Galesburg Municipal Airport
Galesburg Municipal Airport | |||||||||||||||
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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.
Facilities and aircraft
Galesburg Municipal Airport covers an area of 623 acres (252 ha) and contains two asphalt paved runways: runway 3/21 measures 5,792 by 150 ft (1,765 by 46 m), and runway 10/28 measures 3,600 by 100 ft (1,097 by 30 m).
The airport has a fixed-base operator that offers fuel as well as cargo handling, catering, and GPUs as well as conference rooms, lounges, office space, snooze rooms, and courtesy cars.
For the 12-month period ending March 31, 2020, the airport had 14,000 aircraft operations, an average of 38 per day: 79% general aviation, 18% air taxi, and 3% military. For the same time period, there were 27 aircraft based at this airport: 22 single-engine and 3 multi-engine airplanes, 1 jet, and 1 helicopter.
Stearman Fly-In
Annually, Galesburg Municipal Airport hosts the National Stearman Fly-In. The fly-in includes 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 sees more than 100 aircraft for the fly-in and related airshow. In 2022, there was a newly-built Stearman Community Center at the airport to help host the event. The event includes forums, aerobatics, and rides in Stearman aircraft as well as STOL competitions and flour-bombing.
See also
References
- ^ FAA Airport Form 5010 for GBG PDF, FAA effective January 3, 2019.
- ^ "Jet Air, Inc". Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA). Retrieved 2022-09-02.
- ^ "AirNav: Jet Air, Inc. at Galesburg Municipal Airport". AirNav.com. Retrieved 2022-09-02.
- ^ "Stearman Fly-In History".
- ^ "Stearman Fly-In: Here's the scoop on Galesburg's Stearman Fly-In that starts on Labor Day". The Register-Mail. Retrieved 2022-09-02.
- ^ "Flying's Top Ten Summer Cross-Country Destinations". Flying Magazine. June 2021. Retrieved 2022-09-02.
External links
- Galesburg Municipal Airport at City of Galesburg website
- 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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