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Bob Hope Airport is a regional and national airport located in Burbank, California, United States. It was formerly known as United Airport (1930-1934); Union Air Terminal (1934-1940); Lockheed Air Terminal (1940-1967); Hollywood-Burbank Airport (1967-1978); and most recently Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport (1978-2003).
The airport serves the Los Angeles area including Glendale, Pasadena, and the San Fernando Valley. It is also closer to Griffith Park and Hollywood than is Los Angeles International Airport. Non-stop flights from the airport go mostly to destinations within the western United States but service also includes Atlanta and New York. The airport covers 610 acres and has two runways.
The airport is owned by the Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority, which is controlled by the governments of the three cities in its name. The airport maintains its own police department (Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority Police), separate of the Burbank Police Department. The department is made of 34 sworn officers, five sergeants, two lieutenants, and the chief of police. The Bob Hope Airport Train Station, just south of the airport, is served by Amtrak and Metrolink. BUR has public Wi-Fi provided by both AT&T and T-Mobile.
Location
City: Burbank Los Angeles County California
Country: California |