<h2 class="blog-hed2 pb-lg-4 pb-3 text-lg-center">History Atlantic City International Airport</h2>
<p class="blog-para">In 1942, Naval Air Station Atlantic City was built on 2,444 acres (9.89 km2) of leased private land in Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey. Its purpose was to train various carrier air groups consisting of fighter, bomber and torpedo squadrons.</p>
<p class="blog-para">In August 1943, NAS Atlantic City changed its mission to strictly fighter training, consisting of low and high-altitude gunnery tactics, field carrier landing practice (FCLP), carrier qualifications (CQ), bombing, formation tactics, fighter direction, night operations and an associated ground school curriculum. NAS Atlantic City was decommissioned in June 1958 and transferred to the Airways Modernization Board (AMB), later taken over by the FAA. In November 1958, the then-Federal Aviation Agency, now Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), took over the operations of the AMB. The lease was transferred to the FAA and was sold for $55,000. Atlantic City decided to retain 84 of the 4,312 acres. The FAA expanded the former U.S. Navy land parcel to about 5,000 acres (20 km2) and established the National Aviation Facilities Experimental Center research facility that eventually became the William J. Hughes Technical Center. The South Jersey Transportation Authority (SJTA) initially leased portions of the airport from the FAA and now serves as the airport owner and operator of the facility.</p>
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<h2 class="blog-hed2 pb-lg-4 pb-3 pt-5">Transportation Atlantic City International Airport</h2>
<p class="blog-para">Taxi service is available curbside, and a shuttle service is provided by the Atlantic City Jitney Association, located in the airport terminal, outside of the baggage claim. A shuttle bus brings passengers to the Egg Harbor City rail station, which provides service to the Atlantic City Line, which runs between the 30th Street Station in Philadelphia to the Atlantic City Rail Terminal. Shuttles to the Egg Harbor rail station connect shuttles to the visitor's center at the FAA Technical Center and the Stockton University, as well as bus lines to the PATCO Speed line at the Lindenwold station.</p>
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