Brookings Regional Airport
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| Brookings Regional Airport | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: BKX - ICAO: KBKX | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | City of Brookings | ||
| Serves | Brookings, South Dakota | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,648 ft (502.3 m) | ||
| Coordinates | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 12/30 | 5,231 | 1,594 | Asphalt |
| 17/35 | 3,599 | 1,097 | Asphalt |
Brookings Regional Airport (IATA: BKX, ICAO: KBKX), formerly known as Brookings Municipal Airport, is a public airport located in Brookings, a city in Brookings County, South Dakota, USA. The airport covers 300 acres and has two runways. It is served by one commercial airline, with service subsidized by the Essential Air Service program.
[edit] Airline and destinations
Until September 30, 2006, EAS subsidized service was provided by Air Midwest (operating as Mesa Airlines) with flights to Omaha, Nebraska and Huron, South Dakota. As of October 1, 2006, EAS subsidized service is provided by:
- Great Lakes Airlines (Denver, Pierre)
[edit] References
- Brookings Regional Airport (official web site)
- FAA Airport Master Record for BKX (Form 5010 PDF)
[edit] External links
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for KBKX
- ASN Accident history for KBKX
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for KBKX
- Essential Air Service documents (Docket Number 2785) from the U.S. Department of Transportation:
- Order 2006-8-11: Great Lakes Aviation to provide subsidized essential air service beginning Oct. 1, 2006PDF (573 KiB)
- Order 2006-5-19: Request for proposals to provide essential air service beginning Oct. 1, 2006PDF (171 KiB)
- Order 2004-7-5: Air Midwest to provide subsidized essential air servicePDF (745 KiB)
- Order 2004-4-8: Request for proposals to provide essential air servicePDF (236 KiB)
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