Aberdeen Regional Airport

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Aberdeen Regional Airport
Aberdeen Regional Airport - South Dakota.jpg
Characteristics
ICAO code KABR
IATA code ABR
Coordinates

45 ° 26 '54 "  N , 98 ° 25' 22"  W Coordinates: 45 ° 26 '54 "  N , 98 ° 25' 22"  W
Height above MSL 397 m (1302  ft )
Transport links
Distance from the city center 3.7 km east of Aberdeen , South Dakota , USA
Basic data
operator City of Aberdeen
surface 520 ha
Flight
movements 		52,421
Runways
13/31 2103 m × 30 m concrete
17/35 1676 m × 30 m asphalt



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The Aberdeen Regional Airport ( IATA: ABR; ICAO: Kabr ) is a public airport , which km east of the city, 3.7 Aberdeen , South Dakota is located. It is mainly used by general aviation , but is also served by a commercial airline.

Airlines and destinations

airline Destinations
Delta Connection
operated by SkyWest Airlines 		Minneapolis-Saint Paul

Infrastructure and planes

The airport covers an area of ​​520 ha and is located at an altitude of 397 meters above sea level .

It has two runways :

In 2007 the airport recorded 52,421 movements, an average of 143 per day: 81% General Aviation ; 13% commercial flights; 6% air taxi ; <1% military. At that time 50 aircraft were stationed at the airport.

The passenger terminal is one of three in South Dakota with a moving passenger boarding bridge . The others are located at the Sioux Falls Regional Airport and the Rapid City airport . The bridges enable passengers to enter the aircraft directly from inside the terminal without having to go through the apron. As of March 2015, Delta Connection is the only commercially operated airline that flies to the airport. The only flight connection is with a CRJ 200 to Minneapolis-Saint Paul .

History of the airport

In 1923, the first fly-in event in South Dakota took place at the airport . During the Second World War , the airfield was used by the United States Army Air Forces to train glider pilots. To pull up the gliders, the Douglas C-47 Skytrain and the Waco CG-4A were mainly used.

Originally called Aberdeen Municipal Airport , the airport was renamed Saunders Field in 1946 .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Aberdeen Regional Airport ( English ) In: Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved August 4, 2014.
  2. ↑ http://www.gcr1.com/5010web/airport.cfm?Site=ABR