Great Bend Municipal Airport

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Great Bend Municipal Airport
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IATA: GBDICAO: KGBDFAA LID: GBD
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner City of Great Bend
Serves Great Bend, Kansas
Elevation AMSL 1,887 ft / 575 m
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Website http://www.greatbendks.net/index.aspx?nid=190
Map
GBD is located in Kansas
GBD
GBD
Location in Kansas
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
17/35 7,851 2,393 Asphalt
11/29 4,706 1,434 Asphalt
Statistics (2011)
Aircraft operations 21,181
Based aircraft 31

Great Bend Municipal Airport (IATA: GBDICAO: KGBDFAA LID: GBD) is five miles west of Great Bend, in Barton County, Kansas.[1] It is used for general aviation and sees one airline, subsidized by the Essential Air Service program.

The Federal Aviation Administration says this airport had 1,407 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008,[2] 927 in 2009, and 719 in 2010.[3] The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a general aviation airport (the commercial service category requires 2,500 enplanements per year).[4]

History

During World War II the facility was Great Bend Army Airfield and was used for United States Army Air Forces Second Air Force training. It was one of the first B-29 Superfortress bases, used to organize XXI Bomber Command before it deployed to the Western Pacific in 1944. It was closed during the late 1940s and turned over to civil control.

The airport is the site of the first nationwide NHRA event, held in 1955.

Facilities

The airport covers 1,887 acres (764 ha) at an elevation of 1,887 feet (575 m). It has two asphalt runways: 17/35 is 7,851 by 100 feet (2,393 x 30 m) and 11/29 is 4,706 by 75 feet (1,434 x 23 m).[1]

In the year ending October 31, 2011 the airport had 21,181 aircraft operations, average 58 per day: 81% general aviation, 12% air taxi, 7% airline, and <1% military. 31 aircraft were then based at this airport: 81% single-engine and 19% multi-engine.[1]

Airline and non-stop destinations

After SeaPort Airlines abruptly ended service on January 16th, 2016, the airport is currently without scheduled airline service.

Statistics

Carrier shares: Dec 2014 - Nov 2015[5]
Carrier   Passengers (arriving and departing)
SeaPort
340(100%)
Top domestic destinations: Dec 2014 - Nov 2015[5]
Rank Airport Passengers Airline
1 Kansas City, MO 160 SeaPort

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 FAA Airport Master Record for GBD (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective April 5, 2012.
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Other sources

  • Essential Air Service documents (Docket DOT-OST-1998-3496) from the U.S. Department of Transportation:
    • Order 2009-9-5 (September 11, 2009): re-selecting Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd., to provide essential air service (EAS) at Dodge City, Garden City, Great Bend, Hays, and Liberal for the two-year period from October 1, 2009, through September 30, 2011, at combined annual subsidy rates of $8,897,565. Great Bend, Kansas: Docket OST-1998-3496; Scheduled Service: 12 one-stop round trips per week to Kansas City; Aircraft: Beech 1900, 19 seats.
    • Order 2011-10-24 (October 31, 2011): re-selecting Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd., to provide essential air service (EAS) at Great Bend and Hays combined for $3,246,061 annual subsidy. Effective Period: Two year period beginning when American Eagle begins full EAS (at Garden City) through the 24th month thereafter. Great Bend: 12 one-stop round trips per week to Denver with Beech 1900 aircraft.
    • Order 2014-3-9 (March 14, 2014): selecting SeaPort Airlines, Inc. to provide essential air service (EAS) at Great Bend, and sets bridge rates for Great Lakes at Great Bend and Hays until the start of replacement service.
      • Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd.: Docket 1998-3496; Effective Period: May 1, 2014 through July 31, 2014; Service: Twelve (12) one-stop round trips per week to Denver (DEN); Aircraft Type: Beech 1900; Annual Subsidy: $1,975,110.
      • SeaPort Airlines, Inc.: Docket 1998-3496; Effective Period: Start of service through July 31, 2016; Service: Eighteen (18) nonstop round trips per week to Wichita (ICT); Aircraft Type: C-208 Caravan; Annual Subsidy: $1,434,472.
    • Order 2014-4-14 (April 17, 2014): approving the request of SeaPort Airlines, Inc. to alter the service pattern for Great Bend, Kansas (GBD) by allowing service to Wichita, Kansas (ICT), and to Kansas City, Missouri (MCI) via Salina, Kansas (SLN).

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