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Sometimes it can be a bit of a puzzle to figure out why an airport has a certain IATA code, and that can certainly be the case with the Harrisburg International Airport. While many local residents of south central Pennsylvania refer to the Harrisburg International Airport by its acronym of HIA, the correct IATA code for the airport is actually MDT, a reference to the town of Middletown, a suburb of Harrisburg that was once a United States Army Air Service base called Middletown Air Depot and Middletown Air Material Area. The current airport itself is actually located in the township of Lower Swatara, making it around eight miles from the city of Harrisburg itself. If your travels will soon be taking you over to the Harrisburg or south central Pennsylvania area, check out RentACarNow.com to find the cheapest Harrisburg airport rental car rates around. As one of the top airport rental car aggregators in the country, RentACarNow.com puts all the best MDT car rental deals from leading companies like Avis in one easy to use location so you can look through them and find the perfect Harrisburg International Airport rental car reservation for you.

Harrisburg is the capital city of Pennsylvania, which is probably one reason that its Harrisburg International Airport checks in as the third busiest airport in the entire state. When you fly in to the Harrisburg International Airport, you get a chance to get a close up view of the famous Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating Station and its distinctive facilities. The airport itself actually has a history that dates back all the way to the 19th century, making it one of the oldest air fields in the United States. At that time, the air strip was actually the home base for the United States Army Signal Corps. Beginning in 1918, the United States Army Air Force began flying military planes in to the air strip, and at that time, the air strip went by the name of Olmsted Field. The current passenger terminals at Harrisburg International Airport were actually constructed in 1973.

With only one asphalt runway at the facility, the MDT airport has 12 passenger gates. The Harrisburg International Airport takes advantage of its international designation by offering flights by Air Canada and Air Georgian up to Toronto Pearson International Airport. Other destinations that can be accessed via non stop direct regularly scheduled commercial flights include Orlando, Atlanta, Fort Lauderdale, Chicago O'Hare, Newark, Cleveland, Detroit, Cincinnati Northern Kentucky, Washington Dulles, Charlotte, Boston, New York La Guardia and Philadelphia. Among the commercial carriers that offer service to the Harrisburg International Airport are Air Tran Airways, American Eagle, Continental Connection, CommuAir, Delta Air Lines, Atlantic Southeast Airlines, Chautauqua Airlines, Comair, Pinnacle Airlines, United Airlines, Go Jet Airlines, Mesa Airlines, Trans States Airlines, US Airways, PSA Airlines and Piedmont Airlines. Whichever carrier you choose, check RentACarNow.com for the best Harrisburg airport rental car prices.