George Arden International Airport

George Arden International Airport, (NATA:KCFX) commonly referred to as Arden International or G.A.I.A., is the primary commercial airport for the Colfax Metropolitan Area and the largest airport in Praemia. It is located in northeast Colfax. It is currently a hub for HarrisonAir. The airport was opened officially in its first location on June 1st, 2014.

History
Generation I

Construction of GAIA officially began on May 27th south of downtown Colfax where now is a beach named Butterfly Beach. The airport had 4 gates, 1 Augie's, and a fully operational control tower and single runway. The airport was opened officially on June 1st when Frederick Air Flight 1 arrived from Carson Hayes International Airport in Hampton, Cape Cobb. There were two check-in counters and a fully-functional TSA checkpoint and customs office. Arden International had nor has no rental car facilities on site.

Generation II

On September 25th, the decision was made, in part due to the Runway 2 approach being directly into skyscrapers downtown leading to all aircraft landing on the Ocean ILS approach to Runway 1 and take off on Runway 2 to the north, to relocate the airport to a more accessible location near the town of Coalsburg off of Interstate 57. Once relocated, the terminal expansion project was started to expand the terminal to 22 gates and to upgrade the runway to allow larger aircraft to land there so that it could compete with the newly opened Sean Pascoe International Airport in the Olde Towne District of Colfax. The previous airport site became the upscale Butterfly Beach.

Generation III

In late January 2015, the Coalsburg location of Arden International was demolished, and a brand new airport east of the Colfax Business District was constructed and took the name of the previous airport. The current location features 2 full-length runways, 3 main terminals, 4 auxiliary terminals, a fully-functioning underground food court and gift shop complex, as well as a functioning baggage claim and ground transport hub with a link to Stevenson Station in downtown Colfax through the Colfax SkyWay. The brand new airport was officially opened on February 5th, 2015, when HarrisonAir Flight 301 landed on the West Runway.

Layout
Runway 1/Runway 2 runs north/south. Previously the Runway 2 approach was unusable due to obstacles and only the ILS Runway 1 approach was used. However, once relocated, the Runway 2 approach was usable and was upgraded to ILS standards. The airport tower is a tall brick structure that is operational 24 hours a day.

Airlines
Frederick Air

Harrison Air