Great Bend Municipal Airport


Great Bend Municipal Airport is located five miles west of Great Bend, in Barton County, Kansas. It is used for general aviation and formerly saw one airline, subsidized by the Essential Air Service program.
The Federal Aviation Administration says this airport had 1,407 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 927 in 2009, and 719 in 2010. The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2017–2021 categorized it as a general aviation airport.

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 1955 National Hot Rod Association U.S. Nationals, the first nationwide NHRA drag racing event.

Facilities

The airport covers 1,887 acres at an elevation of 1,887 feet. It has two asphalt runways: 17/35 is 7,851 by 100 feet and 11/29 is 4,706 by 75 feet.
For the year ending October 31, 2017 the airport had 15,576 aircraft operations, an average of 43 per day: 86% general aviation, 12% air taxi and 2% military. In December 2018, there were 48 aircraft based at this airport: 37 single-engine, 9 multi-engine and 2 jet.

Airline and non-stop destinations

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

Statistics

RankAirportPassengersAirline
1Kansas City, MO20SeaPort