Green Bay–Austin Straubel International Airport (IATA: GRB, ICAO: KGRB, FAA LID: GRB) is a county-owned public-use airport in Brown County, Wisconsin, United States, which serves Northeastern Wisconsin.[1] It is the fourth busiest of eight commercial service airports in Wisconsin in terms of passengers served.[2][3] The airport is located 7 nautical miles (13 km; 8.1 mi) southwest of downtown Green Bay,[1] in the village of Ashwaubenon. It is included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2021–2025, in which it is categorized as a non-hub primary commercial service facility.[4] The airport sits on portions of land encompassing Green Bay and the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin's Indian reservation. It has two runways and is used for commercial air travel and general aviation. There are two concourses with six gates each.[5] The airport is named for Lt. Col. Austin Straubel, the first aviator from Brown County to die in his country's service on 3 February 1942, after having served for thirteen years in the United States Army Air Corps. The airport name was officially changed to Green Bay–Austin Straubel International Airport on 17 August 2016.[6][7]

Green Bay–Austin Straubel International Airport
Passenger terminal
IATA: GRB ICAO: KGRB FAA LID: GRB
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Brown County
Operator	Brown County Airport Department
Serves	Green Bay, Wisconsin
Location	Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin
Time zone	CST (UTC−06:00)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC−05:00)
Elevation AMSL	695 ft / 212 m
Coordinates	44°29′05″N 088°07′47″W
Website	www.flygrb.com
Maps
FAA airport diagram
GRB Location of airport in Wisconsin Show map of Wisconsin GRB GRB (the United States) Show map of the United States
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 18/36 8,700 2,651 Concrete 6/24 7,700 2,347 Concrete
Statistics (12 months ending August 2022 except where noted)
Passenger volume 576,000 Departing passengers 288,000 Scheduled flights 4,880 Cargo (lb.) 112k Aircraft operations (2021) 38,152 Based aircraft (2022) 101
Source: Federal Aviation Administration,[1] BTS[2]

Green Bay–Austin Straubel International Airport is also known as "The Gateway to Lambeau", as it is the primary airport utilized for people and teams traveling to Lambeau Field, home of the Green Bay Packers.[8]

Facilities

Green Bay–Austin Straubel International Airport has two fixed-base operators: Executive Air and Jet Air. Both offer full service during operating hours. The airport covers 2,441 acres (988 ha) and has two runways.[1][9]

• Runway 18/36: 8,700 x 150 ft (2,651 x 46 m.), surface: concrete, ILS equipped
• Runway 6/24: 7,700 x 150 ft (2,347 x 46 m.), surface: concrete, ILS/DME equipped

For the twelve-month period ending 31 December 2021, the airport had 38,152 aircraft operations, an average of 105 per day: 62% general aviation, 19% air taxi, 17% commercial airline and 2% military. In November 2022, there were 101 aircraft based at this airport: 49 single-engine, 28 multi-engine, 21 jet, 2 helicopter and 1 ultra-light.[1]

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

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Destinations map
Green Bay Chicago–O'Hare Minneapolis/St. Paul Phoenix-Sky Harbor Fort Myers Orlando Denver Atlanta Detroit Las Vegas Destinations from Green Bay Austin Straubel International Airport Red = Year-round destination Green = Seasonal destination Blue = Future destination

Cargo

Statistics

Top destinations

Passenger traffic

Airline market share

Accidents and incidents

• On 29 June 1972, a Convair CV-580 flying as, North Central Airlines Flight 290 bound for Oshkosh, Milwaukee and Chicago collided midair with an Air Wisconsin turboprop plane over Lake Winnebago.[14] Eight people died as a result of this accident, five from the North Central flight and three from the Air Wisconsin plane.[14]
• On 21 December 1979, a Cessna 310R operated by Green Bay Aviation was destroyed and two of the five occupants were killed when the aircraft struck trees. The accident occurred 1/2 mile southwest of the airport as the aircraft was executing an ILS approach to Runway 6.[15][16]
• On 25 January 1989, a privately owned Cessna 337G was destroyed when it impacted the ground 1/2 mile south of Austin Straubel Airport. The aircraft was on approach to GRB, where it was based when the crash occurred. The plane's only occupant, the pilot, was killed.[17][18]
• On 2 April 2001, a Cessna 501 I/SP en route to Fort Myers, Florida crashed into a Morning Glory Dairy warehouse immediately after takeoff from Runway 18, killing the sole occupant of the aircraft.[19][20]
• On 16 May 2001, a Glasair experimental aircraft was destroyed and the pilot killed. The aircraft, which was based at GRB, impacted the ground while executing a turn for separation with a landing Cessna on runway 24 at GRB.[21][22]
• On 22 February 2018, a Cessna 441 performing a flight from Indianapolis to Green Bay crashed in Carroll County, Indiana. All three occupants on board were killed.[23][24]

See also

• Green Bay Metro
• List of intercity bus stops in Wisconsin

References

External links

• Official website
• "Austin Straubel International Airport" (PDF). at Wisconsin DOT airport directory
• FAA Airport Diagram (PDF), effective November 3, 2022
• FAA Terminal Procedures for GRB, effective November 3, 2022
• Resources for this airport:
  • AirNav airport information for KGRB
  • ASN accident history for GRB
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for KGRB
  • FAA current GRB delay information

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