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DATE OF DISTRIBUTION: May 18, 2010 FOR RELEASE UPON RECEIPT
Southwest Airlines Adds
Second Nonstop to Denver August 15
Southwest Airlines has announced it will add a second daily nonstop flight to Denver on August 15, 2010.
Both flights are on board Boeing 737 aircraft.
Monday through Fridays, the flights:
Depart TIA at 6:10 a.m. arrive in Denver 9:05 a.m.
Depart TIA at 3:35 p.m. arrive in Denver 6:20 p.m.
Depart Denver at 12:10 p.m. arrive TIA at 1:00 p.m.
Depart Denver at 8:40 p.m. arrive TIA at 9:30 p.m.
Weekend flight schedules vary, departing TIA in the morning and afternoon.
Southwest also flies nonstop daily to Albuquerque, Chicago Midway, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, and San Diego.
There are currently eight airlines providing 65 daily nonstop departures to 15 destinations. They include: Alaska (Seattle/Tacoma); American (Dallas/Ft. Worth, Chicago O'Hare); Continental (Houston); Delta (Atlanta, Minneapolis, Salt Lake City); Frontier (Denver); United (Denver, Los Angeles, San Francisco); and US Airways (Phoenix).
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The Tucson Airport Authority, TAA, is a nonprofit entity created by State Charter in 1948. Composed of 115 community members, the Authority has a nine-member board of directors that meets monthly. TAA President/CEO Bonnie Allin, oversees day-to-day operations, and a staff of 300 employees. TAA manages Tucson International Airport and Ryan Airfield.
Tucson International Airport
. 8 airlines provide 65 daily nonstop departures to 15 destinations
. 2009 Passengers: 3,637,458
. Three Runways: 11L/29R; 11R/29L; 3/21
. Land Area: 8,244 acres
. Elevation: 2,641’
Ryan Airfield
. 2009 Aircraft Operations: 126,065
. Three Runways: 6R/24L, 6L/24R, 15/33
. Land Area: 1,804 acres
. Elevation: 2,417'
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