Waynesville-St. Robert Regional Airport

Waynesville-St. Robert Regional Airport

Forney Army Airfield
Waynesville-St. Robert Regional Airport; Forney Army Airfield
	USGS 2006 orthophoto
	IATA: TBN; ICAO: KTBN; FAA LID: TBN;
Summary
Airport type	Public / military
Owner	U.S. Army
Serves	Waynesville & St. Robert, Missouri
Location	Fort Leonard Wood
Elevation AMSL	1,159 ft / 353 m
Coordinates	37°44′30″N092°08′27″W / 37.74167°N 92.14083°W
Map
	TBN Location of airport in Missouri TBN TBN (the United States)
Runways
Statistics
Aircraft operations (2016)
Aircraft operations (2016)	25,807
Based aircraft (2021)	14
Departing passengers (12 months ending Aug 2018)	8,480
	Source: Federal Aviation Administration

Last updated April 23, 2024

Waynesville-St. Robert Regional Airport^[1]^[2]( IATA : TBN^[3], ICAO : KTBN, FAA LID : TBN), also known as Forney Field, is a public and military use airport located at Fort Leonard Wood in Pulaski County, Missouri, United States.^[1] The airport's passenger terminal is operated under the control of the U.S. Army and general aviation is under the direction of a board named by the cities of Waynesville and St. Robert.^[4] Formerly known as Waynesville Regional Airport at Forney Field, it is served by one commercial airline with scheduled service subsidized by the Essential Air Service program.

History

During World War II the airfield was used by the United States Army Air Forces. It was known as Forney Army Airfield until 1998.^[6] It was attached to Fort Leonard Wood and was part of the Army Service Forces.

Facilities and aircraft

Waynesville-St. Robert Regional Airport covers an area of 237 acres (96 ha) at an elevation of 1,159 feet (353 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 15/33 with an asphalt surface measuring 6,037 by 150 feet (1,840 x 46 m). For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2016, the airport had 25,807 aircraft operations, an average of 71 per day: 50% military, 32% general aviation and 18% scheduled commercial. In June 2021, there were 14 aircraft based at this airport: 9 single-engine and 5 military.^[1]

Airline and destinations

Airlines	Destinations	Refs.
Contour Airlines	Dallas/Fort Worth, Nashville	^[7]

Statistics

Passenger boardings (enplanements) by year, as per the FAA^[8]
Year	2009 ^[9]	2010 ^[10]	2011 ^[11]	2012 ^[12]	2013^[13]	2014^[14]	2015^[15]	2016^[16]	2017^[17]	2018^[18]	2019^[19]	2020	2021
Enplanements	4,869	4,159	6,978	7,894	8,325	8,281	8,065	8,108	9,078	7,717	5,404	9,666	11,340
Change	01.78%	014.58%	067.78%	013.13%	05.46%	00.53%	02.61%	00.53%	011.96%	014.99%	029.97%	078.87%	017.32%
Airline	Great Lakes Airlines	Great Lakes Airlines	Cape Air	Cape Air	Cape Air	Cape Air	Cape Air	Cape Air	Cape Air	Cape Air	Contour Airlines	Contour Airlines United Express	United Express
Destination(s)	Kansas City St. Louis	Kansas City St. Louis	St. Louis	St. Louis	St. Louis	St. Louis	St. Louis	St. Louis	St. Louis	St. Louis	St. Louis	St. Louis Chicago–O'Hare	Chicago–O'Hare

Accidents and Incidents

On August 4, 1955, American Airlines Flight 476, a Convair CV-240 flying from Tulsa to New York crashed while attempting an emergency landing at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, after the No. 2 engine caught fire. While descending the right wing caught fire and eventually failed, crashing in a forest 1 km NW of the airport. All 30 occupants (3 crew, 27 passengers) died. The investigation revealed a defective cylinder in the No. 2 engine failed, causing the fire.^[20]

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References

1 2 3 4 FAA Airport Form 5010 for TBN PDF . Federal Aviation Administration. effective June 17, 2021.
↑ "Waynesville-St. Robert Regional Airport". City of St. Robert. Retrieved October 8, 2009.
↑ "TBN / KTBN – Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri". Great Circle Mapper.
↑ Rudi Keller (September 15, 2009). "U.S. Department of Transportation pushes back deadline for airline recommendations". Southeast Missourian.
↑ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF, 2.03 MB). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010.
↑ "Forney Army Airfield". GlobalSecurity.org.
↑ "Route Map". Contour Airlines . Retrieved April 22, 2024.
↑ "Passenger Boarding (Enplanement) and All-Cargo Data for U.S. Airports – Airports". www.faa.gov. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
↑ "2009 Primary, Non-primary Commercial Service, and General Aviation Airports (by State)" (PDF, 891 KB). CY 2009 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data]. Federal Aviation Administration. November 23, 2010.
↑ "2010 Primary, Non-primary Commercial Service, and General Aviation Airports (by State)" (PDF, 189 KB). CY 2010 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data]. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2011.
↑ "2011 Enplanements at Primary, Non-primary Commercial Service, and General Aviation Airports (by State)" (PDF). CY 2011 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data]. Federal Aviation Administration. October 9, 2012.
↑ "2012 Enplanements at All Airports (Primary, Non-primary Commercial Service, and General Aviation) by State and Airport" (PDF). CY 2012 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data]. Federal Aviation Administration. October 31, 2013.
↑ "All Airports with CY 2013 Enplanements" (PDF). Retrieved May 25, 2020.
↑ "Calendar Year 2014 Enplanements by State" (PDF).
↑ "Calendar Year 2015 Enplanements by State" (PDF).
↑ "Calendar Year 2016 Final Revenue Enplanements at All Airports" (PDF).
↑ "Calendar Year 2017 Final Revenue Enplanements at All Airports" (PDF).
↑ "Calendar Year 2018 Final Revenue Enplanements at All Airports" (PDF).
↑ "Calendar Year 2019 Final Revenue Enplanements at All Airports" (PDF). Retrieved November 16, 2020.
↑ Accident descriptionfor N94221 at the Aviation Safety Network

Other sources

Essential Air Service documents (Docket OST-1996-1167) from the U.S. Department of Transportation:
- Order 2007-3-5: selecting Big Sky Transportation Co., d/b/a Big Sky Airlines, and Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd. to provide subsidized essential air service (EAS) at the above communities (Burlington, IA; Cape Girardeau, MO; Fort Leonard Wood, MO; Jackson, TN; Marion/Herrin, IL, Owensboro, KY) for the two-year period from June 1, 2007, through May 31, 2009, using 19-seat Beech 1900D turboprop aircraft as follows: Big Sky at Cape Girardeau, Jackson, and Owensboro for a combined annual subsidy of $3,247,440; and Great Lakes at Burlington, Fort Leonard Wood, and Marion/Herrin for a combined annual subsidy of $2,590,461.
- Order 2009-10-13: selecting Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd. to provide subsidized EAS at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, for the two-year period from November 1, 2009, through October 31, 2011, at an annual subsidy of $1,292,906.
- Order 2010-9-9: selecting Hyannis Air Service, Inc. d/b/a Cape Air to provide EAS at Fort Leonard Wood, for an annual subsidy of $1,478,102, also for a two-year period beginning when the carrier inaugurates service. An additional $959,664 in annual subsidy may be incurred when all-cargo flights are used to transport luggage to/from Fort Leonard Wood.

External links

Waynesville – St. Robert Regional Airport at Waynesville – St. Robert Chamber of Commerce
FAA Airport Diagram (PDF), effective April 18, 2024
FAA Terminal Procedures for TBN , effective April 18, 2024
Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for TBN
- AirNav airport information for KTBN
- ASN accident history for TBN
- 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 TBN PDF . Federal Aviation Administration. effective June 17, 2021.

[2] "Waynesville-St. Robert Regional Airport". City of St. Robert. Retrieved October 8, 2009.

[3] "TBN / KTBN – Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri". Great Circle Mapper.

[4] Rudi Keller (September 15, 2009). "U.S. Department of Transportation pushes back deadline for airline recommendations". Southeast Missourian.

[5] "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF, 2.03 MB). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010.

[6] "Forney Army Airfield". GlobalSecurity.org.

[7] "Route Map". Contour Airlines . Retrieved April 22, 2024.

[8] "Passenger Boarding (Enplanement) and All-Cargo Data for U.S. Airports – Airports". www.faa.gov. Retrieved May 26, 2020.

[FAA-2009-enplanements-9] "2009 Primary, Non-primary Commercial Service, and General Aviation Airports (by State)" (PDF, 891 KB). CY 2009 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data]. Federal Aviation Administration. November 23, 2010.

[FAA-2010-enplanements-10] "2010 Primary, Non-primary Commercial Service, and General Aviation Airports (by State)" (PDF, 189 KB). CY 2010 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data]. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2011.

[FAA-2011-enplanements-11] "2011 Enplanements at Primary, Non-primary Commercial Service, and General Aviation Airports (by State)" (PDF). CY 2011 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data]. Federal Aviation Administration. October 9, 2012.

[FAA-2012-enplanements-12] "2012 Enplanements at All Airports (Primary, Non-primary Commercial Service, and General Aviation) by State and Airport" (PDF). CY 2012 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data]. Federal Aviation Administration. October 31, 2013.

[13] "All Airports with CY 2013 Enplanements" (PDF). Retrieved May 25, 2020.

[14] "Calendar Year 2014 Enplanements by State" (PDF).

[15] "Calendar Year 2015 Enplanements by State" (PDF).

[16] "Calendar Year 2016 Final Revenue Enplanements at All Airports" (PDF).

[17] "Calendar Year 2017 Final Revenue Enplanements at All Airports" (PDF).

[18] "Calendar Year 2018 Final Revenue Enplanements at All Airports" (PDF).

[19] "Calendar Year 2019 Final Revenue Enplanements at All Airports" (PDF). Retrieved November 16, 2020.

[20] Accident descriptionfor N94221 at the Aviation Safety Network

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