Kirksville Regional Airport
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| Kirksville Regional Airport | |||
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| IATA: IRK - ICAO: KIRK | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | City of Kirksville | ||
| Serves | Kirksville, Missouri | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 966 ft (294.4 m) | ||
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| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 18/36 | 6,005 | 1,830 | Concrete |
| 9/27 | 1,393 | 425 | Turf |
Kirksville Regional Airport (IATA: IRK, ICAO: KIRK) is a public airport located six miles (10 km) southeast of the central business district (CBD) of Kirksville, a city in Adair County, Missouri, USA. The airport covers 409 acres and has two runways. It is mostly used for general aviation, but is also served by one commercial airline. Service is subsidized by the Essential Air Service program.
On November 5, 2006, Air Midwest (operating as US Airways Express) commenced scheduled service to Kansas City International Airport.[1] Previously, scheduled service was provided by RegionsAir (operating as American Connection) with flights to Lambert-St. Louis International Airport.
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[edit] Airlines and destinations
- Mesa Airlines
- Mesa Airlines operated by Air Midwest (Chicago-Midway [direct], Quincy)
- US Airways
- US Airways Express operated by Air Midwest (Kansas City)
[edit] Accidents
- On October 19, 2004, Corporate Airlines Flight 5966 crashed on approach to Kirksville. Thirteen individuals died and two were injured. The National Transportation Safety Board determined pilot error to be the cause of the accident. [2] [3]
[edit] References
- Kirksville Regional Airport (official web site)
- FAA Airport Master Record for IRK (Form 5010 PDF)
- Notes:
- ^ Mesa Air Group Announces Schedule and Fares for Kirksville, Missouri as US Airways Express (Oct. 13, 2006)
- ^ Aircraft Accident Report: Collision with Trees and Crash Short of Runway, Corporate Airlines Flight 5966, British Aerospace BAE-J3201, N875JX, Kirksville, Missouri, October 19, 2004. National Transportation Safety Board (2006-01-24).
- ^ Poor Behavior, Fatigue Led to '04 Plane Crash. Washington Post (2006-01-25).
[edit] External links
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for KIRK
- ASN Accident history for KIRK
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for KIRK
- Essential Air Service documents (Docket Number 2515) from the U.S. Department of Transportation:
- Order 2006-8-19: Air Midwest to provide essential air service at KirksvillePDF (405 KiB)
- Order 2006-6-32: Terminating subsidy under the Essential Air Service program, effective October 1, 2006PDF (218 KiB)
- Order 2005-6-14: RegionsAir to provide subsidized essential air service from June 1, 2005PDF (2.65 MiB)
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