Airport type Public 17/35 7,851 Elevation 575 m | Owner City of Great Bend Elevation AMSL 1,887 ft / 575 m Code GBD Phone +1 620-793-4168 | |
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Address 9047 6th St, Great Bend, KS 67530, USA Similar Great Lakes, Enterprise Rent‑A‑Car, Great Bend Convention & Visitors, Tribune, Centerline Aviation | ||
Great Bend Municipal Airport (IATA: GBD, ICAO: KGBD, FAA LID: GBD) is five miles west of Great Bend, in Barton County, Kansas. It is used for general aviation and sees one airline, subsidized by the Essential Air Service program.
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The Federal Aviation Administration says this airport had 1,407 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008, 927 in 2009, and 719 in 2010. 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).
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).
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.
Airline and non-stop destinations
After SeaPort Airlines abruptly ended service on January 16th, 2016, the airport is currently without scheduled airline service.