Liberal Mid-America Regional Airport
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| IATA: LBL – ICAO: KLBL – FAA LID: LBL | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | City of Liberal | ||
| Serves | Liberal, Kansas | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 2,885 ft / 879 m | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 4/22 | 5,721 | 1,744 | Concrete |
| 17/35 | 7,105 | 2,166 | Concrete |
| Statistics (2006) | |||
| Aircraft operations | 43,550 | ||
| Based aircraft | 63 | ||
| Source: FAA[1] and airport web page[2] | |||
Coordinates: 37°02′39″N 100°57′36″W / 37.04417°N 100.96°W
- For the World War II use of this facility, see Liberal Army Airfield
Liberal Mid-America Regional Airport (IATA: LBL, ICAO: KLBL, FAA LID: LBL), formerly known as Liberal Municipal Airport, is a city-owned public-use airport located two miles (3 km) west of the central business district of Liberal, a city in Seward County, Kansas, United States.[1] It is mostly used for general aviation, but is also served by one commercial airline. Service is subsidized by the Essential Air Service program.
The airport also hosts the Mid-America Air Museum.
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[edit] Facilities and aircraft
Liberal Mid-America Regional Airport covers an area of 2,005 acres (811 ha) which contains two concrete paved runways: 4/22 measuring 5,721 x 150 ft. (1,744 x 46 m) and 17/35 measuring 7,105 x 100 ft. (2,166 x 30 m).[1] It also has several other runways that are now inoperative.
For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2006, the airport had 43,550 aircraft operations, an average of 119 per day: 90% general aviation, 7% scheduled commercial, 2% air taxi and 1% military. There are 63 aircraft based at this airport: 68% single-engine, 21% multi-engine, 10% jet and 2% helicopter.[1]
[edit] Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Great Lakes Airlines | Denver, Garden City |
[edit] History
During World War II, the facility was known as Liberal Army Airfield and was used as a United States Army Air Forces Second Air Force B-24 Liberator training base from 1943 to 1945. Newly minted multi-engine graduates were shipped to Liberal to transition to the Liberator, then sent to 1st Phase bases to be joined up with a crew for combat training.
Before April 1944, Liberal was home to a Twin Engine Flying Training Group with four squadrons (60, 63, 1029, 1030), the 527th Base Hq & Air Base Sq, 324th Sub Depot, 444th (later 744th) AAF Band, and 396th Aviation Sq.
Afterwards, these units were merged into the 2425th AAF Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, Four Engine)
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Master Record for LBL (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2007-12-20
- ^ "City of Liberal Airport". City of Liberal. http://www.cityofliberal.com/c_airport.htm.
[edit] External links
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for KLBL
- ASN accident history for LBL
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures
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