Bowling Green-Warren County Regional Airport
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Bowling Green-Warren County Regional Airport is a public airport
located two miles (3 km) southeast of the central business district
of Bowling Green
, a city in Warren County
, Kentucky
, United States
. This airport is publicly owned by the City of Bowling Green and Warren County. The site was established in 1934 as a military airfield. It is not currently served by scheduled airline service, though service was once available on US Airways Express
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Air Kentucky
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For 12-month period ending November 30, 2005, the airport had 62,640 aircraft operations, an average of 171 per day: 96% general aviation
, 3% military, 1% air taxi
and <1% scheduled commercial. There are 74 aircraft based at this airport: 85% single engine, 9% multi-engine (7) and 5% jet aircraft.
Airport
An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...
located two miles (3 km) southeast of the central business district
Central business district
A central business district is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city. In North America this part of a city is commonly referred to as "downtown" or "city center"...
of Bowling Green
Bowling Green, Kentucky
Bowling Green is the third-most populous city in the state of Kentucky after Louisville and Lexington, with a population of 58,067 as of the 2010 Census. It is the county seat of Warren County and the principal city of the Bowling Green, Kentucky Metropolitan Statistical Area with an estimated 2009...
, a city in Warren County
Warren County, Kentucky
Warren County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky, specifically the Pennyroyal Plateau and Western Coal Fields regions. It is included in the Bowling Green, Kentucky, Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 113,792 in the 2010 Census. The county seat is Bowling Green...
, Kentucky
Kentucky
The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a state located in the East Central United States of America. As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state, more specifically in the East South Central region. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth...
, United States
United States
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. This airport is publicly owned by the City of Bowling Green and Warren County. The site was established in 1934 as a military airfield. It is not currently served by scheduled airline service, though service was once available on US Airways Express
US Airways Express
US Airways Express is an airline brand name, rather than a fully certified airline, and as such, the US Airways Express name is used by several individually owned airlines or airline holding companies which provide regional airline and commuter service for US Airways.Operations are conducted from...
dba
Doing business as
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Air Kentucky
Air Kentucky
Air Kentucky was a commuter airline based in Owensboro, Kentucky during the 1970s and 1980s. It was also known for a time as Owensboro Aviation. It began operations in 1974, and joined the Allegheny Commuter system for Allegheny Airlines, and later USAir Express...
.
Facilities and aircraft
Bowling Green-Warren County Regional Airport covers an area of 525 acres (212.5 ha) which contains two runwayRunway
According to ICAO a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and take-off of aircraft." Runways may be a man-made surface or a natural surface .- Orientation and dimensions :Runways are named by a number between 01 and 36, which is generally one tenth...
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- Runway 3/21: 6,500 x 150 ft (1,981 x 46 m), Surface: AsphaltAsphaltAsphalt or , also known as bitumen, is a sticky, black and highly viscous liquid or semi-solid that is present in most crude petroleums and in some natural deposits, it is a substance classed as a pitch...
- Runway 12/30: 3,955 x 150 ft (1,205 x 46 m), Surface: Asphalt
For 12-month period ending November 30, 2005, the airport had 62,640 aircraft operations, an average of 171 per day: 96% general aviation
General aviation
General aviation is one of the two categories of civil aviation. It refers to all flights other than military and scheduled airline and regular cargo flights, both private and commercial. General aviation flights range from gliders and powered parachutes to large, non-scheduled cargo jet flights...
, 3% military, 1% air taxi
Air taxi
An air taxi is an air charter passenger or cargo aircraft which operates on an on-demand basis.-Regulation:In the United States, air taxi and air charter operations are governed by Part 135 of the Federal Aviation Regulations , unlike the larger scheduled air carriers which are governed by more...
and <1% scheduled commercial. There are 74 aircraft based at this airport: 85% single engine, 9% multi-engine (7) and 5% jet aircraft.
- Fixed Base OperatorFixed base operatorA Fixed-base operator or commonly abbreviated FBO is a term developed in the United States after the passage of the Air Commerce Act of 1926...
: Co-Mar Aviation - Operations include aircraft maintenance, fuel services, and aircraft hangars/tie downs.
External links
- Bowling Green-Warren County Regional Airport (official site)
- Co-Mar Aviation (FBO)