Brookings Regional Airport

For the airport in Brookings, Oregon, see Brookings Airport.
Brookings Regional Airport
IATA: BKX – ICAO: KBKX – FAA LID: BKX
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner City of Brookings
Serves Brookings, South Dakota
Elevation AMSL 1,648 ft / 502 m
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
12/30 5,231 1,594 Asphalt
17/35 3,599 1,097 Asphalt
Statistics (2008)
Aircraft operations 34,915
Based aircraft 45
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Brookings Regional Airport (IATA: BKX, ICAO: KBKX, FAA LID: BKX), formerly known as Brookings Municipal Airport, is a city-owned public-use airport located in the city of Brookings, in Brookings County, South Dakota, United States.[1] As of 2007, it is no longer served by a commercial airline. The Airport Manager is Philip Tiedeman.

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Airlines and destinations

Daily passenger service to Brookings ended in 2007 after federal funding for the Essential Air Service program ceased.

Facilities and aircraft

Brookings Regional Airport covers an area of 576 acres (233 ha) at an elevation of 1,648 feet (502 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 12/30 is 5,231 by 100 feet (1,594 x 30 m) and 17/35 is 3,599 by 60 feet (1,097 x 18 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending October 31, 2009, the airport had 34,915 aircraft operations, an average of 95 per day: 92% general aviation, 7% air taxi and 1% military. At that time there were 45 aircraft based at this airport: 78% single-engine, 14% multi-engine, 4% glider and 4% ultralight.[1]

The City is in the final engineering phases for a $19 million reconstruction project, including realigning and lengthening the runways. Work is scheduled to begin within a couple of years.

References

  1. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Master Record for BKX (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2009-08-27.
  • Essential Air Service documents (Docket Number 2785) from the U.S. Department of Transportation:
    • Order 2008-12-30: selecting Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd., (Great Lakes), to provide subsidized essential air service (EAS) at Brookings, South Dakota, beginning when the carrier inaugurates service, through September 30, 2009, at the annual subsidy rate of $1,887,110.
    • Order 2006-8-11: selecting Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd. (Great Lakes), to provide subsidized essential air service (EAS) at Brookings and Huron, South Dakota, consisting of two daily one-stop round trips to Denver International Airport, at annual subsidy rates of $1,212,400, and $793,733, respectively, beginning October 1, 2006.
    • Order 2004-7-5: selecting Air Midwest to provide subsidized essential air service at Brookings and Huron, for a two-year period; to consist of 12 weekly flights routed Huron - Brookings - Omaha - Brookings - Huron, with 19-seat Beech 1900-D aircraft, at an annual subsidy of $2,078,727.

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