Airports with "international" designation?

[Holocene]

I can understand LAX or BOS, but it's been my experience that there are quite a few smaller, non-towered, essentially isolated/little-known airports with this designation as well.

Why this designation?

 

[Adler]

I was told an "international" airport has Customs at the airport.

And at an "airport of entry" customs will go there for you, but they are not based there.

I could be completely wrong.

 

[Crockrocket94]

Sounds right...

 

[JDMcFly]

Or they are privately owned fields and the owner is having a joke. :bandit:

 

[BCTAv8r]

Does it have to have commercial service to be considered "international"? FXE has customs but it is obviously not called "international" like FLL is.

 

[Wolfy]

Does it have to have commercial service to be considered "international"? FXE has customs but it is obviously not called "international" like FLL is.

No, it doesn't. http://www.airnav.com/airport/KCXL is the smallest international airport I've been to.

 

[derg]

I can understand LAX or BOS, but it's been my experience that there are quite a few smaller, non-towered, essentially isolated/little-known airports with this designation as well.

Why this designation?

Probably marketing.

 

[tlewis95]

Clow International - 1C5 - Boilingbrook, IL

3300x75 feet of runway an a nice breakfast destination on field.

Im pretty sure that its not an AOE either...

 

[casey]

international doesnt compare to intergalactic

http://www.airnav.com/airport/48U

 

[kgflyboy]

international doesnt compare to intergalactic

http://www.airnav.com/airport/48U

Oh yes. I often use 48u when returning from intergalactic destinations.

That's hilarious! Whoever named that airport should name all of our airports.

 

[Adler]

You'd think being one of the world's only intergalactic spaceports they'd need more then one runway.

 

[DPApilot]

Clow International - 1C5 - Boilingbrook, IL

3300x75 feet of runway an a nice breakfast destination on field.

Im pretty sure that its not an AOE either...

Clow had customs, not sure if they still do tho

 

[PGT]

If the airport has a customs office then it can be designated international.

 

[Sidious]

international doesnt compare to intergalactic

http://www.airnav.com/airport/48U

So thats where Han Solo and Chewy land..... it all makes sense now

 

[Blip16]

international doesnt compare to intergalactic

http://www.airnav.com/airport/48U

i need to add that to my places to visit!

 

[da10pilot]

Clow had customs, not sure if they still do tho

I don't think they do...didn't know they ever did but I remember reading that Mr Clow added "International" for the cultural diversity in the area. I don't believe that if an airport has International in its name that it necessarily means it is/has an AOE/customs.

 

[Maurus]

KAKR is an international airport and customs refuses to come out to it.

 

[Adler]

KAKR is an international airport and customs refuses to come out to it.

I said I could be completely wrong.

 

[scramjet]

Intergalactic Spaceport! :laff: I notice it's a publicly owned field too.

 

[PW127F]

International is nothing more than a name... Infact in the AIM somewhere it warns you about this and that you need to check that the airport is infact suitable to use.

It's just a marketing thing!