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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | Sioux Gateway Airport Authority | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Sioux City, Iowa | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,098 ft / 335 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42°24′09″N 096°23′04″W / 42.40250°N 96.38444°W | ||||||||||||||
| Website | www.FlySUX.com | ||||||||||||||
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Sioux Gateway Airport (IATA: SUX[3], ICAO: KSUX, FAA LID: SUX), also known as Brigadier General Bud Day Field, is a public and military use airport in Woodbury County, Iowa, United States.[1] It is located six nautical miles (7 mi, 11 km) south of the central business district of Sioux City,[1] just west of Sergeant Bluff. On May 25, 2002, the airport was named in honor of United States Air Force Colonel George Everette "Bud" Day, a Sioux City, Iowa, native who is the only person ever awarded both the Medal of Honor and the Air Force Cross.
The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a primary commercial service airport since it has over 10,000 passenger boardings (enplanements) per year.[4] As per the Federal Aviation Administration, this airport had 28,137 enplanements in calendar year 2011, an increase of 13.91% from 24,701 in 2010.[5]
The airport is home to the 185th Air Refueling Wing (185 ARW), an Air Mobility Command (AMC)-gained unit of the Iowa Air National Guard, flying the KC-135 Stratotanker, as well as Sioux City Air National Guard Base.
The airport is owned and operated by the city of Sioux City and governed by a seven-member Airport Board of Trustees. Airport Board members are appointed by the City Council and serve four-year terms.
- ^ a b c FAA Airport Form 5010 for SUX PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective November 4, 2021.
- ^ "Final Calendar Year 2020 Enplanements at Commercial Service Airports, Rank Order" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
- ^ "IATA Airport Code Search (SUX: Sioux Gateway)". International Air Transport Association. Retrieved December 31, 2012.
- ^ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF, 2.03 MB). faa.gov. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010.
- ^ "Enplanements for CY 2011" (PDF, 1.7 MB). faa.gov. Federal Aviation Administration. October 9, 2012.