Liberal Mid-America Regional Airport

Liberal Mid-America Regional Airport
Liberal Mid-America Regional Airport
	USGS 2006 orthophoto
	IATA: LBL; ICAO: KLBL; FAA LID: LBL;
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	City of Liberal
Serves	Liberal, Kansas
Elevation AMSL	2,885 ft / 879 m
Coordinates	37°02′39″N100°57′36″W / 37.04417°N 100.96000°W
Website	Airport website
Map
	LBL Location of airport in Kansas / United States LBL LBL (the United States)
Runways
Statistics (2022)
Aircraft operations
Aircraft operations	42,640
Based aircraft	45
	Source: Federal Aviation Administration

Last updated June 08, 2024

Liberal Mid-America Regional Airport( IATA : LBL, ICAO : KLBL, FAA LID : LBL) is two miles west of Liberal, in Seward County, Kansas.^[1] It is used for general aviation and is subsidized by the Essential Air Service program. Formerly Liberal Municipal Airport, it hosts the Mid-America Air Museum.

History

During World War II, the facility was Liberal Army Airfield and was used for United States Army Air Forces Second Air Force B-24 Liberator training from 1943 to 1945. New multi-engine graduates were shipped to Liberal to transition to the Liberator, then sent to 1st Phase bases to join a crew for combat training.

Before April 1944, Liberal was home to a Twin Engine Flying Training Group with four squadrons (60, 63, 1029, 1030), the 527th Base Hq & Air Base Sq, 324th Sub Depot, 444th (later 744th) AAF Band, and 396th Aviation Sq.

These units later merged into the 2425th AAF Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, Four Engine).

Airline flights (on Central Airlines DC-3s) began in 1956; successor Frontier Airlines left in 1981.

Facilities

The airport covers 2,005 acres (811 ha) at an elevation of 2,885 feet (879 m). It has two concrete runways: 4/22 is 5,000 by 75 feet (1,524 x 23 m) and 17/35 is 7,105 by 100 feet (2,166 x 30 m).^[1]

In 2022, the airport had 42,640 aircraft operations, an average of 117 per day: 94% general aviation, 3% airline, 3% air taxi, and <1% military. 45 aircraft were then based at this airport: 28 single-engine, 12 multi-engine, 4 jet and 1 glider.^[1]

The Mid-America Air Museum is located on the airport.

Airline and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
United Express	Denver, Dodge City

Destinations map
Liberal Denver Dodge City class=notpageimage\| Destinations from Liberal Mid-America Regional Airport

Statistics

Carrier shares (April 2021 - March 2022)^[4]
Carrier	Passengers (arriving and departing)
Skywest Airlines	14,300(100%)

Top domestic destinations
(**April 2021 - March 2022**)^[4]
Rank	Airport	Passengers	Airline
1	Denver International (DEN)	7,170	United

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References

1 2 3 4 FAA Airport Form 5010 for LBL PDF . Federal Aviation Administration. Effective July 13, 2023.
↑ "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.
1 2 "Liberal, KS: Liberal Mid-America Regional (LBL)". 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-1998-3498) 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. Liberal, Kansas: Docket OST-1998-3498. Effective Period: October 1, 2009, through September 30, 2011. Scheduled Service: 18 nonstop 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 Liberal for $2,555,150 annual subsidy. Effective Period: Two year period beginning when American Eagle begins full EAS (at Garden City) through the 24th month thereafter. Liberal: 18 nonstop round trips per week to Denver with Beech 1900 aircraft.
- Order 2014-3-9 (March 14, 2014): re-selects Great Lakes Airlines at Dodge City and Liberal, Kansas. Liberal, Kansas: Docket 1998-3498; 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: $2,236,180.

External links

Official website
Lyddon Aero Center, the fixed-base operator (FBO)
"Airport diagram and aerial photo" (PDF). 10 June 2016. from Kansas DOT Airport Directory
Aerial image as of September 1991 from USGS The National Map
FAA Airport Diagram (PDF), effective May 16, 2024
FAA Terminal Procedures for LBL , effective May 16, 2024
Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for LBL
- AirNav airport information for KLBL
- ASN accident history for LBL
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures

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[FAA-1] 1 2 3 4 FAA Airport Form 5010 for LBL PDF . Federal Aviation Administration. Effective July 13, 2023.

[2] "Enplanements for CY 2008" (PDF, 1.0 MB). CY 2008 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. December 18, 2009.

[3] "Enplanements for CY 2010" (PDF, 189 KB). CY 2010 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2011.

[transtats.bts.gov-4] 1 2 "Liberal, KS: Liberal Mid-America Regional (LBL)". Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA), U.S. Department of Transportation. December 2013. Retrieved February 26, 2017.

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