Tag: Alan D. Wapner

Ontario International Airport awarded $10.81 million FAA grant for critical infrastructure improvements

Southern California's Ontario International Airport (ONT) has been awarded $10.81 million from the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) Airport Improvement Program (AIP) to support critical runway and taxiway upgrades that will further enhance safety, efficiency and capacity at one of the nation'...

Fly nonstop from Ontario, California, to Chicago O’Hare with United Airlines beginning May 2025

Ontario International Airport (ONT) officials said they are pleased to learn United Airlines will begin daily nonstop service between the Inland Empire and Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) in May 2025. Alan D. Wapner, president of the Ontario International Airport Authority (OIAA) Board...

Ontario International Airport awarded $2.5 million from FAA to reduce emissions

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded $2.5 million to Ontario International Airport's (ONT) to further the Southern California gateway's commitment to reducing its carbon footprint. The money is through FAA's Voluntary Airport Low-Emission (VALE) Program and will be used to replac...

Ontario International Airport passenger count will be 11% higher over labour day weekend

The summer travel rush at Ontario International Airport (ONT) will conclude over Labour Day weekend with passenger volume up 11% over the same long holiday weekend last year, officials announced. The expected increase exceeds the Transportation Security Administration's prediction of an 8.5% increas...

Ontario International Airport passenger volumes continued to soar in September

Southern California's Ontario International Airport (ONT) surpassed pre-pandemic levels for the seventh straight month in September as passenger volumes continued to climb to levels not seen since 2007, airport officials announced. Nearly 517,000 air travelers flew into or out of ONT during the...

Ontario International Airport passenger count out-paced pre-pandemic levels

Summer travel through Ontario International Airport (ONT) continued at a robust pace in August, the sixth consecutive month in which the Southern California gateway surpassed pre-pandemic passenger volumes, airport officials announced. More than 511,000 airline passengers moved through ONT te...

Ontario International Airport to name international terminal after Sen. Feinstein

Ontario International Airport (ONT) will honor a major influencer in the airport's return to local ownership by naming its international terminal after U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.). The Ontario International Airport Authority (OIAA) Board of Commissioners on Thursday unanimously app...

Ontario International Airport achieves milestone in March

Ontario International Airport (ONT) officials had eagerly awaited a month in which passenger volume would be higher than the same month before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, and now the wait is over as the Southern California airport welcomed 454,000 air travelers last month, 4% more than i...

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