Bloxburg City International Airport

Bloxburg City International Airport (IATA Code: BAX - ICAO Code: CDBLX - DGAC Code: BA1), officially Coeptus International Airport of the City of Bloxburg, in honor of Coeptus and abbreviated BAX, is a commercial airport that serves Greater Bloxburg City metropolitan area. It is the busiest airport in Robloxia, by number of passengers and air operations; transporting more than 21 million passengers in 2020. The airport maintains 35 thousand direct jobs and around 15 thousand indirectly in the adjacent area. It is owned by the ROBLOXian Capital District Government

This Hot and High airport is served by 31 domestic and international passenger airlines and by 12 cargo airlines. Because it is the main hub for the country's largest airlines (Robloxia Airlines, along with RO-Connect), the airport has become a hub for SkyTeam.

Currently operating at the limits of its capacity, BAX has begun its remodeling phase, as well as the facilities of Terminal 1 and 2 and possible construction of Terminal 3 in the current area of ​​the Presidential and Military Hangar. It is also expected to be released from overload, with the construction of the La Gran Guardia International Airport, at the Bloxburg air base, which has a work completion date of 2019.

History
OriginsThe original site, known as Bloxian Plains, had been used for aeronautical activities since 1910, when Robert Smith became the first to fly an airplane in West Robloxia. The flight was aboard a Voisin biplane. On November 30, 1911 the current president of that year, was the first head of state in the world to fly aboard a Deperdussin aircraft piloted by Geo M. Dyott of Moisant International. In 1915, the airport first opened as Bloxburg Military Airport with five runways. Construction of a small civilian airport began in 1928. The first landing was on November 5, 1928, and regular service began in 1929, but it was officially opened on May 15, 1931. On July 8, 1943 The Bloxburg Times. a decree was published recognizing Bloxburg City Central Airport as an international airport, capable of handling international passenger and aircraft arrivals and departures. Its first international route was to ROBLOX City International Airport. Six years later, construction began on Runway 05D-23I, as well as new facilities such as an apron, terminal building, control tower and offices for authorities. The runway began operations in 1951. On November 19, 1952, the president of that year inaugurated the passenger terminal, which later became Terminal 1. In 1956 the airport had four runways in service: 05L-23R (2720 m long, 40 m wide), 05R-23L (3000 m long, 45 m wide), with electric lights for night service; 13-31 (2300 m long, 40 m wide) which had been built to relieve 14-32, which residential areas had encroached too closely; and 5 Auxiliaries (759 m long).

2003-2007 expansion

Due to increased traffic, the president announced the construction of a new larger airport on 5,000 ha (12,000 acres) in the Santa Fe and Santa Catalina districts, but when violent local protests took place in 2002, the new airport was cancelled. Instead, to respond to growing demand and with the goal of positioning BAX as one of the largest in terms of quality, service, safety and operational functionality, on May 30, 2003, the Bloxburgsence District announced an upgrade: an air terminal extension to expand its service capacity from 20 million to 32 million passengers per year. This program was part of the Metropolitan Airport System, promoted by the Federal Administration. The Ministry of Communications and Transportation (SCT), Airports and Auxiliary Services (ASA) and BAX carried out the expansion and remodeling work at Terminal 1, covering 90,000 square meters (970,000 square feet); 48,000 of which were new construction and 42,000 of which were remodeled. The renovations include new airline counters, retail spaces and an elevator for people with disabilities.

Statistics
It is the second busiest airport in West Robloxia by passenger traffic and the eleventh busiest by cargo traffic, serving more than 21 million passengers and 2 million tons of cargo and mail in 2018. It is the busiest airport in the world. Robloxian Capital District status, and the second busiest airport for passenger boarding in West Robloxia. In terms of international passengers.

Busiest National Routes from Coeptus International Airport (January 2020 - December 2020)