Dodge City Regional Airport
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | City of Dodge City | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Dodge City, Kansas | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 2,594 ft / 791 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°45′47″N 099°57′56″W / 37.76306°N 99.96556°W | ||||||||||||||
| Website | DDC Website | ||||||||||||||
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Dodge City Regional Airport (IATA: DDC, ICAO: KDDC, FAA LID: DDC) is three miles east of Dodge City, in Ford County, Kansas.[1] It is used for general aviation and was at one point subsidized by the Essential Air Service program.
The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a non-primary commercial service facility. The Federal Aviation Administration says this airport had 4,701 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008,[2] 3,373 in 2009 and 3,853 in 2010.[3]
Facilities
The airport covers 451 acres (183 ha) at an elevation of 2,594 feet (791 m). It has two asphalt runways: 14/32 is 6,899 by 100 feet (2,103 x 30 m) and 2/20 is 4,649 by 100 feet (1,417 x 30 m).[1]
In the year ending January 31, 2008 the airport had 23,501 aircraft operations, average 64 per day: 77% general aviation, 16% airline, 6% air taxi, and 1% military. 33 aircraft were then based at this airport: 82% single-engine and 18% multi-engine.[1]
Airline and destination
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| United Express | Denver |
Statistics
| Carrier | Passengers (arriving and departing) |
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| Great Lakes | |
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| Rank | Airport | Passengers | Airline |
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| 1 | Denver International (DEN) | 2,000 | Great Lakes, PenAir |
See also
- Dodge City Army Airfield which later became Dodge City Municipal Airport (now closed)
References
- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for DDC PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective August 25, 2011.
- ^ "Enplanements for CY 2008" (PDF, 1.0 MB). CY 2008 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. December 18, 2009.
- ^ "Enplanements for CY 2010" (PDF, 189 KB). CY 2010 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2011.
- ^ a b "Dodge City, KS: Dodge City Regional (DDC)". Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA), U.S. Department of Transportation. December 2013. Retrieved February 26, 2017.
Other sources
- Essential Air Service documents (Docket DOT-OST-1998-3502) from the U.S. Department of Transportation:
- Order 2009-9-5 (September 11, 2009): re-selecting Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd., to provide essential air service (EAS) at Dodge City, Garden City, Great Bend, Hays, and Liberal for the two-year period from October 1, 2009, through September 30, 2011, at combined annual subsidy rates of $8,897,565. Dodge City, Kansas: Docket OST-1998-3497; Effective Period: Start of Denver-Only service through September 30, 2011; Scheduled Service: 12 nonstop and 12 one-stop round trips per week to Denver; Aircraft: Beech 1900, 19-seats.
- Order 2011-10-24 (October 31, 2011): re-selecting Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd., to provide essential air service (EAS) at Dodge City for $1,688,598 annual subsidy. Effective Period: Two-year period beginning when American Eagle begins full EAS (at Garden City) through the 24th month thereafter. Dodge City: 17 nonstop round trips per week to Denver. Aircraft: Beech 1900.
- Order 2014-3-9 (March 14, 2014): re-selects Great Lakes Airlines at Dodge City and Liberal, Kansas. Dodge City, Kansas: Docket 1998–3502; Effective Period: May 1, 2014, through July 31, 2016; Service: Eighteen (18) nonstop round trips per week to Denver (DEN); Aircraft Type: Beech 1900; Annual Subsidy: $2,339,131.
External links
- Dodge City Regional Airport at Dodge City web site
- Crotts Aircraft Service, the fixed-base operator (FBO)
- Aerial image as of September 1991 from USGS The National Map
- "Airport diagram and aerial photo" (PDF). from Kansas DOT Airport Directory
- FAA Airport Diagram (PDF), effective December 26, 2024
- FAA Terminal Procedures for DDC, effective December 26, 2024
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for DDC
- AirNav airport information for KDDC
- ASN accident history for DDC
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures