack Brooks Regional Airport is one of only two airports where Southwest Airlines ended scheduled service (in 1980) and never returned. Other airlines have begun and ended service including American Eagle, Continental, Delta/Delta Connection and United Express. The latest chapter involves the resumption of service by American Eagle on behalf of American Airlines to Dallas/Ft. Worth (DFW).[2]

Facilities

The airport covers 1,799 acres (728 ha) and has two paved runways: 12/30 is 6,750 x 150 ft (2,057 x 46 m) and 16/34 is 5,070 x 150 ft (1,545 x 46 m).[1]

In the year ending January 31, 2007 the airport had 59,010 aircraft operations, average 161 per day: 82% general aviation, 11% air taxi, 7% military and <1% scheduled commercial. 87 aircraft are based at the airport: 67% single engine, 15% multi-engine, 10% jet aircraft and 8% helicopters.[1]

Airlines and destinations: past & present

The airport was served by United Express until July 1, 2012.[3] Colgan Air operated the United Express service with Saab 340s to Houston (IAH).

United Express buses now run to Houston Intercontinental Airport (IAH) several times a day.

American Airlines announced their American Eagle affiliate would once again serve the airport effective February 14, 2013 with flights to Dallas/Ft. Worth (DFW). The current American Eagle service is operated by ExpressJet Embraer-145s with 50 coach seats.[4]

Trans-Texas Airways and successor Texas International Airlines served Beaumont/Port Arthur for over 30 years. In fall 1949 Houston-based TTa flew 21-seat Douglas DC-3s to the airport six times a day, all on a round trip route of Houston Hobby Airport - Galveston - Beaumont/Port Arthur - Lufkin, TX - Palestine, TX - Dallas Love Field.[5] Beaumont/Port Arthur was also served by Eastern Air Lines during the 1950s and 1960s with Convair 440s, Lockheed Constellations and Martin 4-0-4s to Houston Hobby and direct to Baton Rouge and New Orleans.[6] Some Eastern flights continued to Atlanta, Newark, Boston, Corpus Christi or Brownsville.[7] In the 1950s Delta Air Lines Convair 440s flew Houston Hobby Airport - Beaumont/Port Arthur - Shreveport - Little Rock - Memphis - St. Louis - Chicago Midway Airport.[8] Delta inherited this route when it merged with Chicago & Southern Airlines whose Douglas DC-3s served the airport in 1950.[9]

Six airlines have scheduled jets to Beaumont. Trans-Texas Airways (later called Texas International Airlines) Douglas DC-9-10s and Convair 600s flew to Houston and Dallas. In the February 1, 1976 Official Airline Guide (OAG) Texas International DC-9s flew direct Los Angeles (LAX) to Beaumont/Port Arthur, with five stops between LAX and BPT.[10] Texas International merged into Continental Airlines which continued jet service from the airport. In 1979 four Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-200s a day flew nonstop to Dallas Love Field.[11] In July 1983 Continental was flying Boeing 727-100s and McDonnell Douglas DC-9-30s nonstop to Houston (IAH).[12] Delta Air Lines flew Boeing 727-200s and McDonnell Douglas DC-9-30 nonstop to Houston (IAH) and Shreveport and direct to Atlanta.[10] At one point, Delta 727-200s flew direct to New York LaGuardia Airport.[10] Delta Connection, operated by Atlantic Southeast Airlines (ASA), flew Canadair CRJ-200s to Atlanta and Embraer EMB-120 Brasilias to Dallas/Ft. Worth, which ended when Delta closed their DFW hub in early 2005. ExpressJet operating as Continental Express flew Embraer ERJ-145s to Houston (IAH). American Eagle also served the airport with Saab 340s to Dallas/Ft. Worth (DFW) on behalf of American Airlines. USAir Express served the airport for USAir (now US Airways) with nonstop Beechcraft 1900Cs to New Orleans (MSY).[13]

Commuter airlines at Beaumont/Port Arthur over the years include Metro Airlines with de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otters and Short 330s nonstop to Houston (IAH), Royale Airlines with Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirantes nonstop to Houston (IAH) and direct to New Orleans, Air Texana with nonstop Beechcrafts to Houston/Hobby Airport and nonstop Douglas DC-3s to New Orleans, and Conquest Airlines Beechcraft 1900Cs and Fairchild Swearingen Metroliners nonstop to Austin and Dallas Love Field. Conquest Airlines was based in the Beaumont/Port Arthur area before it moved its headquarters to Austin when it started a hub there.

Current passenger service

Airlines Destinations
American Eagle Dallas/Fort Worth [14]

Incidents

On May 20, 1983, a tornado struck the airport, destroying a Short 330 commuter turboprop aircraft operated by Metro Airlines.

Hurricane Rita

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. On September 24, 2005, Hurricane Rita hit the Beaumont-Port Arthur area. The then-named Southeast Texas Regional Airport passenger terminal had to be shut down with the airport authority then using the old terminal on a temporary basis. The renovated terminal reopened in May 2009[15] after several delays. However, due to the reduction in airline service experienced by the airport since 2000, only a portion of the terminal was reopened. Much of the terminal building was walled off with renovations to that portion being left unfinished. However, the terminal facilities can be expanded in the future should the demand exist for reopening the closed gate areas.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 FAA Airport Master Record for BPT (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2007-07-05
  2. ↑ http://www.blogsouthwest.com/blog/flashback-fridays-southwest-airlines-tiniest-airport
  3. ↑ http://investor.jetblue.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=131045&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1713025&highlight=
  4. ↑ American Airlines 7/1/2015 system timetable
  5. ↑ http://www.timetableimages.com, Nov. 1, 1949 Trans-Texas Airways timetable
  6. ↑ http://www.timetableimages.com, Dec. 1, 1958 Eastern Air Lines timetables
  7. ↑ timetableimages.com, Eastern Air Lines January 7, 1950 timetable
  8. ↑ timetableimages.com, Delta Air Lines August 1, 1958 timetable
  9. ↑ http://www.timetableimages.com, Oct. 1, 1950 Chicago Southern Airlines timetable
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 February 1, 1976 Official Airline Guide, North American edition
  11. ↑ http://www.departedflights.com, Nov. 15, 1979 Official Airline Guide
  12. ↑ departedflights.com, July 1, 1983 Official Airline Guide
  13. ↑ departedflights.com, April 2, 1995 Official Airline Guide (OAG)
  14. ↑ http://www.kiiitv.com/story/19901208/american-airlines-returning-to-jack-brooks-regional-airport
  15. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

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