Springfield-Branson National Airport
Coordinates: 37°14′44″N 093°23′19″W / 37.24556°N 93.38861°W
| Springfield-Branson National Airport | |||
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| IATA: SGF – ICAO: KSGF – FAA LID: SGF | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | City of Springfield | ||
| Serves | Springfield / Branson, Missouri | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,268 ft / 386 m | ||
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| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 14/32 | 8,000 | 2,438 | Asphalt/Concrete |
| 2/20 | 7,000 | 2,134 | Concrete |
| Statistics (2006) | |||
| Aircraft operations | 78,468 | ||
| Based aircraft | 190 | ||
| Sources: FAA,[1] airport website[2] | |||
Springfield-Branson National Airport (IATA: SGF, ICAO: KSGF, FAA LID: SGF), formerly Springfield-Greene County Airport, Springfield Municipal Airport and Springfield-Branson Regional Airport, is a public airport located five miles (8 km) northwest of the central business district of Springfield, a city in Greene County, Missouri, United States. The airport has non-stop service to ten U.S. cities.
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[edit] History
The airport opened under the name of Springfield-Greene County Airport on July 2, 1945 following bond issues of $350,000 in 1942 and $150,000 in 1945 to build the airport. It replaced the Springfield Park and Airport on East Division Street (which now operates as Downtown Airport (Missouri)). Springfield Park was the former McCluer Flying Field which opened in 1925 and purchased by the city in 1928 and which had commercial service by American Airlines and Transcontinental and Western. The airlines discontinued service during the Great Depression.[3]
The airport was shortly renamed Springfield Municipal Airport after the city and county disagreed on funding.
In 1946 American Airlines began first commercial service to the new airport.
In October 1964 a new terminal opened (paid for by a 1960 $600,000 bond issue).
In 1992 the airport was renamed Springfield-Branson Regional Airport capitalizing on the sudden rise of the Branson, Missouri tourist industry (the airport is northwest of Springfield and Branson is more than 50 miles (80 km) southeast of the airport). In the same year the community of Lakeview, Missouri renamed itself Branson West, Missouri. "[4] Branson has no formal say in the running of the airport.
In May 2006 ground was broken for a new terminal and it was announced the airport would be renamed Springfield-Branson National Airport. The new Midfield Terminal opened on May 6, 2009.
[edit] Competing Branson airports
The Branson Airport opened in the spring of 2009 to compete with the municipally owned Springfield airport. Branson Airport, LLC, is reportedly the first privately owned airport in the US having regularly scheduled commercial airline service. The $155 million project was funded by $117 of municipal bonds[5] and private investors. It is located a few miles southeast of Hollister, Missouri. As of the fall of 2010 the privately held Branson Airport has 3 airlines with scheduled service. Of the 3 airlines, one in particular, Vision Air established an independent hub and spoke out of Branson under their own independently branded Branson AirExpress to 8 destinations.
Meanwhile, Branson West hopes to open a $15 million airport with a 5,000-foot (1,500 m) runway on the west side of the community to open in the fall of 2008[6] on 930 acres (3.8 km2) donated by Conco Companies of Springfield (200 acres), Kay Renfro (450 acres) and Martin Eastwood (200 acres). The City had initially proposed building the airport on the east side near Silver Dollar City but the plan was dropped due to protests.[7] The new airport currently has no plans for commercial traffic.
[edit] Incidents
- At 10:36pm March 20, 1955 American Airlines Flight 711 crashed more than a mile north of the airport. 11 of 32 passengers died along with the stewardess and copilot. The federal investigation blamed pilot error misjudging the altitude. It is the only commercial crash at the airport.
- At around 5:00pm December 14, 2010, a twin engine plane made an emergency landing at the airport after the pilot could not get the landing gear to go down. The plane landed safely and both passengers rushed out of the plane, where fire trucks and other emergency vehicles were waiting.
[edit] Facilities and aircraft
Springfield-Branson National Airport covers an area of 2,750 acres (1,110 ha) which features two runways: 14/32 with an asphalt/concrete surface measuring 8,000 x 150 ft (2,438 x 46 m) and 2/20 with a 7,000 x 150 ft (2,134 x 46 m) concrete pavement.[1]
For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2006, the airport had 78,468 aircraft operations, an average of 214 per day: 50% general aviation, 35% air taxi, 8% military and 6% scheduled commercial. There are 190 aircraft based at this airport: 71% single-engine, 20% multi-engine, 7% jet, 1% helicopter and 1% military.[1]
[edit] Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Allegiant Air | Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Orlando-Sanford, Phoenix/Mesa, St. Petersburg/Clearwater |
| American Eagle | Chicago-O'Hare, Dallas/Fort Worth |
| Delta Connection operated by Atlantic Southeast Airlines | Atlanta, Memphis |
| Delta Connection operated by Mesaba Airlines | Seasonal: Atlanta |
| Delta Connection operated by Pinnacle Airlines | Seasonal: Detroit |
| United Express operated by SkyWest Airlines | Chicago-O'Hare |
| United Express operated by ExpressJet Airlines | Chicago-O'Hare,Denver |
| United Express operated by Trans States Airlines | Chicago-O'Hare, Denver |
[edit] Top Destinations
| Rank | City | Passengers | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Dallas-Fort Worth, TX |
83,000 | American |
| 2 |  Chicago-O’Hare, IL |
68,000 | American, United |
| 3 |  Atlanta, GA |
48,000 | Delta |
| 4 |  Denver, CO |
31,000 | United |
| 5 |  Memphis, TN |
29,000 | Delta |
| 6 |  Las Vegas, NV |
25,000 | Allegiant |
| 7 |  St. Petersburg, FL |
18,000 | Allegiant |
| 8 |  Los Angeles, CA |
17,000 | Allegiant |
| 9 |  Phoenix-Mesa, AZ |
16,000 | Allegiant |
| 10 | Orlando, FL |
13,000 | - |
[edit] References
- ^ a b c FAA Airport Master Record for SGF (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2007-10-25
- ^ Springfield-Branson National Airport, official website, retrieved 2007-11-18
- ^ - Airport history - flyspringfield.com
- ^ Insiders' Guide to Branson and the Ozark Mountains, 6th (Insiders' Guide Series) (Paperback) by Fred Pfister - 2006 ISBN 0762740426]
- ^ http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601009&sid=aYd3BKzB9dKU&refer=bond
- ^ http://www.bransoninvestmentproperty.com/xsites/Agents/DeveloperDirectRealty/content/uploadedFiles/BDN%20-%20Branson%20West%20Airport%20Could%20be%20Ready%20by%20Fall%20-%202-21-08.pdf
- ^ http://www.mobuyers.com/pdf/SN-L%20-%20Branson%20West%20Growth%203-19-07.pdf
- ^ http://www.transtats.bts.gov/airports.asp?pn=1&Airport=SGF&Airport_Name=Springfield,%20MO:%20Springfield%20Regional&carrier=FACTS
[edit] External links
- Springfield-Branson National Airport - Official site
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for KSGF
- ASN accident history for SGF
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for KSGF
- FAA current SGF delay information
