Pocatello Regional Airport – PIH Pocatello
Pocatello Regional Airport it is a public city-owned airport with an airport code of PHI, located seven miles from Pocatello, Idaho’s central business district. The airport is constructed in the former World War II training base, Pocatello Army Airfield, where some of the hangars were still used. It is the home of the National Weather Service Pocatello Office and Kizuha Garden, a place that was built to remember the friendship between Pocatello and its sister city Iwamizawa. Pocatello Regional Airport was categorized as Primary Commercial Service Airport by the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems and has handled a total of 25,756 passengers in 2018.
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PIH-Pocatello Regional Airport has a total land area of 3,374 acres with two asphalt runways. In 2012, it has a total of 36,764 aircraft operations or a daily average of 100 consisting mainly of general aviation and air taxi. The airport also is the hub of 73 aircrafts including single-engine, multi-engine, jet and helicopter. It has only one passenger flight to Salt Lake City via Delta Connection. The airport also serves the nearby cities of Lava Hot Springs and Inkom.
What to Do & Area Attractions
The Best Western Pocatello Inn is a down-to-earth hotel, located 6 miles to Pocatello Regional Airport (PIH). The hotel offers free breakfast, free parking, indoor pool and free Wi-Fi access. Other nearby hotels include the La Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham Pocatello and the Red Lion Hotel Pocatello.
Idaho Falls Regional Airport (IDA) is the nearest airport to Pocatello Regional Airport that also caters the air service needs of the state of Idaho.