{{Short description|Commercial airport in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States}} {{Use American English|date=March 2025}} {{for multi|the military use of this facility|Atlantic City Air National Guard Base|the defunct municipal airport|Bader Field}} {{Use mdy dates|date=October 2025}} {{Infobox airport | name = Atlantic City International Airport | image = Atlantic City International Airport Logo.png | image-width = 200 | IATA = ACY | ICAO = KACY | FAA = ACY | WMO = 72407 | type = Public | owner = South Jersey Transportation Authority (SJTA) | operator = SJTA | city-served = Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | location = Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey, U.S. | focus_city = Global Crossing Airlines | operating_base = | elevation-f = 75 | elevation-m = 23 | coordinates = {{coord|39|27|27|N|074|34|38|W|region:US-NJ|display=inline,title}} | website = {{url|acairport.com}} | image_map = ACY diagram.jpg | image_map_caption = FAA airport diagram | mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 10 | mapframe-wikidata = yes | r1-number = 04/22 | r1-length-f = 6,145 | r1-length-m = 1,873 | r1-surface = Asphalt/concrete | r2-number = 13/31 | r2-length-f = 10,001 | r2-length-m = 3,048 | r2-surface = Asphalt | h1-number = H1 | h1-length-f = 102 | h1-length-m = 31 | h1-surface = Asphalt | stat-year = 2025 | stat1-header = Aircraft operations (2024) | stat1-data = 56,612 | stat2-header = Based Aircraft (2023) | stat2-data = 54 | footnotes = Source: Federal Aviation Administration<ref name="FAA">{{FAA-airport|ID=ACY|use=PU|own=PU|website=13487.*A}}. Federal Aviation Administration. effective January 22, 2026.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://sjta.com/reports|title=SJTA Passenger Data for ACY Airport 2012-Present|website=sjta.com|accessdate= January 27, 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Air Traffic Activity System (ATADS) | url=https://aspm.faa.gov/opsnet/sys/Airport.asp }}</ref> | stat3-header = Total passengers (2025) | stat3-data = 845,108 | image2 = Viper visuals 140629-Z-NI803-062.jpg }} '''Atlantic City International Airport''' {{airport codes|ACY|KACY|ACY}} is a shared civil-military airport {{convert|9|mi}} northwest of central Atlantic City, New Jersey,<ref name=FAA/> in Egg Harbor Township,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.atlantic-county.org/gis/pdfs/SmartGrowth/EHT_ZoneBuildout.pdf|title=Egg Harbor Township Municipal Zoning Boundaries Atlantic County, NJ|publisher=Atlantic County|accessdate=July 1, 2023|quote=Atlantic City International Airport}}<br>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/DC20BLK/st34_nj/cousub/cs3400120290_egg_harbor/DC20BLK_CS3400120290.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Egg Harbor township, NJ|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|accessdate=July 1, 2023|page=1 (PDF p. 2/10)|quote=Atlantic City International Arprt}}</ref> the Pomona section{{fact|date=November 2025}} of Galloway Township and in Hamilton Township.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dot.nj.gov/transportation/refdata/gis/maps/Atlantic.pdf|title=Atlantic County|publisher=New Jersey Department of Transportation|access-date=2025-11-26}}</ref> The airport is accessible via Exit 9 on the Atlantic City Expressway. The facility is operated by the South Jersey Transportation Authority (SJTA). Most of the land is owned by the Federal Aviation Administration and leased to the SJTA, while the SJTA owns the terminal building.<ref name=Fletcher>{{cite web |last=Fletcher|first=Juliet |url=http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/press/atlantic_city/local-state-federal-interests-in-atlantic-city-airport-complicate-sale/article_e7decfb6-79de-11e0-aa9c-001cc4c002e0.html |title=Local, state, federal interests in Atlantic City Airport complicate sale – pressofAtlanticCity.com: Atlantic City News |date=May 9, 2011 |publisher=pressofAtlanticCity.com |access-date=February 2, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110809090504/http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/press/atlantic_city/local-state-federal-interests-in-atlantic-city-airport-complicate-sale/article_e7decfb6-79de-11e0-aa9c-001cc4c002e0.html |archive-date=August 9, 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref>
The facility also is a base for the New Jersey Air National Guard's 177th Fighter Wing operating the F-16C/D Fighting Falcon, and the United States Coast Guard's Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City operating the Eurocopter HH-65 Dolphin. The airport property includes FAA's William J. Hughes Technical Center,<ref name=Fletcher/> a major research and testing hub for the Federal Aviation Administration and a training center for the Federal Air Marshal Service.
The South Jersey Transportation Authority has outlined plans for massive terminal expansions (on top of current initiatives) which might be needed if more airlines serve the airport. Passenger traffic at the airport in 2011 was 1,404,119, making it the 102nd busiest airport in the country. The SJTA owns a small area around the terminal and leases runways and other land from the FAA.<ref>{{cite web |title=Local, state, federal interests in Atlantic City Airport complicate sale |date=May 9, 2011 |work=Press of Atlantic City |url=http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/press/atlantic_city/local-state-federal-interests-in-atlantic-city-airport-complicate-sale/article_e7decfb6-79de-11e0-aa9c-001cc4c002e0.html |access-date=May 9, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110510150257/http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/press/atlantic_city/local-state-federal-interests-in-atlantic-city-airport-complicate-sale/article_e7decfb6-79de-11e0-aa9c-001cc4c002e0.html |archive-date=May 10, 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref>
==History== left|thumb|An early photo of the Atlantic City Airport Terminal In 1942, '''Naval Air Station Atlantic City''' was built on {{convert|2444|acre|km2}} of leased private land in Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey. Its purpose was to train various carrier air groups consisting of fighter, bomber and torpedo squadrons.<ref name="superfund">{{cite web |date=December 2007 |title=Atlantic City Naval Air Station, Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey, fact sheet |url=http://www.nan.usace.army.mil/project/newjers/factsh/pdf/atlantic.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090621014424/http://www.nan.usace.army.mil/project/newjers/factsh/pdf/atlantic.pdf |archive-date=June 21, 2009 |access-date=June 2, 2010 |publisher=US Army Corps of Engineers}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=McKelvey |first=Wallace |date=August 13, 2012 |title=World War II paved the way for Atlantic City's new airport |url=http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/press/atlantic/world-war-ii-paved-the-way-for-atlantic-city-s/article_59ae793e-e4c8-11e1-9465-0019bb2963f4.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160512231137/http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/press/atlantic/world-war-ii-paved-the-way-for-atlantic-city-s/article_59ae793e-e4c8-11e1-9465-0019bb2963f4.html |archive-date=May 12, 2016 |access-date=April 28, 2016 |work=Press of Atlantic City}}</ref>
In August 1943, NAS Atlantic City changed its mission to strictly fighter training, consisting of low and high altitude gunnery tactics, field carrier landing practice (FCLP), carrier qualifications (CQ), bombing, formation tactics, fighter direction, night operations and an associated ground school curriculum.<ref name="superfund" />
In 1957, the Navy announced its intention to shut down the $12 million base in July 1960,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Jones |first=Allyn H. |date=June 21, 1957 |title=Navy Plans To Close Pomona Base in '60 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/press-of-atlantic-city-navy-plans-to-clo/159650671/ |access-date=November 24, 2024 |work=Press of Atlantic City |page=1 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> but even sooner than that, NAS Atlantic City was decommissioned in June 1958 and transferred to the Airways Modernization Board (AMB), later taken over by the FAA. In November 1958 the then-Federal Aviation Agency, now Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), took over operations of the AMB. The lease transferred to the FAA and was sold for $55,000. Atlantic City decided to retain 84 of the 4,312 acres. The FAA expanded the former U.S. Navy land parcel to about {{convert|5000|acre|km2}} and established the National Aviation Facilities Experimental Center research facility that eventually became the William J. Hughes Technical Center. The South Jersey Transportation Authority (SJTA) initially leased portions of the airport from the FAA and now serves as the airport owner and operator of the facility.<ref name="superfund"/>
When the Navy departed in 1958, the 119th Fighter Squadron of the New Jersey Air National Guard relocated to Atlantic City from their former base at Newark International Airport with their F-84F Thunderstreak aircraft, establishing an Air National Guard base on the site of the former naval air station. The current 177th Fighter Wing of the New Jersey Air National Guard has been at this location ever since.
During the 1960s and early 1970s, the active duty U.S. Air Force's 95th Fighter Interceptor Squadron, stationed at Dover AFB, Delaware, maintained an Operating Location and Alert Detachment of F-106 Delta Darts at Atlantic City ANGB on 24-hour alert. After the 177th Fighter Wing reequipped with the F-106 in 1973, the 177th took on the air defence alert mission.
In the fall of 1983, American International Airways attempted to operate a small hub at the airport with Douglas DC-9-30 jetliners with passenger service to Boston, Buffalo, Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, Fort Lauderdale, Miami, Orlando, Pittsburgh, Tampa and West Palm Beach.<ref>departedflights.com, American International Airways October 1, 1983, system timetable</ref>{{fcn|date=October 2025}} ACY has also had US Airways jet service to Pittsburgh as well as US Airways Express turboprops to Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington, and Continental Express turboprops and regional jets to Cleveland Hopkins International Airport. This regional jet service for Continental Airlines was operated by ExpressJet Airlines with Embraer ERJs.
People Express Airlines (PeopleExpress) provided Boeing 737 service from / to EWR (Newark Airport), in the 1980's.
Delta Air Lines also had flights to Boston on Delta Connection regional jets operated by Atlantic Coast Airlines. In addition, Delta Connection via its partner Comair operated flights to Cincinnati and Orlando, which ended on May 1, 2007. WestJet had Boeing 737 jetliner flights from ACY to Toronto, but ended them on May 9, 2010, leaving the airport with no international service. On April 1, 2014, United Airlines started service from Atlantic City to Chicago–O'Hare and Houston, but the service was discontinued on December 3, 2014. Air Canada had seasonal flights to Toronto in the Summer of 2015, but has decided not to return in the Summer of 2016,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Huba |first1=Nicholas |date=April 20, 2016 |title=Air Canada not returning to ACY |url=http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/air-canada-not-returning-to-acy/article_6462a988-072c-11e6-b6a1-e7e6929f5b01.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160425065348/http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/air-canada-not-returning-to-acy/article_6462a988-072c-11e6-b6a1-e7e6929f5b01.html |archive-date=April 25, 2016 |access-date=May 22, 2016 |publisher=The Press of Atlantic City}}</ref> once again leaving the airport without international scheduled flights.
Work began in August 2011 upgrading the passenger screening facilities at airport.<ref name=":0">{{cite web |title=Construction Projects |url=http://www.sjta.com/acairport/projects.asp?cp=1 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111101145730/http://www.sjta.com/acairport/projects.asp?cp=1 |archive-date=November 1, 2011 |access-date=November 11, 2011 |work=South Jersey Transportation Authority}}</ref> The checkpoint expansion saw three new screening lanes be added, as well as improvements to the airport's infrastructure. The expansion also includes development of a Federal Inspection Services station. Under this project, additional passenger loading bridges and gates were added, technological upgrades & baggage claim improvements were made, additional retail space was added, and improved check-in capabilities were made.<ref name=":0" />
In 2013, a new airport rescue and firefighting station opened at Atlantic City International Airport.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Khemlani |first=Anjalee |date=July 12, 2013 |title=New firehouse added in $15.4 million upgrade at Atlantic City airport |url=https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/new-firehouse-added-in-15-4-million-upgrade-at-atlantic-city-airport/article_7f5aaf63-2488-5624-8586-c75be98b9d8e.html |access-date=June 25, 2024 |website=Press of Atlantic City |language=en}}</ref> The new, {{Convert|4500|sqft|m2|adj=on}} building includes emergency vehicle bays, administrative & staff living areas, and enhanced equipment & apparatus facilities – in addition to space for training requirements.<ref name=":1" />
In 2022, American Airlines started scheduled service from the airport to their airplanes at Philadelphia International Airport using buses in lieu of planes; the service is ticketed & operated as an airline flight but utilizes buses.<ref name=":2">{{cite web |date=April 8, 2022 |title=American Airlines to start Atlantic City to Philadelphia airport service |url=https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/american-airlines-to-start-acy-to-philadelphia-airport-service/article_42faf612-b67e-11ec-827c-638247d283f5.html |access-date=June 24, 2024 |website=Press of Atlantic City}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite press release |title=TSA assessing new program that offers airside-to-airside connectivity via motorcoach out of Atlantic City International Airport |date=July 12, 2023 |publisher=Transportation Security Administration |url=https://www.tsa.gov/news/press/releases/2023/07/12/tsa-assessing-new-program-offers-airside-airside-connectivity-1 |access-date=June 25, 2024}}</ref> This airside-to-airside service, which is solely for screened passengers who booked a seat on the route, is operated by American's bus service partner, Landline, on the airline's behalf.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" />
In May 2023, Atlantic City International Airport was to receive service from a new carrier, Sun Country Airlines. Sun Country was to fly from its hub at Minneapolis - St Paul International Airport (MSP) to ACY biweekly, deploying its 737-800s on the route.<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 16, 2022 |title=Sun Country Airlines Offering Nonstop Service Between AC and Minneapolis |url=https://njbmagazine.com/njb-news-now/sun-country-airlines-offering-nonstop-service-between-atlantic-city-and-minneapolis/ |access-date=January 9, 2024 |website=New Jersey Business Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref> However, the start of the service was delayed.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brunetti |first=Michelle |date=May 17, 2023 |title=Sun Country Airlines will not start service at Atlantic City airport this month |url=https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/sun-country-airlines-will-not-start-service-at-atlantic-city-airport-this-month/article_460a9152-f4bf-11ed-b84b-4357040de554.html |access-date=June 25, 2024 |website=Press of Atlantic City |language=en}}</ref>
In April 2024, Spirit Airlines announced that it would be closing its crew base at the Atlantic City Airport.<ref>{{Cite web |last=MacAulay |first=Jessica |date=April 9, 2024 |title=Spirit Airlines to close crew base at Atlantic City Airport. What that means for workers |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia/news/spirit-airlines-to-close-crew-base-in-atlantic-city-airport-september-2024/ |access-date=June 25, 2024 |website=CBS News Philadelphia |language=en-US}}</ref>
In August 2025, Allegiant Air announced it would begin operations out of Atlantic City Airport in December 2025. It added four new routes to Florida, including Fort Lauderdale, St. Petersburg, Sanford, and Punta Gorda.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Conklin |first=Eric |date=August 13, 2025 |title=New airline will soon offer regular service out of Atlantic City airport |url=https://www.nj.com/atlantic/2025/08/new-airline-will-soon-offer-regular-service-out-of-atlantic-city-airport.html |access-date=August 16, 2025 |website=NJ.com |language=en}}</ref>
In May 2026, Breeze Airways announced its expansion into the airport, taking over multiple routes previously served by Spirit Airlines, which had ended its operations at the start of that month, as well as more directly competing against Allegiant's new roundtrip routes from the area to the Carolinas and Florida that had been launched the previous year.<ref>{{cite web |last1=City Team |first1=Visit Atlantic |title=Breeze Announces Four New Nonstop Routes from Atlantic City |url=https://www.visitatlanticcity.com/articles/post/breeze-announces-four-new-nonstop-routes-from-atlantic-city/ |website=Visit Atlantic City |publisher=Visit Atlantic City |access-date=7 May 2026}}</ref>
==Facilities== Atlantic City International Airport covers {{convert|5000|acre|ha}} at an elevation of 75 feet (23 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways and one helipad: 4/22 is 6,145 by 150 feet (1,873 x 46 m) asphalt/concrete; 13/31 is 10,001 by 150 feet (3,048 x 46 m) asphalt; Helipad H1 is 102 x 102 feet (31 x 31 m) asphalt.<ref name="FAA" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://skyvector.com/airport/ACY/Atlantic-City-International-Airport|title=ACY airport data at skyvector.com|website=skyvector.com}} FAA data effective January 22, 2026.</ref>
===Terminal=== alt=Atlantic City International Airport entrance.|thumb|The entrance to the passenger terminal at Atlantic City International Airport. Atlantic City International Airport has one terminal. Several charter carriers operate out of the terminal, along with scheduled passenger flights. The terminal has a small layout, making it an alternative to Philadelphia International Airport or Newark Liberty International Airport.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |title=Atlantic City International Airport |url=https://www.acairport.com/ |access-date=June 25, 2024 |website=Atlantic City International Airport}}</ref>
Passengers enter the terminal on the lower level, which has the check-in counters, a restaurant and gift shop, and the TSA security checkpoint. The baggage claim area is on this level, with three carousels. After the security checkpoint, stairs and escalators lead to the departures level and its ten gates, along with airside shops and restaurants.<ref name=":4" />
Free Wi-Fi is available throughout the terminal.<ref name=":4" />
===Car parking=== Atlantic City International Airport has a six-story parking garage with a covered walkway within steps to the terminal building.<ref name=":4" /> Surface parking is within walking distance and shuttle service is provided from the economy parking area to the terminal building.<ref name=":4" />
===Federal facilities=== The Federal Aviation Administration William J. Hughes Technical Center is on the property of Atlantic City Airport.<ref name=Fletcher/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/ang/offices/tc/about/visitor_info|title=William J. Hughes Technical Center Visitor Information|publisher=Federal Aviation Administration|accessdate=February 11, 2023|quote=The FAA William J. Hughes Technical Center is co-located with the Atlantic City Airport[...]}}</ref>
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Since 1958, the airport has been home to Atlantic City Air National Guard Base and the 177th Fighter Wing (177 FW), an Air Combat Command (ACC)-gained unit of the New Jersey Air National Guard, operating the F-16C/D Fighting Falcon.<ref>{{cite web |title=177th Fighter Wing, New Jersey ANG - Home |url=https://www.177fw.ang.af.mil/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081229084440/http://www.177fw.ang.af.mil/ |archive-date=December 29, 2008 |access-date=January 23, 2009 |work=af.mil}}</ref> Since October 1998, the wing has had an active involvement in Operation Noble Eagle, Operation Southern Watch, Operation Northern Watch, Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom.<ref name="177fw.ang.af.mil">{{cite web |title=177th Fighter Wing, New Jersey Air National Guard – Home |url=https://www.177fw.ang.af.mil/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120115093922/http://www.177fw.ang.af.mil/ |archive-date=January 15, 2012 |access-date=February 2, 2012 |publisher=177fw.ang.af.mil}}</ref> As an Air National Guard unit, the 177 FW has dual federal (USAF augmentation) and state (support to New Jersey) missions.<ref name="177fw.ang.af.mil" />
==== Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City ==== {{main|Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City}} ACY is also home to Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City. CGAS Atlantic City was opened on May 18, 1998, and is the newest and largest single airframe unit and facility of the Coast Guard's air stations. It is a product of the merging of the former CGAS Brooklyn/Floyd Bennett Field, NY and Group Air Station Cape May, NJ into one unit.<ref name="CGAS Atlantic City Missions">{{cite web |title=Air Station Atlantic City, NJ:Missions |url=http://www.uscg.mil/d5/airstaAtlanticCity/missions.asp |access-date=June 25, 2024 |publisher=United States Coast Guard}}</ref>
CGAS Atlantic City consists of 10 HH-65C Dolphin helicopters and it maintains two Dolphin helicopters in 30-minute response status. Approximately, 250 aviation personnel comprise the facility's full-time staff, augmented by additional part-time Coast Guard Reserve and Coast Guard Auxiliary personnel.<ref name="CGAS Atlantic City Missions" />
CGAS Atlantic City also provides aircrews and aircraft to the Washington, D.C., area as part of Operation Noble Eagle, the Department of Defense USNORTHCOM / NORAD mission to protect U.S. airspace and, in this case, specifically around the nation's capital.<ref name="CGAS Atlantic City Missions" />
== Access == Taxi service is available at curbside and a shuttle service is provided by the Atlantic City Jitney Association, located in the airport terminal, outside of baggage claim.<ref name=":4" /> A shuttle bus brings passengers to the Egg Harbor City rail station, which provides service to the Atlantic City Line, which runs between the 30th Street Station in Philadelphia to the Atlantic City Rail Terminal. Shuttles to the Egg Harbor rail station connect to shuttles to the visitor center at the FAA Technical Center and Stockton University, as well as bus lines to the PATCO Speedline at Lindenwold station. The nearest highway is the Atlantic City Expressway, which has an exit for County Route 563 (Tilton Road) and Delilah Road, which runs to a traffic circle with Amelia Earhart Boulevard, which leads directly to the airport.<ref name=":4" />
==Airlines and destinations== <!-- Please use only independent sources. The airport and airlines itself are not independent sources. --> === Passenger === [[File:Spirit Airlines Aircraft from ACY Terminal.jpg|thumb|A Spirit Airlines aircraft at Atlantic City International Airport in 2007.]] {{Airport destination list |3rdcoltitle=Refs|3rdcolunsortable=yes
|Allegiant Air|Fort Lauderdale,<ref name="Allegiant">{{cite web | title=Allegiant Airlines Announces Flights at Atlantic City International Airport | date=August 13, 2025 | url=https://wpgtalkradio.com/allegiant-airlines-atlantic-city-international-airport/ |work=WPGG |first=Chris |last=Coleman}}</ref> Myrtle Beach,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Conklin |first1=Eric |title=Another airline adds new destination from Atlantic City airport beginning this spring |url=https://www.nj.com/atlantic/2026/02/another-airline-adds-new-destination-from-atlantic-city-airport-beginning-this-spring.html |website=nj.com {{!}} True Jersey |access-date=19 February 2026 |language=en |date=18 February 2026}}</ref> Orlando/Sanford,<ref name="Allegiant"/> Punta Gorda (FL),<ref name="Allegiant"/> St. Petersburg/Clearwater<ref name="Allegiant"/>| <!-- --> |{{nowrap|Breeze Airways}}|Charleston (SC),<ref name="Breeze">{{cite web | title= Breeze Airways to begin service at Atlantic City airport | date=January 28, 2026 | url= https://njbiz.com/breeze-airways-atlantic-city-international-airport-routes/ |website=NJBiz |first=Matthew |last=Fazelpoor}}</ref> Fort Myers (begins October 22, 2026),<ref name="BreezeNew">{{cite web | title= New Atlantic City, NJ Air Flights To Florida & More Are Confirmed| date=May 2, 2026 | url= https://wpgtalkradio.com/new-atlantic-city-florida-flights-confirmed/ |website=WPG Talk Radio |first=Harry |last=Hurley}}</ref> Myrtle Beach (begins October 22, 2026),<ref name="BreezeNew" /> Orlando (begins July 3, 2026),<ref name="BreezeNew" /> Raleigh/Durham (begins June 11, 2026),<ref name="Breeze" /> Tampa (begins July 1, 2026),<ref>{{Cite web |title=Breeze Airways announces 3 new non-stop routes at Tampa International Airport|url=https://www.wtsp.com/article/travel/breeze-airways-new-routes-flights-tampa-atlantic-city-columbus-ft-lauderdale/67-c4714b10-0bd2-4661-8c6d-0c6742104b6a |access-date=2026-02-24 |website=WTSP}}</ref> West Palm Beach (begins December 17, 2026)<ref name="BreezeNew" />| }}
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==Bus service== === Tarmac-to-tarmac shuttle === {| class="wikitable" ! {{bus icon}} Operator !! Destination !! Notes !! Refs |- | American Airlines (operated by Landline)||Philadelphia||Passengers check bags and clear security at ACY, and go directly to PHL via motorcoach. Return trips deliver ticketed passengers from PHL to ACY.||<ref>https://www.aa.com/i18n/travel-info/experience/landline.jsp Trip connections with Landline</ref> |}
American Airlines offers a connecting bus to and from Philadelphia International Airport from Atlantic City International Airport.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://delco.today/2023/07/american-airlines-bus-phl/|title=American Airlines Bus Service Bypasses Security Lines at PHL|publisher=DELCO.Today|date=July 14, 2023|access-date=August 15, 2024}}</ref> The service is ticketed & operated as an airline flight but utilizes buses, given Philadelphia's close proximity to Atlantic City and available connections as a major hub for American Airlines. This airside-to-airside service, which is solely for screened passengers who booked a seat on the route, is operated by American's bus service partner, Landline, on the airline's behalf.
== Statistics ==
===Top destinations=== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%" width= align= |+ '''Busiest domestic routes''' <br/>(February 2025 – January 2026)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.transtats.bts.gov/airports.asp?pn=1&Airport=ACY&carrier=FACTS |title=RITA | Transtats |publisher=Transtats.bts.gov |access-date=April 13, 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160620042855/http://www.transtats.bts.gov/airports.asp?pn=1&Airport=ACY&carrier=FACTS |archive-date=June 20, 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref> ! Rank ! City ! Passengers ! Carrier(s) |- | 1 | {{flagicon|Florida}} Orlando–International, Florida | 107,380 | Spirit |- | 2 | {{flagicon|Florida}} Fort Lauderdale, Florida | 66,560 | Allegiant, Spirit |- | 3 | {{flagicon|Florida}} Fort Myers, Florida | 47,680 | Spirit |- | 4 | {{flagicon|Florida}} West Palm Beach, Florida | 46,710 | Spirit |- | 5 | {{flagicon|Florida}} Tampa, Florida | 43,320 | Spirit |- | 6 | {{flagicon|South Carolina}} Myrtle Beach, South Carolina | 23,210 | Spirit |- | 7 | {{flagicon|Florida}} Miami, Florida | 1,500 | Spirit |- | 8 | {{flagicon|Florida}} Orlando–Sanford, Florida | 1,390 | Allegiant |- |}
===Annual traffic=== {{Airport-Statistics|iata=ACY}} {| class="wikitable" |+ Annual Passenger Traffic at ACY 2012-Present<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sjta.com/reports|title=The South Jersey Transportation Authority (SJTA) Monthly Statistics for ACY Airport|website=sjta.com|accessdate= June 23, 2024}}</ref> ! Year ! Passengers ! % Change |- |2012||1,385,878||— |- |2013||1,132,898||{{decrease}}{{0}}18.3% |- |2014||1,211,667||{{increase}}{{0}}7.0% |- |2015||1,200,293||{{decrease}}{{0}}0.9% |- |2016||1,207,273||{{increase}}{{0}}0.6% |- |2017||1,102,092||{{decrease}}{{0}}8.7% |- |2018||1,164,937||{{increase}}{{0}}5.7% |- |2019||1,134,745||{{decrease}}{{0}}2.6% |- |2020||450,636||{{decrease}}{{0}}60.3% |- |2021||867,039||{{increase}}{{0}}92.4% |- |2022||955,947||{{increase}}{{0}}10.3% |- |2023||926,112||{{decrease}}{{0}}3.1% |- |2024||1,042,253||{{increase}}{{0}}12.5% |- |2025||845,108||{{decrease}}{{0}}18.9% |}
==Future==
=== NJ Transit rail station === A bill has been submitted in the New Jersey legislature that would provide for a rail station at the airport that would become a part of NJ Transit's Atlantic City Line. No specific funding or budget has been drawn up, but estimates for the project are in the range of $25 million to $30 million.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bill advances to link A.C. Airport, rail line |url=http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/eedition/news/bill-advances-to-link-a-c-airport-rail-line/article_b08ad0ac-d406-57c9-8a63-8cfee7ef797c.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160812132659/http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/eedition/news/bill-advances-to-link-a-c-airport-rail-line/article_b08ad0ac-d406-57c9-8a63-8cfee7ef797c.html |archive-date=August 12, 2016 |access-date=June 28, 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Higgs |first=Larry |date=August 22, 2021 |title=Take a new train to the plane? Group pushing for Atlantic City airport station. |url=https://www.nj.com/news/2021/08/take-a-new-train-to-the-plane-group-pushing-for-atlantic-city-airport-station.html |access-date=June 25, 2024 |website=NJ.com |language=en}}</ref>
===NextGen Technical Park=== A technology park housing Next Generation Air Transportation System is currently under construction on the airport property on a {{convert|55|acre|ha|adj=on}} lot near Amelia Earhart Boulevard and Delilah Road.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 28, 2016 |title=Atlantic City International Airport to Become Center for Aviation Technologies |url=https://www.govtech.com/fs/Atlantic-City-International-Airport-to-Become-Center-for-Aviation-Technologies.html |access-date=June 25, 2024 |website=GovTech |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":5">{{Cite web |last=Phelps |first=Mark |date=December 4, 2008 |title=FAA Earmarks Land for NextGen Aviation Research Park |url=https://www.flyingmag.com/news-faa-earmarks-land-nextgen-aviation-research-park/ |access-date=June 25, 2024 |website=FLYING Magazine |language=en}}</ref> The seven-building complex is set to contain {{convert|408000|sqft|m2}} of offices, laboratories and research facilities. The park will focus on developing new computer equipment that will transform the country's air-traffic control program into a satellite-based system.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/press/atlantic/article_e8d0c726-bd33-11de-91e7-001cc4c002e0.html |title=NextGen breaks ground in Egg Harbor Township – pressofAtlanticCity.com: Press |publisher=pressofAtlanticCity.com |date=October 20, 2009 |access-date=February 2, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111225073438/http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/press/atlantic/article_e8d0c726-bd33-11de-91e7-001cc4c002e0.html |archive-date=December 25, 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref> The first of the buildings was originally set to open in April 2012 and will contain a lab for the FAA as well as research space for other tenants.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/press/atlantic/nextgen-park-to-benefit-area-in-many-ways-sjta-says/article_0daa5fe2-66f4-11e0-89e9-001cc4c03286.html |title=NextGen Park to benefit area in many ways, SJTA says – pressofAtlanticCity.com: Atlantic County News |date=April 14, 2011 |publisher=pressofAtlanticCity.com |access-date=February 2, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304054327/http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/press/atlantic/nextgen-park-to-benefit-area-in-many-ways-sjta-says/article_0daa5fe2-66f4-11e0-89e9-001cc4c03286.html |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref>
A second office park, the NextGen International Aviation Center for Excellence, is set to be built in nearby Hamilton Township, adjacent to the Hamilton Mall and Atlantic City Race Course, the latter of which is set to be renovated. A new transportation center at the site would transfer workers between the two complexes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/press/atlantic/could-nextgen-plans-breathe-new-life-into-atlantic-city-race/article_cc79f124-0d73-11e0-b157-001cc4c03286.html?mode=image&photo=2|title=Could NextGen plans breathe new life into Atlantic City Race Course property?|work=Press of Atlantic City|date=December 22, 2010 |access-date=April 18, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304064036/http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/press/atlantic/could-nextgen-plans-breathe-new-life-into-atlantic-city-race/article_cc79f124-0d73-11e0-b157-001cc4c03286.html?mode=image&photo=2|archive-date=March 4, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>
The FAA earmarked the {{convert|55|acre|ha|adj=}} for the technical park's development in 2021.<ref name=":5" />
===Atlantic City Expressway connector=== The SJTA revealed plans for a major road improvement project that would link the airport directly to the Atlantic City Expressway, with construction beginning in 2013. The plan included new ramps with two overpasses over the expressway. The road would connect Amelia Earhart Boulevard with a bridge over Airport Circle. Plans also call for building a service road with another overpass that would provide access to Delilah Road. Another project involves the installation of an overpass at the end of Amelia Earhart Boulevard next to the entrance to the FAA Technical Center. The proposed roadway would intrude upon a small section of a mobile home park and land owned by Egg Harbor Township.<ref>{{cite web |last=Watson |first=Sarah |title=Project would link Atlantic City International Airport directly to the Atlantic City Expressway by 2013 |work=Press of Atlantic City |date=April 14, 2011 |url=http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/breaking/project-would-link-atlantic-city-international-airport-directly-to-the/article_3c5d0ef2-663b-11e0-b504-001cc4c03286.html |access-date=April 17, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304075238/http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/breaking/project-would-link-atlantic-city-international-airport-directly-to-the/article_3c5d0ef2-663b-11e0-b504-001cc4c03286.html |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref> The project was delayed due to a lack of financing.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/breaking/funding-shortage-delays-atlantic-city-expressway-airport-connector/article_10b7e280-fcb6-11e3-88bc-0019bb2963f4.html|title=Funding shortage delays Atlantic City Expressway-airport connector|last=WITTKOWSKI|first=DONALD|date=June 25, 2014|work=Press of Atlantic City|access-date=May 26, 2017|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181204005711/https://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/breaking/funding-shortage-delays-atlantic-city-expressway-airport-connector/article_10b7e280-fcb6-11e3-88bc-0019bb2963f4.html|archive-date=December 4, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> The 2018 Statewide Transportation Improvement Program included the direct connector, with an estimated cost of $60 million.<ref>{{Cite report|title=FY 2018-2027 Statewide Transportation Improvement Program|publisher=South Jersey Transportation Authority|url=https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/capital/stip1827/sec8/pdf/ap_sjta.pdf|access-date=December 3, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181204005602/https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/capital/stip1827/sec8/pdf/ap_sjta.pdf|archive-date=December 4, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=BRUNETTI |first=MICHELLE |date=April 18, 2020 |title=What the Atlantic City Expressway toll hikes would fund |url=https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/what-the-atlantic-city-expressway-toll-hikes-would-fund/article_60316185-f8c9-50d7-8444-844fcd9852fa.html |access-date=June 25, 2024 |website=Press of Atlantic City |language=en}}</ref>
=== Port Authority takeover === In February 2011, the New Jersey Legislature authorized the Atlantic City Tourism District, which would promote continued development of tourism in the region.<ref>{{cite web |author=JULIET FLETCHER Statehouse Bureau |title=Christie signs Tourism District bill, says Revel casino to open June 2012 – pressofAtlanticCity.com: Atlantic City News: special |date=February 2011 |url=http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/press/atlantic_city/christie-signs-tourism-district-bill-says-revel-casino-to-open/article_03705842-2e1e-11e0-8c75-001cc4c002e0.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110308172921/http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/press/atlantic_city/christie-signs-tourism-district-bill-says-revel-casino-to-open/article_03705842-2e1e-11e0-8c75-001cc4c002e0.html |archive-date=March 8, 2011 |access-date=February 2, 2012 |publisher=pressofAtlanticCity.com}}</ref> A provision included the potential transfer of operations for ACY to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.<ref>{{cite web |author=JULIET FLETCHER Statehouse Bureau |title=Fletcher Juliet, Press of Atlantic City, Sunday, May 8, 2011 |date=May 9, 2011 |url=http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/press/atlantic_city/local-state-federal-interests-in-atlantic-city-airport-complicate-sale/article_e7decfb6-79de-11e0-aa9c-001cc4c002e0.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110809090504/http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/press/atlantic_city/local-state-federal-interests-in-atlantic-city-airport-complicate-sale/article_e7decfb6-79de-11e0-aa9c-001cc4c002e0.html |archive-date=August 9, 2011 |access-date=February 2, 2012 |publisher=Pressofatlanticcity.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Braun |first=Martin |date=September 21, 2012 |title=Port Authority May Take Over Atlantic City's Airport |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-09-20/port-authority-considers-taking-control-of-atlantic-city-airport.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120926234619/http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-09-20/port-authority-considers-taking-control-of-atlantic-city-airport.html |archive-date=September 26, 2012 |access-date=January 1, 2013 |work=Bloomberg}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Bogdan |first=Jennifer |date=November 26, 2012 |title=Port Authority of New York and New Jersey still vague on intentions for Atlantic City International Airport |url=http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/press/atlantic_city/port-authority-of-new-york-and-new-jersey-still-vague/article_21a3ee9a-377d-11e2-85ca-0019bb2963f4.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121129045601/http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/press/atlantic_city/port-authority-of-new-york-and-new-jersey-still-vague/article_21a3ee9a-377d-11e2-85ca-0019bb2963f4.html |archive-date=November 29, 2012 |access-date=January 1, 2013 |newspaper=Press of Atlantic City}}</ref> New Jersey Governor Chris Christie in March 2013 ordered a takeover of the airport's operations by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.<ref>{{cite news |author=Jennifer Fermino |date=March 20, 2013 |title=Port Authority taking over Atlantic City airport |url=http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/port_authority_taking_over_atlantic_EJntpB54bVWTImdltOCm4O |access-date=April 9, 2013 |newspaper=NEW YORK POST}}</ref> However, the deal never went through.<ref name=":6">{{Cite web |last=NJ.com |first=Chris Franklin {{!}} NJ Advance Media for |date=July 16, 2019 |title=This small N.J. airport needs help. A takeover may work, freeholders say. |url=https://www.nj.com/atlantic/2019/07/this-small-nj-airport-needs-help-a-takeover-may-work-freeholders-say.html |access-date=January 16, 2024 |website=nj |language=en}}</ref>
In 2019, the Atlantic County freeholders passed a resolution to have the Port Authority conduct a feasibility study to take over operations of the airport due to the airport's struggling financials.<ref name=":6" />
==Accidents and incidents==
* On July 26, 1969, TWA Flight 5787, a Boeing 707 operating as a training flight, crashed while performing a practice missed approach with an engine out on runway 13. All five crew members aboard were killed. The NTSB subsequently attributed the cause of the accident to be poor procedures for simulating engine failures and failure to apply the correct procedure for hydraulic failure, as well as loss of hydraulic power to the rudder in a critical flight condition.<ref name="NTSB AAR-70-08">{{cite web|url=https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/AAR7008.pdf|title=Trans World Airlines, Inc., Boeing 707-331C, N787TW, National Aviation Facilities Experimental Center, Atlantic City Airport, Pomona, New Jersey, July 26, 1969|date=March 25, 1970|website=ntsb.gov|publisher=National Transportation Safety Board|id=File No.1-0017|access-date=January 18, 2020}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist|2}}
==External links== {{Commons category|Atlantic City International Airport}} * {{official|http://www.acairport.com/}} * {{FAA-diagram|00669}} * {{FAA-procedures|ACY}} {{US-airport|ACY}} {{Atlantic City, New Jersey}} {{Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey}} {{Greater Philadelphia Airports}} {{PANYNJ navbox}} {{USAAF Antisubmarine Command}}
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