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Due to this, most international traffic comes from Los Angeles or San Francisco which are both roughly 3 hour drives away. If a relatively large plane does decide to land here, they must use a high autobrake setting, and if one takes off here, full thrust is always required (regardless of runway condition) and the brakes are required to be held onto until the engine reaches full thrust. | Due to this, most international traffic comes from Los Angeles or San Francisco which are both roughly 3 hour drives away. If a relatively large plane does decide to land here, they must use a high autobrake setting, and if one takes off here, full thrust is always required (regardless of runway condition) and the brakes are required to be held onto until the engine reaches full thrust. | ||
[[File:UPS MD-11F at GIA.png|thumb|300x300px| | [[File:UPS MD-11F at GIA.png|thumb|300x300px|An MD-11 Freighter at GIA viewed from the control tower]] | ||
There have been cases of runway overruns due to unfavourable conditions resulting from the short runways, most notably [[Golden Pacific Flight 008]] which overran the runway during a strong crosswind and crashed through the eastern airport fences and onto [[I-205]]. This prompted a complete closure of said section for 2 weeks and resulted in heavy traffic in the [[Lannex]] roads due to diversion. | There have been cases of runway overruns due to unfavourable conditions resulting from the short runways, most notably [[Golden Pacific Flight 008]] which overran the runway during a strong crosswind and crashed through the eastern airport fences and onto [[I-205]]. This prompted a complete closure of said section for 2 weeks and resulted in heavy traffic in the [[Lannex]] roads due to diversion. | ||
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The airport runways that head west were granted SOIA compliant in 2016 after a slightly intense vote in the FAA administration, now being one of the 3 airports in the US actively conducting SOIA approaches (San Francisco and Cleveland International). | The airport runways that head west were granted SOIA compliant in 2016 after a slightly intense vote in the FAA administration, now being one of the 3 airports in the US actively conducting SOIA approaches (San Francisco and Cleveland International). | ||
However, such approaches may not be used after sunset (times are directed by ATC) after the | However, such approaches may not be used after sunset (times are directed by ATC) after the Vision Airlines Flight 3015 incident. In 2021, due to concerns regarding wake turbulence from such little runway separation, parallel landings (with SOIA approaches) and takeoffs may not be carried out when resultant crosswinds are over 10 knots. | ||
=== Hotel === | === Hotel === | ||
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=== Ground transportation === | === Ground transportation === | ||
Greenfield International Airport has extensive ground transportation options including a direct connection to the city subway system, the Rockwell/Lannex LRT, the Lannex rail station, direct highway connection, and a bus terminal. | Greenfield International Airport has extensive ground transportation options including a direct connection to the city subway system, the Rockwell/Lannex LRT, the Lannex rail station, direct highway connection, and a bus terminal. | ||
GIA is directly connected through the intersection between [[I-10]] and [[I-205]], which is then roughly a 10 minute drive to city center, assuming no traffic. | |||
=== Cargo facilities === | === Cargo facilities === | ||
Greenfield International has 2 cargo facilities. | |||
The Southern facility is located to the south of 9R/27L, which has 3 stands for large aircraft like the Boeing 747-8F or the Antonov An-124 Ruslan, 3 stands for medium aircraft like the MD-11F, and one for small aircraft like a 737-800BCF. It is directly accessible from the roads in Lannex. | |||
The Northern facility is located to the north of 9L/27R and is next to the airplane hangars, which has 6 stands for medium aircraft like the aforementioned MD-11F. | |||
=== Other facilities === | === Other facilities === | ||
To the southeast of the threshold of 27L, there is a preserved DC-10-30 which is accessible to the public (when?). | |||
== Airlines and Destinations == | == Airlines and Destinations == | ||
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* [[Globe Handling]] | * [[Globe Handling]] | ||
* [[Sun Ground Services]] (SGS) | * [[Sun Ground Services]] (SGS) | ||
* Novia Ground Solutions | * [[Novia Ground Solutions]] | ||
American cargo handling company US Across also operates ramp services and a cargo facility at the airport. | American cargo handling company US Across also operates ramp services and a cargo facility at the airport. | ||
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=== Top destinations === | === Top destinations === | ||
Insert table on top destinations of the airport. Domestic and international. | Insert table on top destinations of the airport. Domestic and international. | ||
== Accidents and incidents == | |||
* Unknown date, 1973: a Lockheed Electra operated by the Marine Corps crashed into the bay shortly after takeoff. The pitch control system of one of its propellers is said to have failed. All 8 personnel inside the aircraft perished. | |||
* June 6, 1984: A Vision Boeing 737-200 suffered a double bird strike during takeoff. The crew was able to use the APU to restart one of its engines shortly after it failed, and it returned for a safe emergency landing about 30 minutes after takeoff. Nobody was injured. | |||
* March 14, 1996: A [[Golden Pacific]] 777-200ER [[Golden Pacific Flight 008|overran the runway]] during landing due to pilot error in inclement weather and crashed into [[I-205]]. All 192 people in the aircraft died, making for the deadliest aviation accident in all of California. | |||
* August 15, 2005: The right wing of a Boeing 767-200 collided with a light post during pushback. Nobody was injured although the the damaged wing had to be replaced. | |||
* September 1, 2017, Vision Airlines Flight 3015: Pilot error led to the wingtips of a Vision Boeing 737 to get within 100 meters of the wingtips of a Boeing 757. Due to poor visibility, the 757 did not initiate a go around and landed as usual, causing its downwind wake turbulence to affect the 737. It suffered a wingstrike on an attempted landing and had to go around then make a successful second landing. One minor injury was reported. This accident made it so that parallel landings may not be carried out at night, as directed by ATC. Later investigations revealed that external radio signal jamming was affecting the ILS' capability to communicate with the pilots, which caused this incident. | |||
* January 23, 2021: A Boeing 737-800BCF had to make an emergency landing after its landing gear failed to retract after takeoff. | |||
* June 25, 2022: At around 9:00 AM PST a person holding a gun was reported in Terminal 2. All inbound flights had to divert to another airport and all outbound flights were grounded for about 2 hours. Normal operations resumed about 3 hours later. The gunner was sent to custody. | |||
== Gallery == | == Gallery == | ||