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Key West International Airport is two miles east of Key West, in Monroe County, Florida.〔 The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems categorized it as a ''primary commercial service'' airport.〔 〕 Flights departing from EYW often have weight restrictions due to the short runway which is long. Key West has one of the shorter runways in the U.S. that is used by airlines operating scheduled passenger jet service. == History == Key West's aviation history begins with a 1913 flight to Cuba by Augustin Parla. In 1928 Pan American Airways began scheduled flights from Key West.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=History and events for Key West International Airport )〕 Meacham Field was the primary runway for Key West. It was pressed into Army use after the Pearl Harbor bombing, and then later during World War II by the Navy as an adjunct runway to the Trumbo Point Seaplane Base and the main Naval Air Station for fixed-wing and lighter-than-air (i.e., blimp) aircraft on Boca Chica Key. After the war the city took over what became Key West Municipal Airport.〔() 〕 In January 1953 the city gave Monroe County clear title to Meacham Field, allowing the county to apply for CAA grants.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Key West airport shelf )〕 Around then the airport became Key West International Airport. National Airlines began flights to Miami in the mid 1940s with Lockheed Lodestar twin prop aircraft,〔http://www.timetableimages.com, Feb. 1945 National Airlines system timeyable〕 although the airport didn't get a paved runway until around 1956. National served Key West for nearly 25 years and later operated Convair 340 and Convair 440 prop aircraft〔http://www.timetablemages.com, April 26, 1959 National Airlines system timetable〕 as well as Lockheed L-188 Electra turboprops into the airport.〔http://www.timetableimages.com, May 31, 1964 system timetable〕 National began the first jet flights into Key West with Boeing 727-100 jetliners with nonstop service to Miami in 1968. In 1969, National was operating daily direct 727 jet service to Washington, D.C. (DCA), Philadelphia (PHL) and New York City (JFK) via intermediate stops in Miami (MIA), West Palm Beach (PBI) and Orlando (MCO).〔http://www.timetableimages.com, July 15, 1969 National Airlines system timetable〕 Several other airlines operated jet service into Key West as well over the years. In 1979, Air Florida was operating five nonstop flights a day to Miami with Boeing 737 jetliners.〔http://www.departedflights.com, Nov. 15, 1979 Official Airline Guide (OAG), Key West to Miami flight schedules〕 In 1987, Eastern Airlines was operating daily mainline jet service nonstop to Miami.〔http://www.departedflights.com, Aug. 31, 1987 Eastern Airlines system timetable〕 By 1989, Piedmont Airlines was operating six nonstop flights a day to Miami with Fokker F28 Fellowship twin jets.〔http://www.departedflights.com, Dec. 15, 1989 Official Airline Guide (OAG), Key West to Miami flight schedules〕 More recently, Southwest Airlines, following its acquisition of AirTran, operated Boeing 737-700 jet service into the airport which included nonstop flights between Key West and New Orleans, Orlando and Tampa. However, Southwest subsequently ceased all service into the airport.〔()〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Key West International Airport」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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