Central Nebraska Regional Airport
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IATA: GRI – ICAO: KGRI – FAA LID: GRI
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| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | Hall County Airport Authority | ||
| Serves | Grand Island, Nebraska | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,847 ft / 563 m | ||
| Coordinates | 40°58′03″N 098°18′35″W / 40.9675°N 98.30972°W | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 17/35 | 7,002 | 2,134 | Concrete |
| 13/31 | 6,608 | 2,014 | Concrete |
| Statistics (2008) | |||
| Aircraft operations | 23,048 | ||
| Based aircraft | 37 | ||
| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||
Central Nebraska Regional Airport (IATA: GRI, ICAO: KGRI, FAA LID: GRI) is a public use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) northeast of the central business district of Grand Island, a city in Hall County, Nebraska, United States. It is owned by the Hall County Airport Authority[1] and is served by one commercial airline, with service subsidized by the Essential Air Service program.
Air Midwest, operating as 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 service, but then backed out. Allegiant Air began commercial air service out of Grand Island to Las Vegas on September 4, 2008, along with Great Lakes' service to Kansas City. In June 2011, American Eagle will commence flying between GRI and Dallas/Ft. Worth.
Central Nebraska Regional Airport was selected to be the site of 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.
The airport was formerly known as Grand Island Army Airfield before it was closed.
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[edit] History
Today, about a dozen military buildings still exist at Central Nebraska Regional Airport including several aircraft hangars, some former warehouses being used for commercial storage and several sheds along with the old parachute building.
[edit] Facilities and aircraft
Central Nebraska Regional Airport covers an area of 1,847 acres (747 ha) at an elevation of 1,847 feet (563 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways with concrete surfaces: 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).[1]
For the 12-month period ending January 1, 2008, the airport had 23,048 aircraft operations, an average of 63 per day: 64% general aviation, 22% scheduled commercial and 15% military. At that time there were 37 aircraft based at this airport: 62% single-engine, 5% multi-engine, 5% jet and 27% military.[1]
[edit] Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Allegiant Air | Las Vegas, Phoenix/Mesa |
| American Eagle | Dallas/Fort Worth |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
[edit] Other sources
- Central Nebraska Regional Airport, official website
[edit] External links
- Central Nebraska Regional Airport, official website
- FAA Airport Diagram (PDF), effective 9 Feb 2012
- FAA Terminal Procedures for GRI, effective 9 Feb 2012
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for KGRI
- ASN accident history for GRI
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for KGRI
- FAA current GRI delay information
