Airport type Public Elevation AMSL 1,847 ft / 563 m 17/35 7,002 Elevation 563 m | Serves Grand Island, Nebraska Website www.flygrandisland.com Code GRI Phone +1 308-385-5170 | |
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Owner Hall County Airport Authority Address 3773 Sky Park Rd, Grand Island, NE 68801, USA Similar Budget Car Rental, Enterprise Rent‑A‑Car, Thrifty Car Rental, MSAS Auto Sales, Central Nebraska Humane | ||
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Central Nebraska Regional Airport (IATA: GRI, ICAO: KGRI, FAA LID: GRI) is three miles northeast of Grand Island, in Hall County, Nebraska. It is owned by the Hall County Airport Authority. The airport sees two airlines, subsidized by the Essential Air Service program.
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- Taking off from grand island ne central nebraska regional airport
- History
- Facilities
- Airlines and destinations
- References
The Federal Aviation Administration says the airport had 7,961 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008, 20,136 in 2009 and 37,101 in 2010. The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a non-primary commercial service airport based on enplanements in 2008 (between 2,500 and 10,000 per year).
History
The facility was formerly Grand Island Army Airfield. Today about a dozen military buildings remain there including several hangars, some former warehouses being used for commercial storage and several sheds along with the old parachute building.
United Airlines stopped at GRI from the 1930s until Frontier took over in 1959.
Facilities
Central Nebraska Regional Airport covers 1,847 acres (747 ha) at an elevation of 1,847 feet (563 m). It has two concrete runways: 17/35 is 7,002 by 150 feet (2,134 x 46 m) and 13/31 is 6,608 by 100 feet (2,014 x 30 m).
In the year ending June 30, 2011 the airport had 24,387 aircraft operations, an average of 66 per day: 65% general aviation, 23% airline and 13% military. 45 aircraft were then based at this airport: 62% single-engine, 13% multi-engine, 2% jet and 22% military.
Central Nebraska Regional Airport was selected to be a new Chinook Helicopter Base. The Nebraska National Guard has been on site since 2004, with ground scheduled to be broken in 2006 and the base opening in 2008.
in April 2016, a brand new Terminal was opened to the public, costing estimated $20 million to construct, the old terminal will be repurposed into office space for the hall county airport authority, the special new feature promoted for the new facility is that Gate 1 now uses a fully closed Jet Bridge or "Jet way" connecting the planes to the terminal, this is a first for any airport in the Central Nebraska area, as before planes were boarded and de-boarded via the use of mobile stairs, future plans include a second jet bridge if more airlines come in or commercial services increase
Trego-Dugan aviation, the on-site FBO, has moved buildings, now operating adjacent to their service hangars, new space includes Wifi, Internet Cafe, and lounge for private pilots
Airlines and destinations
Scheduled passenger service:
Air Midwest ("US Airways Express") commenced service on October 29, 2006, with two daily flights to Omaha Eppley Airfield and one daily flight to Kansas City International Airport. Air Midwest ended service in May 2008, and Island Air planned to take over, but backed out. Allegiant Air began flights out of Grand Island to Las Vegas on September 4, 2008, along with Great Lakes' service to Kansas City. In June 2011 American Eagle commenced flying between GRI and Dallas/Ft. Worth.