Central Nebraska Regional Airport

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Central Nebraska Regional Airport
IATA: GRI - ICAO: KGRI
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		Hall County Airport Authority
Serves		Grand Island, Nebraska
Elevation AMSL		1,847 ft (563 m)
Coordinates		40°58′03″N, 98°18′34″W
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
17/35	7,002	2,134	Asphalt
13/31	6,608	2,014	Concrete

Central Nebraska Regional Airport (IATA: GRI, ICAO: KGRI) is a public airport located three miles (5 km) northeast of the central business district (CBD) of Grand Island, a city in Hall County, Nebraska, USA. The airport covers 2,435 acres and has two runways. It is served by one commercial airline, with service subsidized by the Essential Air Service program.

Air Midwest, operating as U.S. Airways Express, commenced service on October 29, 2006, with two daily flights to Omaha Eppley Airfield and one daily flight to Kansas City International Airport. The nonstop flights to Omaha will continue on to Kansas City, allowing one-stop service to Kansas City on two additional flights.^[1]

Central Nebraska Regional Airport was selected to be the site of a new Chinook Helicopter Base. The Nebraska National Guard has been on site since 2004, with ground scheduled to be broken in 2006 and the base opening in 2008.