Liberal Mid-America Regional Airport

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Liberal Mid-America Regional Airport
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Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity 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 / 37.04417; -100.96000
Website Airport website
Map
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LBL
Location of airport in Kansas / United States
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LBL
LBL (the United States)
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
ftm
4/225,0001,524Concrete
17/357,1052,166Concrete
Statistics (2022)
Aircraft operations42,640
Based aircraft45

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.

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The Federal Aviation Administration says this airport had 7,911 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008, [2] 6,255 in 2009 and 7,156 in 2010. [3] The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a non-primary commercial service airport.

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

AirlinesDestinations
United Express Denver, Dodge City

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]
RankAirportPassengersAirline
1 Denver International (DEN) 7,170 United

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References

  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.
  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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