Manhattan Regional Airport

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Manhattan Regional Airport
IATA: MHK - ICAO: KMHK
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		City of Manhattan
Serves		Manhattan, Kansas
Elevation AMSL		1,057 ft (322.2 m)
Coordinates		39°08′28″N, 96°40′15″W
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
3/21	7,000	2,134	Concrete
13/31	3,800	1,158	Asphalt/Concrete

Manhattan Regional Airport (IATA: MHK, ICAO: KMHK, FAA LID: MHK) is a public airport located four miles (6 km) southwest of the central business district (CBD) of Manhattan, a city in Riley County, Kansas, USA. It serves Manhattan, Junction City and the Flint Hills areas of North Central Kansas. The airport covers 680 acres and has two runways. It is mostly used for general aviation, but is also served by one commercial airline. One runway is sufficiently long to allow full-sized commercial airplanes to land, in part so that nearby Fort Riley can use the airport when needed.

1 Airline
2 Facilities
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Airline

Airline service is subsidized by the Essential Air Service program.

US Airways
- US Airways Express operated by Air Midwest (Salina, Kansas City)

[edit] Facilities

[edit] Services

An 11,700 square foot Passenger Terminal building located at 5500 Fort Riley Boulevard is home to US Airways Express, Hertz Rent-a-Car, Enterprise Car Rental, and other services. This facility has been operational since January 1997. The city has expanded its efforts to seek additional air service.

The FBO (fixed based operator) facility, adjacent to the Passenger Terminal, is occupied by Kansas Air Center, who has provided service to the Manhattan Airport since May 1989. It is fully functional with a variety of services provided, some of those services include: fuel, charter service, flight instruction, and aircraft rental.

An older 4,100 square foot General Aviation Terminal building built in 1958 is now home to General Aviation Training & Testing Service, otherwise known as G.A.T.T.S. This facility is located at 1725 South Airport Road, 1 mile east of the Passenger Terminal.

Heartland Aviation utilizes an 8,000 square foot stone maintenance hangar, constructed in 1940, located next to the General Aviation Terminal Building for servicing and repairing aircraft. The Kansas State University Flying Club, an airport tenant for over 50 years, has office space in this facility for instruction and flight planning.

Airport facilities also include a fire station, 48 hangars, storage areas, fuel farm, and an air traffic control tower.

[edit] Airside description

The airside infrastructure includes two runways, five taxiways, and two parking aprons. This infrastructure normally supports aircraft equivalent in size to a DC-9 or Boeing 737, but it can also support the occasional use of commercial aircraft as large as the Boeing 727 or military C-17. Three air navigation systems and multiple lighting systems guide aircraft to the Airport. A city funded air traffic control tower, and two Aircraft Rescue and Fire-Fighting (ARFF) vehicles round out the airside support. Any aircraft with 30 passenger seats or more, or over 110,000 lb. gross landing weight requires prior permission from the Airport Director to land at Manhattan. Boeing 757's and other larger commercial airliners land occasionally on behalf of the Kansas State University's sports teams.

[edit] Expansion

Expansion of the Manhattan Regional Airport is currently being decided. First, Expansion of the 7,000-foot runway to 7,400-foot. Second Expansion of the 13/31 runway and parallel taxiway (E Taxiway)An Expansion of the apron to accommodate Fort Riley, General Aviation, and cargo. Re-Doing to interior of the old stone 1940's hangar that FBO Heartland Aviation Uses. And re-surfacing and painting of 13/31. After the expansion of runway 3/21 to 7,400 ft, The Airport will be able to accommodate Boeing 767 and 757-300 variant airliners.