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Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport
The Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport (GSP) is located in Upstate South Carolina, midway between the cities of Greenville and Spartanburg on I-85 (Exit 57). GSP has grown into one of the finest airports in the country, steadily meeting the Upstate's ever-increasing needs.
Expansion in recent years to the terminal and airfield have exceeded $100 million. The terminal contains over 226,000 square feet of usable space, has second level jet bridge boarding and thirteen departure gates.
Two Federal Inspection Stations (FIS) consisting of Customs, Immigrations and Agriculture are located at GSP. The first FIS facility is located under the south concourse. The facility is 8,800 square feet of usable space and is designed to handle 250 international passengers per hour. A second FIS is located on the north cargo ramp. This facility is designed to handle cargo and corporate aircraft that require international clearance.
In 1995, the runway was extended to 9,000 feet and another 2,001 foot extension was completed in June, 1999. At 11,001 feet long, GSP has the 19th longest runway in the nation. The airport handles over 1.5 million passengers annually and is served by fifteen airlines. They offer over eighty daily departures to 18 non-stop destinations.
Customer Service Includes Conference Rooms, Limosine service, Fax machine, Hotel crew rates, Flight plan room, Courtesy cars, Pilot lounge, Snack bar, and Car rentals.
General Services include Aircraft maintenance, Aircraft sales, Aircraft charter, and Aircraft management.
The growing Upstate economy continues to have positive effects on GSP International. Existing airlines are either increasing or planning to increase services, new airlines are entering the marketplace and passenger count is continuing to rise. Because of this solid growth rate, GSP has made available an additional 12,000 square feet of terminal space on the A concourse. In existence since the terminal renovation project was completed about 12 years ago, but unused, this area houses 5 additional gates for a total number of 13. By mid-July, airline gate assignments will change and 2 of the 5 new gates will become operational. A 9th passenger boarding bridge has also been installed for use in this area.
Work is now completed on a new 120,000 square foot FedEx facility. Located on the north end, of the airport, in an area slated to become the North Cargo Complex, this new building will allow FedEx to increase the number of packages being sorted per hour from 1,000 to 3,000.
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