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

For the World War II use of this facility, see Great Bend Army Airfield.
Great Bend Municipal Airport
USGS 2006 orthophoto
  • IATA: GBD
  • ICAO: KGBD
  • FAA LID: GBD
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Great Bend
ServesGreat Bend, Kansas
Elevation AMSL1,887 ft / 575 m
Coordinates38°20′39″N 098°51′33″W
Websitehttp://www.greatbendks.net/index.aspx?nid=190
Map
GBD
GBD
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
17/35 7,851 2,393 Asphalt
11/29 4,706 1,434 Asphalt
Statistics
Aircraft operations (2017)15,576
Based aircraft (2018)48
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

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 2017–2021 categorized it as a general aviation airport (the commercial service category requires 2,500 enplanements per year).[4]


History


In 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 closed in the late 1940s and was 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.


Historical airline service


The first airline flights were in 1951, on Continental Airlines DC-3s flying a ten-stop route between Denver and Kansas City. In 1961 Central Airlines replaced Continental; in 1967 Central was merged into the original Frontier Airlines. In 1970 Frontier's Convair 580s were replaced by Air Midwest 14-seat Beechcraft 99s to Denver, Kansas City and Wichita. Air Midwest later upgraded to 17-seat Fairchild Swearingen Metroliners and in 1986 the carrier began operating for Eastern Airlines as an Eastern Express feeder carrier for Eastern's hub at Kansas City. In 1988 Eastern dismantled its Kansas City hub and Air Midwest entered into a new agreement with Braniff (1983-1990) as a Braniff Express feeder carrier as Braniff was now operating a hub at Kansas City. This only lasted for one year until Braniff had shut down and Air Midwest reverted to operating under their own brand. Flights to Denver were still flown as well. In 1991 Air Midwest entered into yet another agreement, this time with US Airways as a US Airways Express feeder carrier at Kansas City and Denver. Air Midwest ended the Denver flights in 1992 and Mesa Airlines, a United Express feeder for United Airlines' hub at Denver, began service using Beechcraft 1900s. In 1998 the service to Denver as United Express was transferred to Great Lakes Airlines flying Beech-1900Ds until 2000 when Denver service ended. (During much of the 1990s, Great Bend was served by both United Express to Denver and US Airways Express to Kansas City.) In 2007 Air Midwest ended their US Airways Express flights to Kansas City at which time Great Lakes reinstated service to Great Bend, flying to Kansas City and Denver. The Kansas City flights ended in 2010 and the Denver flights in 2014, ending Great Lakes service at Great Bend. SeaPort Airlines then began service with nine-seat Cessna 208 Caravan to Kansas City and Wichita, but the carrier shut down on January 16, 2016. Since then, Great Bend has not seen a scheduled airline.[5]


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 × 30 m) and 11/29 is 4,706 by 75 feet (1,434 × 23 m).[1]

In the year ending October 31, 2017 the airport had 15,576 aircraft operations, average 43 per day: 86% general aviation, 12% air taxi and 2% military. In December 2018, 48 aircraft were based at this airport: 37 single-engine, 9 multi-engine and 2 jet.[1]

Some former U.S. Army Air Force facilities were preserved in the airport, the site become the B-29 Memorial Plaza.[6]


Airline and non-stop destinations


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


Statistics


Carrier shares (Dec. 2015 - Nov. 2016)[7]
Carrier   Passengers (arriving and departing)
SeaPort
40(100%)
Top domestic destinations
(Dec. 2015 - Nov. 2016)[7]
Rank Airport Passengers Airline
1 Kansas City, MO 20 SeaPort

References


  1. FAA Airport Form 5010 for GBD PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. effective December 6, 2018.
  2. "Enplanements for CY 2008" (PDF, 1.0 MB). CY 2008 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. December 18, 2009.
  3. "Enplanements for CY 2010" (PDF, 189 KB). CY 2010 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2011.
  4. "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF, 2.03 MB) on October 27, 2012.
  5. Multiple editions of the Official Airline Guide, and airline timetables
  6. "The B-29 Memorial". The Historical Marker Database. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
  7. "Great Bend, KS: Great Bend Municipal (GBD)". Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA), U.S. Department of Transportation. December 2013. Retrieved February 26, 2017.

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