Quincy Regional Airport

Quincy Regional Airport
Baldwin Field

NASA astronaut photography, 2008
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner City of Quincy
Serves Quincy, Illinois
Location Gilmer Township, Adams County, Illinois
Elevation AMSL 769 ft / 234 m
Coordinates 39°56′34″N 091°11′41″W / 39.94278°N 91.19472°W / 39.94278; -91.19472Coordinates: 39°56′34″N 091°11′41″W / 39.94278°N 91.19472°W / 39.94278; -91.19472
Website www.quincyil.gov/...
Map
UIN
UIN

Location of airport in Illinois/United States

Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
4/22 7,098 2,163 Asphalt/Concrete
18/36 5,877 1,791 Asphalt/Concrete
13/31 5,397 1,645 Asphalt
Statistics (2010)
Aircraft operations 22,595
Based aircraft 48

Quincy Regional Airport (IATA: UIN, ICAO: KUIN, FAA LID: UIN) (Baldwin Field) is a city owned public airport 12 miles east of Quincy, a city in Adams County, Illinois.[1] It is used for general aviation but also sees American Airlines partner[2] Cape Air with subsidized Essential Air Service flights to Lambert-St. Louis International Airport, a service which is subsidized by the federal government's Essential Air Service program at a cost of $1,956,856 (per year).[3]

Federal Aviation Administration records say the airport had 2,044 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008,[4] 1,750 in 2009 and 7,783 in 2010.[5] The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2015–2019 categorized it as a general aviation airport based on enplanements in 2008/2009 (the commercial service category requires at least 2,500 enplanements per year).[6]

Facilities

The airport covers 1,101 acres (446 ha) at an elevation of 769 feet (234 m). It has three runways: 4/22 is 7,098 by 150 feet (2,163 x 46 m) asphalt/concrete; 18/36 is 5,877 by 150 feet (1,791 x 46 m) asphalt/concrete; 13/31 is 5,397 by 150 feet (1,645 x 46 m) asphalt.[1]

In 2010 the airport had 22,595 aircraft operations, average 61 per day: 84% general aviation, 12% airline, 3% air taxi, and 2% military. 48 aircraft were then based at the airport: 63% single-engine, 15% multi-engine, 19% jet, and 4% helicopter.[1] This airport lacks a control tower and operates as an uncontrolled airport.[7]

Airline and destination

Scheduled passenger service:

AirlinesDestinations
Cape Air St. Louis

On November 6, 2006, Mesa Airlines announced that new non-stop service to Chicago Midway International Airport and Kirksville Regional Airport would begin in February, 2007 operated by subsidiary Air Midwest. Nine months after starting the service, Mesa announced they would end all service from Quincy on November 9, 2007. The airport was formerly served by Trans World Express, United Express, and Great Lakes Airlines.

Incidents

On November 19, 1996, United Express Flight 5925 from Chicago and Burlington crashed on landing at Quincy. A Beechcraft King Air was attempting to takeoff on an intersecting runway while the Beechcraft 1900 landed. The aircraft collided at the intersection of the two runways. All 12 on the 1900 and 2 on the King Air were killed in the accident.[8]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 FAA Airport Master Record for UIN (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective April 5, 2012.
  2. ↑ http://www.whig.com/story/news/Code-share-103009
  3. ↑ "Essential Air Service Reports". U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 7, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Enplanements for CY 2008" (PDF, 1.0 MB). CY 2008 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. December 18, 2009. External link in |work= (help)
  5. ↑ "Enplanements for CY 2010" (PDF, 189 KB). CY 2010 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2011. External link in |work= (help)
  6. ↑ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF, 2.03 MB) on September 27, 2012. External link in |work= (help)
  7. ↑ https://www.airnav.com/airport/KUIN
  8. ↑ ASN Aircraft accident Beechcraft 1900C-1 N87GL Quincy Municipal Airport, IL Retrieved 2010-10-22

Other sources

  • Essential Air Service documents (Docket OST-2003-14492) from the U.S. Department of Transportation:
    • Order 2005-1-17: selecting Trans States Airlines, Inc., d/b/a American Connection, to provide essential air service at Decatur, Illinois, for a new two-year period beginning April 1, 2005, at a subsidy rate of $954,404 annually, and selecting Corporate Airlines, Inc., d/b/a American Connection, to provide essential air service at Quincy, Illinois, for a new two-year period beginning August 1, 2005, at a subsidy rate of $1,097,406 annually.
    • Order 2007-3-10: selecting Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd., to provide essential air service at Quincy, Illinois, for a two-year period at subsidies of $1,532,891 for the first year and $1,421,614 for the second year.
    • Order 2009-10-13: selecting Hyannis Air Service, Inc. d/b/a Cape Air, to provide subsidized essential air service (EAS) at Marion/Herrin, Quincy, and Cape Girardeau, for a two-year period beginning when Cape Air inaugurates full EAS at each of the three communities and ending at the close of the 24th month thereafter, at a combined annual subsidy rate of $5,469,768 ($2,053,783 for Marion/Herrin, $1,946,270 for Quincy, and $1,469,715 for Cape Girardeau). The Department is selecting Multi-Aero, Inc. d/b/a Air Choice One to provide subsidized EAS at Decatur, Illinois, and Burlington, Iowa, for a two-year period beginning when it inaugurates full EAS and ending at the close of the 24th month thereafter, at a combined annual subsidy of $5,253,644 ($3,082,403 for Decatur and $2,171,241 for Burlington). The Department is selecting Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd. to provide subsidized EAS at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, for the two-year period from November 1, 2009, through October 31, 2011, at an annual subsidy of $1,292,906.
    • Order 2011-4-12: re-selecting Hyannis Air Service, Inc. d/b/a Cape Air, to provide essential air service (EAS) at Marion/Herrin, Illinois (Marion) and Quincy, Illinois/Hannibal, Missouri (Quincy), and Cape Girardeau/Sikeston, Missouri (Cape Girardeau), for the four-year period from December 1, 2011, through November 30, 2015, for a combined annual subsidy rate of $5,689,438 ($2,104,616 for Marion, $1,956,856 for Quincy, and $1,627,966 for Cape Girardeau). Marion and Quincy will receive 36 weekly round trips and Cape Girardeau will receive 24 weekly round trips. All service will operate nonstop to/from Lambert-St. Louis International Airport (St. Louis) using eight- or nine-passenger Cessna 402 aircraft.


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