Galesburg Municipal Airport

40°56′17″N 090°25′52″W / 40.93806°N 90.43111°W / 40.93806; -90.43111

Harrel W. Timmons Galesburg Regional Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Galesburg
ServesGalesburg, Illinois
Elevation AMSL764 ft / 233 m
Websiteci.galesburg.il.us/airport/
Map
GBG
Location of airport in Illinois
GBG
GBG (the United States)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
3/21 5,792 1,766 Asphalt
10/28 3,600 1,098 Asphalt
Statistics
Aircraft operations (2017)14,000
Based aircraft (2019)27

Harrel W. Timmons Galesburg Regional Airport (IATA: GBG, ICAO: KGBG, FAA LID: GBG) is a city owned public use airport located three miles (5 km) west of the central business district of Galesburg, a city in Knox County, Illinois, United States.[1]

Facilities and aircraft

Harrel W. Timmons Galesburg Regional Airport covers an area of 623 acres (252 ha) and contains two asphalt paved runways: runway 3/21 measures 5,792 by 150 ft (1,765 by 46 m), and runway 10/28 measures 3,600 by 100 ft (1,097 by 30 m).

The airport has a fixed-base operator that offers fuel as well as cargo handling, catering, and GPUs as well as conference rooms, lounges, office space, snooze rooms, and courtesy cars.[2][3]

For the 12-month period ending March 31, 2020, the airport had 14,000 aircraft operations, an average of 38 per day: 79% general aviation, 18% air taxi, and 3% military. For the same time period, there were 27 aircraft based at this airport: 22 single-engine and 3 multi-engine airplanes, 1 jet, and 1 helicopter.[1][4]

Stearman Fly-In

Annually, The Harrel W. Timmons Galesburg Regional Airport hosts the National Stearman Fly-In. The fly-in includes numerous World War II-era Boeing Stearman aircraft from around the world. Galesburg has been the host airport of the fly-in since 1972 and regularly sees more than 100 aircraft for the fly-in and related airshow. In 2022, there was a newly-built Stearman Community Center at the airport to help host the event. The event includes forums, aerobatics, and rides in Stearman aircraft as well as STOL competitions and flour-bombing.[5][6][7]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c FAA Airport Form 5010 for GBG PDF, FAA effective January 3, 2019.
  2. ^ "Jet Air, Inc". Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA). Retrieved 2022-09-02.
  3. ^ "AirNav: Jet Air, Inc. at Harrel W. Timmons Galesburg Regional Airport". AirNav.com. Retrieved 2022-09-02.
  4. ^ "AirNav: KGBG – Galesburg Municipal Airport". AirNav.com. Retrieved 2022-09-02.
  5. ^ "Stearman Fly-In History".
  6. ^ "Stearman Fly-In: Here's the scoop on Galesburg's Stearman Fly-In that starts on Labor Day". The Register-Mail. Retrieved 2022-09-02.
  7. ^ "Flying's Top Ten Summer Cross-Country Destinations". Flying Magazine. June 2021. Retrieved 2022-09-02.


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