Steady expansion and improvement have been the hallmark of the Burlington International Airport in Vermont during the period covered in this article. The new Army National Guard base in the northwest corner of the airport is the latest in a series of physical ugrades made to this important air transport facility in northwestern New England. Within the past ten years the air passenger terminal has been the subject of a multi-staged modernization program that included a number of additional gates on the west wing of the building. The large multi-storey parking lot just to the south of the terminal building has nearly doubled in size, though overflow parking still occupies part of the local streets. The old air traffic control tower has been converted into an observation platform that is a delight to the traveling public as well as family members who come to see them off. One of the top scenic vistas in the state can be enjoyed from this location which offers an expansive view of both Mt. Mansfield and Camels Hump, the state's two highest mountains.

The advent of JetBlue Airlines at Burlington has been one of the most significant events to take place here in the New Millenium. The Airbus types operated by this airline are among the largest aircraft serving the passenger market here, with the Boeing 737s of United and US Airways the next largest. The DeHavilland Canada DHC-8 "Dash Eight" turboprop soldiers on, not only in the US Airways colors, but lately flying with Delta Commuter. The Continental ATR-42 turboprops are gone, as is the maintenance facility the serviced them on the southeast corner of the airport. American Eagle's ATR-42s and ERJ-135s are gone as well.

Airbus A320-232 N589JB of Jetblue taxies in on 17 March 2008

Another view of N589JB

Lockheed C-5A Galaxy from the 89th Airlist Squadron/445th Airlift Wing at Wright-Patterson AFB, OH arrived using a "Reach" callsign

The big transport stopped at the new VT National Guard facility and uploaded two helicopters

Cessna 650 bizjet N877G

Northwest CL600-2B19 departs from runway #33

Delta Connection's CL600-2C10 N707EV taxies in to the gate

Another Delta Connection CL600-2C10, seen on 3 December 2008

Northwest CL600-2B19

Dash-8-102 N935HA operated by Piedmont for US Air Express

US Air Express Dash-8-311 takes off on 17 March 2008

N12564 is an EMB-145LR operated by Continental Express on 17 March 2008

EMB-145EP N807HK is pushed back from the gate on 17 March 2008

N838HK is an EMB-145LR photographed on 30 March 2007

Photographed on 3 December 2008, N18982 is a Continental Express EMB-145LR

Lear 45 N609FX on 30 March 2007

That's how Burlington International has looked recently. Hope you enjoyed the view through the lens.

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