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- ALB Airport Contact
737 Albany-Shaker Road
Albany, NY 12211
United States
Phone: (518) 242-2200
Email: info@albanyairport.com
Website for Albany Airport: http://www.albanyairport.com
- ALB Airport Overview
Albany International Airport ALB is located on the New York Throughway I-87, in New York’s capital city Albany. It serves the regions of Northeastern New York and Western New England, and is also accessible from major roads and Interstates 88 and 80. A host of major airlines and their affiliates serve the Airport with direct and connecting flights to all parts of the U.S., Canada, and beyond. The large passenger terminal offers the following amenities: Information center staffed by volunteer Ambassadors, banking, currency exchange, business center, meeting rooms, Wi-Fi access, customs, interfaith chapel, mail center, sky caps and carts. Six rental car counters are in the terminal's baggage area and the rental fleet is located in the parking garage. Several hotels are close-by and offer free shuttle services.
Albany Airport offers several parking options--a parking garage for long- & short-term parking is right across from the passenger terminal, with a short-term parking lot right next to it. Long-term parking lots A are behind them, while Lot E is located opposite the runway, accessible via Airport Road, with free shuttle service to the passenger terminal. Short-term parking allows for 30 minutes free parking to pick up/drop off a passenger. Long-term Lot A and short-term surface lot offer covered walkway to the terminal. The garage's heated pedestrian bridge gets you directly to the security checkpoint in the terminal. Disabled parking is available in the short-term lot. To get you from the Airport to your destination, you can take either a taxi or limo, rent a car, or take CDTA's scheduled ShuttleFly service, departing the Airport Mo-Fri 6am-11:10pm, several times a day. Tel: (518) 482-8822 or visit cdta.org. Trailways buses serve the entire Adirondack region (visit trailwaysny.com).
Not only is Albany the seat of state government, but it is also gateway to the spectacular Adirondack State Park, a huge region which includes a part of Lake Champlain, Lake George, Lake Saranac, Tupper Lake and a multitude of smaller lakes and mountains, making it an ideal vacation spot for weary city dwellers.
- Main Terminal / Concourses at Albany ALB Airport
The new ALB terminal, which opened in June 1998, accommodates 1.5-million enplanements annually. It includes unique restaurants and exciting shops, as well as the airport Business Center offering computer workstations, laptop workstations, three conference rooms, a Foreign Currency Exchange, and video conferencing facilities. "Departure", the airport's museum shop, features gifts, art and crafts from nearly 40 area museums.
