Galesburg Municipal Airport
40°56′17″N 090°25′52″W / 40.93806°N 90.43111°W
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | City of Galesburg | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Galesburg, Illinois | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 764 ft / 233 m | ||||||||||||||
| Website | ci.galesburg.il.us/airport/ | ||||||||||||||
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Galesburg Municipal Airport (IATA: GBG, ICAO: KGBG, FAA LID: GBG) is a city owned public use airport located three miles (5 km) west of the central business district of Galesburg, a city in Knox County, Illinois, United States.[1]
Facilities and aircraft
Galesburg Municipal Airport covers an area of 623 acres (252 ha) and contains two asphalt paved runways: 3/21 measuring 5,792 by 150 ft (1,765 by 46 m) and 10/28 measuring 3,600 by 100 ft (1,097 by 30 m). For the 12-month period ending August 31, 2017, the airport had 14,000 aircraft operations, an average of 38 per day: 79% general aviation, 18% air taxi and 3% military. In January 2019, there were 35 aircraft based at this airport: 27 single-engine, 4 multi-engine, 1 jet, 1 helicopter and 2 ultra-lights.[1]
Stearman Fly-In
Annually, Galesburg Municipal Airport hosts the National Stearman Fly-in. The fly-in hosts numerous World War II-era Boeing Stearman aircraft from around the world. Galesburg has been the host airport of the fly-in since 1972 and regularly hosts more than 100 aircraft for the fly-in and related airshow. [2]
References
- ^ a b c FAA Airport Form 5010 for GBG PDF, FAA effective January 3, 2019.
- ^ "Stearman Fly-In History".
External links
- Galesburg Municipal Airport at City of Galesburg web site
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for GBG
- AirNav airport information for KGBG
- ASN accident history for GBG
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures
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