Great Bend Municipal Airport

For the World War II use of this facility, see Great Bend Army Airfield.
Great Bend Municipal Airport
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Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Great Bend
ServesGreat Bend, Kansas
Elevation AMSL1,887 ft / 575 m
Coordinates38°20′39″N 098°51′33″W / 38.34417°N 98.85917°W / 38.34417; -98.85917
Websitehttp://www.greatbendks.net/index.aspx?nid=190
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GBD is located in Kansas
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GBD is located in the United States
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
17/35 7,852 2,393 Asphalt
11/29 4,706 1,434 Asphalt
Statistics (2022)
Aircraft operations8,775
Based aircraft48

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.

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]

  1. ^ a b FAA Airport Form 5010 for GBD PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. effective August 10, 2023.
  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.