Galesburg Municipal Airport

Galesburg Municipal Airport (IATA: GBG, ICAO: KGBG, FAA LID: GBG) is a city owned public use airport located three miles (5 km) west of the central business district of Galesburg, a city in Knox County, Illinois, United States.[1]

Galesburg Municipal Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Galesburg
ServesGalesburg, Illinois
Elevation AMSL764 ft / 233 m
Websiteci.galesburg.il.us/airport/
Map
GBG
Location of airport in Illinois
GBG
GBG (the United States)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
3/21 5,792 1,766 Asphalt
10/28 3,600 1,098 Asphalt
Statistics
Aircraft operations (2017)14,000
Based aircraft (2019)35

Facilities and aircraft

Galesburg Municipal Airport covers an area of 623 acres (252 ha) and contains two asphalt paved runways: 3/21 measuring 5,792 by 150 ft (1,765 by 46 m) and 10/28 measuring 3,600 by 100 ft (1,097 by 30 m). For the 12-month period ending August 31, 2017, the airport had 14,000 aircraft operations, an average of 38 per day: 79% general aviation, 18% air taxi and 3% military. In January 2019, there were 35 aircraft based at this airport: 27 single-engine, 4 multi-engine, 1 jet, 1 helicopter and 2 ultra-lights.[1]

Stearman Fly-In

Annually, Galesburg Municipal Airport hosts the National Stearman Fly-in. The fly-in hosts numerous World War II-era Boeing Stearman aircraft from around the world. Galesburg has been the host airport of the fly-in since 1972 and regularly hosts more than 100 aircraft for the fly-in and related airshow. [2]

References
  1. FAA Airport Master Record for GBG (Form 5010 PDF), FAA effective January 3, 2019.
  2. "Stearman Fly-In History".


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