Dubuque Regional Airport

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Dubuque Regional Airport

IATA: DBQ - ICAO: KDBQ
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		City of Dubuque Airport Dept.
Serves		Dubuque, Iowa
Elevation AMSL		1,076 ft (328 m)
Coordinates		42°24′07″N, 90°42′34″W
Website		www.flydbq.com
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
13/31	5,502	1,982	Concrete
18/36	6,327	1,928	Concrete

Dubuque Regional Airport (IATA: DBQ, ICAO: KDBQ) is a public airport located 7 miles (11 km) southwest of Dubuque, Iowa along U.S. Highway 61. The airport's site is a parcel of land about 1,100 acre (4 km²) large. There are two runways for this airport.

The airport is owned by the city of Dubuque, and is operated as a department of the city government. The city council appoints people to the Airport Commission board, which oversee the airport. People on the Airport Commission serve four year terms. For day to day operations, the Commission hires an airport manager to run the airport.

DBQ is mostly used for general aviation. There is also a charter service which is run by Preister Aviation. The airport also offers maintenance and refuling services, including services for jets.

The University of Dubuque has a flight operations center at the airport. This operations center provides for pilot training in the school's aviation programs. This includes both ground school and actual flight training.

American Eagle Airlines is the only commercial airline with flights from Dubuque and provides service to and from O'Hare International Airport in Chicago four times a day, which generally take under an hour. At one time propeller driven aircraft were used, but American Eagle has since upgraded to using regional jets.

Aerial view of the Dubuque Regional Airport.

The Dubuque Regional Airport.

The terminal features free WI-FI internet access. The airport also recently installed enclosed walkways at the gates, allowing passengers to walk to and from the planes without having to go outdoors.