Sioux Gateway Airport

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Sioux Gateway Airport
(Colonel Bud Day Field)
IATA: SUX - ICAO: KSUX
Summary
Airport type Public & Military
Operator City of Sioux City
Serves Sioux City, Iowa
Elevation AMSL 1,098 ft (334.7 m)
Coordinates 42°24′09.37″N, 96°23′03.72″W
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
13/31 9,002 2,744 Concrete
17/35 6,600 2,012 Asphalt
Helipads
Number Size Surface
ft m
H1 40 12 Concrete

Sioux Gateway Airport (IATA: SUX, ICAO: KSUX), also known as Colonel Bud Day Field, serves the Sioux City, Iowa area. It is 6 miles (10 km) south of Sioux City and just west of Sergeant Bluff.

In addition to commercial and general aviation service, the airport is home to the 185th Fighter Wing and 185th Refueling Wing of the Iowa Air National Guard.

[edit] United Airlines Flight 232

See main article: United Airlines Flight 232

On July 19, 1989, a DC-10-10 of United Airlines, on a flight from Denver to Chicago crashed at Sioux Gateway Airport while attempting an emergency landing. 110 passengers and 1 crew member were killed, while 175 passengers and 10 crew members survived. The accident was one of the most famous aviation disasters in American history, due to the skill of the crew in saving most of the occupants, and because the crash and rescue operation were captured on videotape by a news crew.

[edit] Airline

[edit] Facilities

Sioux Gateway Airport covers 2,280 acres and has two runways and one helipad:

  • Runway 13/31: 9,002 x 150 ft. (2,744 x 46 m), Surface: Concrete
  • Runway 17/35: 6,599 x 150 ft. (2,011 x 46 m), Surface: Asphalt
  • Helipad H1: 40 x 40 ft. (12 x 12 m), Surface: Concrete

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