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Provo Municipal Airport

October 21, 2023

Provo Municipal Airport (IATA: PVU, ICAO: KPVU, FAA LID: PVU) is a public-use airport on east shore of Utah Lake on the southwestern edge of Provo, in Utah County, Utah, United States. It is a small regional airport with domestic flights mainly to destinations in the western United States.

Provo Municipal Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Provo
ServesProvo
LocationProvo, Utah
United States
Operating base for
Time zoneMountain Time Zone (UTC-07:00 MST UTC-06:00 MDT)
Elevation AMSL4,497 ft / 1,370.7 m
Coordinates40°13′09.1″N 111°43′24.1″W / 40.219194°N 111.723361°W / 40.219194; -111.723361
Websitehttp://flyprovo.com
Map
PVU
PVU
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
13/31 8,603 2,622 Asphalt
18/36 6,628 2,020 Asphalt
Statistics (2021)
Total passengers145,000

Overview Edit

In June 2011, Frontier Airlines began daily flights to Denver. Salt Lake City International Airport (about 40 miles (64 km) north) is the closest airport with numerous flights. (SkyWest Airlines flew to Provo in 1974–1975.)[2]

Frontier's flights to Denver ended in January 2013.[3] Allegiant Air began flights to Phoenix/Mesa in February 2013;[4] in March 2013, the airline announced twice-weekly flights to Oakland International Airport beginning June 7.[5] On July 4, 2013, it was announced that Allegiant Air would begin flying to Los Angeles International Airport beginning September 26, 2013.[6] In June 2016, Allegiant Air announced it would begin flying to San Diego International Airport beginning September 28, 2016.[7] Service to Oakland and San Diego was suspended in 2018. Service to Tucson International Airport began on Nov 16, 2018. In August 2020, Allegiant Air announced it would begin flying to Denver International Airport beginning November 19, 2020.[8] Later that year, it announced flights from Provo to Orange County, California, would begin in February 2021.[9] In May 2021, Allegiant Air announced that it would add service to St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport in Florida and Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport as additional destinations from Provo, with flights beginning in October 2021.[10]

Utah based Breeze Airways added 5 routes from Provo in 2022 to San Francisco International Airport, Las Vegas Airport, Los Angeles International Airport, San Bernardino International Airport, and New York Westchester Airport.[11]

History Edit

The airport's Air Traffic Control Tower opened in 2005; previously, the airport was uncontrolled. When the control tower opened, the nearby airspace became Class D airspace over a radius of 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) around the airport and up to 7,000 feet (2,100 m) MSL (2500 feet AGL), with a circular cutout in the southern portion surrounding nearby Spanish Fork Municipal Airport Woodhouse Field, which is not Class D.

 
Former terminal building in July 2017

In anticipation of airline service, a new terminal area was built in early 2011 to house Transportation Security Administration equipment for passenger screening. As of August 2012, a millimeter-wave full-body scanner is in use.[12] In November 2019, the airport broke ground on a new $40 million terminal. The new terminal would have four gates initially, with future expansion to ten gates in total. The terminal was completed in May 2022, with a full shift to the new terminal and gates planned for a later date.[13][14]

In 2022, the Allegiant Travel Company announced plans to invest $95 million to expand their presence in Provo and establish a four-aircraft base at the Provo Airport.[15] Additionally, Utah based Breeze Airways announced they would create the airline's Utah operating base at the airport with four airplanes, and five new routes.[11]

In 2020 Duncan Aviation, the US largest general aviation maintenance MRO finished a 328,000 sq/ft maintenance facility on the north end of the field.[16]

Facilities Edit

Provo Municipal Airport covers 869 acres (3.5 km2) and has two runways:[17]

  • 13/31: 8,603 ft × 150 ft (2,622 m × 46 m), asphalt
  • 18/36: 6,628 ft × 150 ft (2,020 m × 46 m), asphalt

Airlines and destinations Edit

General aviation Edit

General aviation (GA) also contributes to the overall operations of the Provo airport. There are two fixed base operators (FBO), Duncan Aviation and Signature Flight Support, on the field. Utah Valley University operates a flight school, as well as its Fire and Rescue program. here Numerous privately owned aircraft and hangars are also based on the Provo airport property.[18]

Statistics Edit

Busiest domestic routes from PVU
(March 2022 - February 2023)[19]
Rank City Passengers Carriers
1 Phoenix/Mesa, Arizona 96,040 Allegiant
2 Santa Ana, California 25,010 Allegiant, Breeze
3 Phoenix-Sky Harbor, Arizona 19,870 Allegiant, Breeze
4 Houston–Intercontinental, Texas 16,740 Allegiant
5 Austin, Texas 15,970 Allegiant
6 San Francisco, California 14,550 Breeze
7 Las Vegas, Nevada 14,030 Allegiant
8 St. Petersburg/Clearwater, Florida 9,560 Allegiant
9 San Diego, California 7,830 Allegiant
10 Portland, Oregon 7,040 Allegiant

Annual traffic Edit

Annual passenger traffic at PVU airport. See Wikidata query.
Annual passenger traffic at PVU[20]
Year Passengers Year Passengers Year Passengers
2016 151,000 2020 165,000 2024
2017 176,000 2021 145,000 2025
2018 155,000 2022 264,000 2026
2019 214,000 2023 2027

Accidents and incidents Edit

There have been a total of 22 accidents and incidents in and around the Provo Airport since 1984.[21]

  • On November 21, 1995, a Cessna 152 impacted terrain east of Provo five minutes after departing the Provo Municipal Airport. The sole pilot on board was fatally injured. Witnesses reported that the aircraft did not make any sudden movements to avoid the terrain or make any unusual engine noises. It was later found the pilot was terrified of serving jail time after being convicted in a pyramid scheme court case and that he was building a new identity after becoming estranged from his father. The NTSB ruled the probable cause of the accident was pilot suicide.[22]
  • On July 16, 2001, a Diamond DA-20 collided with terrain following a loss of control during an aborted landing at Provo Municipal Airport. The sole student pilot on board was not injured. The probable cause was found to be an inadvertent stall induced by the pilot during the go-around attempt.[23]
  • On April 17, 2003, a Cessna 310 crashed while inbound to Provo. The three people on board were declared dead at the scene. Wreckage signified the aircraft nosedived into the ground instead of skidding first.[24]
  • On October 21, 2009, a Utah Valley University student was killed when the engine on his single-engine aircraft failed. The student was returning from Spanish Fork Municipal Airport Woodhouse Field when the accident occurred. The aircraft came to rest 500 feet short of the runway.[25]
  • On March 28, 2013, a Diamond DA-20 crashed after its wing impacted the ground on a hard landing attempt. The student pilot on board escaped uninjured.[26]
  • On August 16, 2019, a light sport aircraft's front nose gear collapsed on landing at Provo. Nobody on board was injured, and no runway damage was reported.[27]
  • On January 31, 2022, a Piper PA-44 Seminole operated by the Utah Valley University School of Aviation Sciences suffered a landing gear collapse while performing a touch-and-go. The plane reportedly touched down safely, but the gear collapsed before the aircraft was able to lift off again. Neither person on board was injured.[28][29][30]
  • On January 2, 2023, an Embraer Phenom 300 crashed shortly after takeoff. As of January 3, 2023, the cause of the accident is under investigation. The pilot was fatally injured, and one passenger was critically injured. The other two passengers received minor injuries. The airport was closed until January 4 due to the investigation.[31][32]

See also Edit

References Edit

  1. ^ United States Department of Transportation. "Bureau of Transport Statistics". Estadísticas de la Oficina de Transporte. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  2. ^ . Archived from the original on 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2011-06-03.
  3. ^ Finley, Jeff (14 September 2012). "Frontier Airlines to suspend Provo airport flights". Deseret News.
  4. ^ "New Provo-to-Phoenix flights ease sting of lost route".
  5. ^ "Press Release - Investor Relations - Allegiant Air". ir.allegiantair.com.
  6. ^ "Allegiant Air plans a third route from Provo airport".
  7. ^ "Allegiant Air breaks into Newark as it adds 3 cities to route map". USA Today.
  8. ^ "Allegiant Adds Provo to Denver". Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  9. ^ Pugmire, Genelle. "Provo Airport lands Allegiant route to Orange County". Daily Herald. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  10. ^ Williams, Carter. "Allegiant Air announces new nonstop flights from Provo to Florida, Arizona". KSL. KSL. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  11. ^ a b "Breeze Airways announces five daily flights out of Provo". heraldextra.com. Retrieved 2023-01-05.
  12. ^ "Provo Airport gets TSA's advanced imaging". Daily Herald. Daily Herald (Utah). Retrieved 2012-08-04.
  13. ^ "Provo Airport launches $40 million terminal, expects 20 flights a day".
  14. ^ Pugmire, Genelle. "Provo Municipal Council receives airport terminal update". Daily Herald. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  15. ^ "Allegiant Air plans to invest $95M as it expands operations in Provo".
  16. ^ "Duncan Aviation History | Duncan Aviation". www.duncanaviation.aero. Retrieved 2023-01-20.
  17. ^ FAA Airport Form 5010 for PVU PDF effective April 21, 2022
  18. ^ "AirNav: KPVU - Provo Municipal Airport". www.airnav.com. Retrieved 2023-01-20.
  19. ^ "Provo, Utah". Bureau of Transportation Statistics. May 20, 2022.
  20. ^ "OST_R - BTS - Transtats". www.transtats.bts.gov.
  21. ^ "List of Utah plane crashes | PlaneCrashMap.com".
  22. ^ "N6392Q accident description". Plane Crash Map. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
  23. ^ "N981CT accident description". Plane Crash Map. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
  24. ^ "3 killed in Provo airplane crash". Deseret News. 18 April 2003. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
  25. ^ "Pilot killed in crash near Provo airport". Deseret News. 22 October 2009. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
  26. ^ "Student plane crashes at Provo Airport; pilot uninjured". KSL.com. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
  27. ^ "Small plane crash-lands on Provo airport runway; no injuries reported". Fox 13 Salt Lake City. 17 August 2019. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
  28. ^ "UVU plane's landing gear fails at Provo airport". KSL TV5. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
  29. ^ "Small plane crashes at Provo Airport". Gephardt Daily. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
  30. ^ "Piper PA-44-180 Seminole, N477UV: Incident occurred January 31, 2022 at Provo Municipal Airport (KPVU), Utah County, Utah". Kathryn's Report. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
  31. ^ "Top Nu Skin distributor killed in plane crash at Provo Airport". Deseret News. 2023-01-03. Retrieved 2023-01-03.
  32. ^ "Provo Airport reopens following plane crash investigation". FOX 13 News Utah (KSTU). 2023-01-04. Retrieved 2023-01-05.

External links Edit

 
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Provo Municipal Airport.
  • Official website
  • FAA Airport Diagram (PDF), effective October 5, 2023
  • FAA Terminal Procedures for PVU, effective October 5, 2023
  • Resources for this airport:
    • FAA airport information for PVU
    • AirNav airport information for KPVU
    • ASN accident history for PVU
    • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
    • NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
    • SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures


October 21, 2023
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Provo Municipal Airport IATA PVU ICAO KPVU FAA LID PVU is a public use airport on east shore of Utah Lake on the southwestern edge of Provo in Utah County Utah United States It is a small regional airport with domestic flights mainly to destinations in the western United States Provo Municipal AirportIATA PVUICAO KPVUFAA LID PVUSummaryAirport typePublicOwnerCity of ProvoServesProvoLocationProvo UtahUnited StatesOperating base forAllegiant AirBreeze AirwaysTime zoneMountain Time Zone UTC 07 00 MST UTC 06 00 MDT Elevation AMSL4 497 ft 1 370 7 mCoordinates40 13 09 1 N 111 43 24 1 W 40 219194 N 111 723361 W 40 219194 111 723361Websitehttp flyprovo comMapPVUShow map of UtahPVUShow map of the United StatesRunwaysDirection Length Surfaceft m13 31 8 603 2 622 Asphalt18 36 6 628 2 020 AsphaltStatistics 2021 Total passengers145 000DOT 1 Contents 1 Overview 2 History 3 Facilities 4 Airlines and destinations 5 General aviation 6 Statistics 6 1 Annual traffic 7 Accidents and incidents 8 See also 9 References 10 External linksOverview EditIn June 2011 Frontier Airlines began daily flights to Denver Salt Lake City International Airport about 40 miles 64 km north is the closest airport with numerous flights SkyWest Airlines flew to Provo in 1974 1975 2 Frontier s flights to Denver ended in January 2013 3 Allegiant Air began flights to Phoenix Mesa in February 2013 4 in March 2013 the airline announced twice weekly flights to Oakland International Airport beginning June 7 5 On July 4 2013 it was announced that Allegiant Air would begin flying to Los Angeles International Airport beginning September 26 2013 6 In June 2016 Allegiant Air announced it would begin flying to San Diego International Airport beginning September 28 2016 7 Service to Oakland and San Diego was suspended in 2018 Service to Tucson International Airport began on Nov 16 2018 In August 2020 Allegiant Air announced it would begin flying to Denver International Airport beginning November 19 2020 8 Later that year it announced flights from Provo to Orange County California would begin in February 2021 9 In May 2021 Allegiant Air announced that it would add service to St Pete Clearwater International Airport in Florida and Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport as additional destinations from Provo with flights beginning in October 2021 10 Utah based Breeze Airways added 5 routes from Provo in 2022 to San Francisco International Airport Las Vegas Airport Los Angeles International Airport San Bernardino International Airport and New York Westchester Airport 11 History EditThe airport s Air Traffic Control Tower opened in 2005 previously the airport was uncontrolled When the control tower opened the nearby airspace became Class D airspace over a radius of 4 nautical miles 7 4 km around the airport and up to 7 000 feet 2 100 m MSL 2500 feet AGL with a circular cutout in the southern portion surrounding nearby Spanish Fork Municipal Airport Woodhouse Field which is not Class D nbsp Former terminal building in July 2017In anticipation of airline service a new terminal area was built in early 2011 to house Transportation Security Administration equipment for passenger screening As of August 2012 a millimeter wave full body scanner is in use 12 In November 2019 the airport broke ground on a new 40 million terminal The new terminal would have four gates initially with future expansion to ten gates in total The terminal was completed in May 2022 with a full shift to the new terminal and gates planned for a later date 13 14 In 2022 the Allegiant Travel Company announced plans to invest 95 million to expand their presence in Provo and establish a four aircraft base at the Provo Airport 15 Additionally Utah based Breeze Airways announced they would create the airline s Utah operating base at the airport with four airplanes and five new routes 11 In 2020 Duncan Aviation the US largest general aviation maintenance MRO finished a 328 000 sq ft maintenance facility on the north end of the field 16 Facilities EditProvo Municipal Airport covers 869 acres 3 5 km2 and has two runways 17 13 31 8 603 ft 150 ft 2 622 m 46 m asphalt 18 36 6 628 ft 150 ft 2 020 m 46 m asphaltAirlines and destinations EditAirlinesDestinationsAllegiant AirAustin Chicago Midway Houston Hobby Las Vegas Los Angeles Nashville Orange County Orlando Sanford Phoenix Mesa Phoenix Sky Harbor Portland OR San DiegoSeasonal St Petersburg ClearwaterBreeze AirwaysOrange County Phoenix Sky Harbor San FranciscoDestinations map nbsp nbsp Provo nbsp Orlando Sanford nbsp St Petersburg Clearwater nbsp San Diego nbsp Las Vegas nbsp San Francisco nbsp Orange County nbsp Los Angeles nbsp Phoenix Sky Harbor nbsp Phoenix Mesa nbsp Austin nbsp Houston Hobby nbsp Portland nbsp Nashville nbsp Chicago Midwayclass notpageimage Destinations from Provo Municipal Airport Red Year round destination Green Seasonal destination Blue Future destinationGeneral aviation EditGeneral aviation GA also contributes to the overall operations of the Provo airport There are two fixed base operators FBO Duncan Aviation and Signature Flight Support on the field Utah Valley University operates a flight school as well as its Fire and Rescue program here Numerous privately owned aircraft and hangars are also based on the Provo airport property 18 Statistics EditBusiest domestic routes from PVU March 2022 February 2023 19 Rank City Passengers Carriers1 Phoenix Mesa Arizona 96 040 Allegiant2 Santa Ana California 25 010 Allegiant Breeze3 Phoenix Sky Harbor Arizona 19 870 Allegiant Breeze4 Houston Intercontinental Texas 16 740 Allegiant5 Austin Texas 15 970 Allegiant6 San Francisco California 14 550 Breeze7 Las Vegas Nevada 14 030 Allegiant8 St Petersburg Clearwater Florida 9 560 Allegiant9 San Diego California 7 830 Allegiant10 Portland Oregon 7 040 AllegiantAnnual traffic Edit Graphs are temporarily unavailable due to technical issues Annual passenger traffic at PVU airport See Wikidata query Annual passenger traffic at PVU 20 Year Passengers Year Passengers Year Passengers2016 151 000 2020 165 000 20242017 176 000 2021 145 000 20252018 155 000 2022 264 000 20262019 214 000 2023 2027Accidents and incidents EditThere have been a total of 22 accidents and incidents in and around the Provo Airport since 1984 21 On November 21 1995 a Cessna 152 impacted terrain east of Provo five minutes after departing the Provo Municipal Airport The sole pilot on board was fatally injured Witnesses reported that the aircraft did not make any sudden movements to avoid the terrain or make any unusual engine noises It was later found the pilot was terrified of serving jail time after being convicted in a pyramid scheme court case and that he was building a new identity after becoming estranged from his father The NTSB ruled the probable cause of the accident was pilot suicide 22 On July 16 2001 a Diamond DA 20 collided with terrain following a loss of control during an aborted landing at Provo Municipal Airport The sole student pilot on board was not injured The probable cause was found to be an inadvertent stall induced by the pilot during the go around attempt 23 On April 17 2003 a Cessna 310 crashed while inbound to Provo The three people on board were declared dead at the scene Wreckage signified the aircraft nosedived into the ground instead of skidding first 24 On October 21 2009 a Utah Valley University student was killed when the engine on his single engine aircraft failed The student was returning from Spanish Fork Municipal Airport Woodhouse Field when the accident occurred The aircraft came to rest 500 feet short of the runway 25 On March 28 2013 a Diamond DA 20 crashed after its wing impacted the ground on a hard landing attempt The student pilot on board escaped uninjured 26 On August 16 2019 a light sport aircraft s front nose gear collapsed on landing at Provo Nobody on board was injured and no runway damage was reported 27 On January 31 2022 a Piper PA 44 Seminole operated by the Utah Valley University School of Aviation Sciences suffered a landing gear collapse while performing a touch and go The plane reportedly touched down safely but the gear collapsed before the aircraft was able to lift off again Neither person on board was injured 28 29 30 On January 2 2023 an Embraer Phenom 300 crashed shortly after takeoff As of January 3 2023 the cause of the accident is under investigation The pilot was fatally injured and one passenger was critically injured The other two passengers received minor injuries The airport was closed until January 4 due to the investigation 31 32 See also Edit nbsp Aviation portal nbsp Transportation portal nbsp Utah portalList of airports in UtahReferences Edit United States Department of Transportation Bureau of Transport Statistics Estadisticas de la Oficina de Transporte Retrieved January 14 2022 SkyWest 35 Years Archived from the original on 2011 09 27 Retrieved 2011 06 03 Finley Jeff 14 September 2012 Frontier Airlines to suspend Provo airport flights Deseret News New Provo to Phoenix flights ease sting of lost route Press Release Investor Relations Allegiant Air ir allegiantair com Allegiant Air plans a third route from Provo airport Allegiant Air breaks into Newark as it adds 3 cities to route map USA Today Allegiant Adds Provo to Denver Retrieved 25 October 2020 Pugmire Genelle Provo Airport lands Allegiant route to Orange County Daily Herald Retrieved 26 May 2021 Williams Carter Allegiant Air announces new nonstop flights from Provo to Florida Arizona KSL KSL Retrieved 26 May 2021 a b Breeze Airways announces five daily flights out of Provo heraldextra com Retrieved 2023 01 05 Provo Airport gets TSA s advanced imaging Daily Herald Daily Herald Utah Retrieved 2012 08 04 Provo Airport launches 40 million terminal expects 20 flights a day Pugmire Genelle Provo Municipal Council receives airport terminal update Daily Herald Retrieved 8 October 2020 Allegiant Air plans to invest 95M as it expands operations in Provo Duncan Aviation History Duncan Aviation www duncanaviation aero Retrieved 2023 01 20 FAA Airport Form 5010 for PVU PDF effective April 21 2022 AirNav KPVU Provo Municipal Airport www airnav com Retrieved 2023 01 20 Provo Utah Bureau of Transportation Statistics May 20 2022 OST R BTS Transtats www transtats bts gov List of Utah plane crashes PlaneCrashMap com N6392Q accident description Plane Crash Map Retrieved 2022 07 18 N981CT accident description Plane Crash Map Retrieved 2022 07 18 3 killed in Provo airplane crash Deseret News 18 April 2003 Retrieved 2022 07 18 Pilot killed in crash near Provo airport Deseret News 22 October 2009 Retrieved 2022 07 18 Student plane crashes at Provo Airport pilot uninjured KSL com Retrieved 2022 07 18 Small plane crash lands on Provo airport runway no injuries reported Fox 13 Salt Lake City 17 August 2019 Retrieved 2022 07 18 UVU plane s landing gear fails at Provo airport KSL TV5 31 January 2022 Retrieved 2022 07 18 Small plane crashes at Provo Airport Gephardt Daily 31 January 2022 Retrieved 2022 07 18 Piper PA 44 180 Seminole N477UV Incident occurred January 31 2022 at Provo Municipal Airport KPVU Utah County Utah Kathryn s Report Retrieved 2022 07 18 Top Nu Skin distributor killed in plane crash at Provo Airport Deseret News 2023 01 03 Retrieved 2023 01 03 Provo Airport reopens following plane crash investigation FOX 13 News Utah KSTU 2023 01 04 Retrieved 2023 01 05 External links Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Provo Municipal Airport Official website FAA Airport Diagram PDF effective October 5 2023 FAA Terminal Procedures for PVU effective October 5 2023 Resources for this airport FAA airport information for PVU AirNav airport information for KPVU ASN accident history for PVU FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker NOAA NWS weather observations current past three days SkyVector aeronautical chart Terminal Procedures Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Provo Municipal Airport 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