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SEPTEMBER 2011

It's All About The Journey.

In This Issue
New Non-stop Service To Orlando
MSN Travel Trivia
DCRA Has EcoMentality!
A Picnic On The Go
Yellow, White & Black...
Amazing Travel Deals From MSN
AA Orders New Planes
New Technology For Madison Metro

New Non-stop Airservice To Orlando 

 

Frontier Airlines will begin offering seasonal weekly nonstop flights to Orlando, Florida beginning December 16th. Flights will depart Madison Mondays and Fridays at 3:15 p.m.

 

The route will be flown on a 99-seat Embraer E-190 jet aircraft. Customers on board will enjoy comfortable leather seating in a two-by-two configuration with no middle seats. In addition, the E-190 has several rows of STRETCH seating, which provides an additional five inches of comfortable legroom. Frontier's E-190 fleet is also outfitted with in-flight internet access.

 

Orlando is one of the most visited places in the country and

is the epicenter of fun and excitement.  To book a flight visit flyfrontier.com and to learn more about Orlando: visitorlando.com.

 

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Madison (MSN) Travel Trivia 

 

Q.  How Many Light Fixtures Illuminate The Airfield?

Q. How Many Miles of Pavement At DCRA?

Q.  How Thick Is DCRA Runway Concrete?

 

Answers From The August Newsletter 

 What do the numbers used to name a runway mean?  

The compass heading of the runway.  
How many people pass through MSN each year?  Over 1.5 Million
 
What is the largest plane that can land at MSN? Airbus A-380 w/ 519 seats

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DCRA Has An EcoMentality!

The Dane County Airport is committed to reducing its environmental footprint, reducing the impact of aircraft noise on the community, and preserving natural resources. Did you know that the airport recycles both asphalt and concrete? Find out more about the airport's recycling programs, check-out how much power is generated by the airport's solar panels as well as other eco initiatives by visiting the airport's website and clicking on the Ecomentality page. www.msnairport.com/ecomentality 

 

No Time For A Picnic? Try a GoPicnic.

In a hurry and have a hankering for a quick meal? Try one of GoPicnic's All-Natural prepared meals when you're on the go. The delicious prepared food is free from trans fats, high fructose corn syrup, added MSG, artificial flavors and colors, and has no artificial preservatives either! Available at The Wisconsin Marketplace across from Gate 8. 

 

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Yellow, White & Black, Oh My!

Each summer, airport maintenance teams scramble to inspect, repair and repaint all of the surfaces on the airfield and around the terminal.  With three runways, 12 taxiways, 3 ramps, multiple parking lots, and a 8 mile perimeter road - that's more than 30 miles of pavement.  Staff spends more than 1,300 hours and 3,100 gallons of paint preparing and inspecting every inch in preparation for the upcoming fall - they have barely enough time from the first melt to the first snow fly to finish - oh my.

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QUICK WEB LINKS

 

 > Airfare Watchdog 

 > Airport Parking 

 > Arrivals & Departures

 > Cost Calculator 

 > E-Newsletter Archive 

 > Ground Transportation

 > Lost & Found  

 > Madison Weather 

 > MSN Airport Website

 > Road Construction 

 > TSA Information

   

 

ROAD CONSTRUCTION CONTINUES

  

  Click on the roadworks icon above for construction schedule updates, lane closures, and route changes near the airport. 

  Road construction near the airport is currently on schedule for November completion.

 


GREAT FLIGHTS

FROM MSN

 

ATLANTA -- $198 RT

 

DENVER -- $187 RT

 

LOUISVILLE -- $218 RT

 

NEW YORK -- $187 RT


 SEE MORE AMAZING DEALS!

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LARGEST AIRCRAFT ORDER 

IN HISTORY 

  American Airlines has placed orders to acquire 460 new aircraft beginning in 2013 through 2022 - making it the largest aircraft order in aviation history. 

  American is buying 200 Boeing 737 aircraft and 260 Airbus A320 aircraft. 

  These "next generation" narrowbody aircraft further accelerate fuel-efficiency gains and will "transform" American's fleet  and deliver state-of-the-art amenities to customers.
 

 

 

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METRO REAL TIME UPDATES 

  Want to know when the next Metro bus is arriving at the airport? Wonder no longer. 

  The newly installed Madison Metro real time status board located in the Metro Bus shelter offers up-to-the-minute info. 

  Using GPS technology, the board is able to track the next Metro bus inbound to the airport, and displays the approximate arrival time to waiting passengers.

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