Springfield–Branson National Airport
Coordinates: 37°14′44″N 093°23′19″W / 37.24556°N 93.38861°W
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
Owner | City of Springfield | ||||||||||||||
Operator | Springfield Airport Board | ||||||||||||||
Serves | Springfield / Branson, Missouri | ||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 1,268 ft / 386 m | ||||||||||||||
Website | Springfield–Branson National Airport | ||||||||||||||
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Springfield–Branson National Airport (IATA: SGF, ICAO: KSGF, FAA LID: SGF) (formerly Springfield–Greene County Airport, Springfield Municipal Airport, and Springfield–Branson Regional Airport) is five miles (8.0 km) northwest of Springfield, Missouri, in Greene County, United States. The airport has non-stop flights to fifteen U.S. cities.
History[]
The airport opened as the Springfield–Greene County Airport on July 2, 1945, following bond issues of $350,000 in 1942 and $150,000 in 1945 to build the airport. It replaced the Springfield Park and Airport on East Division Street (which now operates as Downtown Airport). Springfield Park was the former McCluer Flying Field, which opened in 1925 and was purchased by the city in 1928; it had scheduled service by American Airlines and Transcontinental and Western. The airlines pulled out in the Great Depression.[3]
The airport was renamed the Springfield Municipal Airport after the city and the county disagreed on funding.
American Airlines began scheduled flights to the new airport in 1945–46; it pulled out in 1963. Chicago and Southern arrived in 1948 and Ozark in 1951; the first scheduled jets were Ozark DC-9s in 1966. A new terminal opened in October 1964, paid for by a 1960 $600,000 bond issue.
In 1992, the airport was renamed the Springfield–Branson Regional Airport, capitalizing on the sudden rise of the Branson tourist industry; the airport is northwest of Springfield, and Branson is more than 50 miles (80 km) southeast of the airport. In that same year, the community of Lakeview, renamed itself Branson West."[4] Branson has not said anything formal about the airport's running.
In May 2006, ground was broken for a new terminal and it was announced the airport would be renamed Springfield–Branson National Airport. The new Midfield Terminal opened on May 6, 2009, designed by Reynolds, Smith & Hills.[5]
Competing Branson airports[]
The Branson Airport, in Branson, opened in spring 2009 to compete with the municipally owned Springfield airport. Branson Airport, LLC, is reportedly the first privately owned airport in the US having regularly scheduled commercial airline service. The $155 million project was funded by $117 million of municipal bonds[6] and private investors. It is a few miles southeast of Hollister.
Meanwhile, Branson West hopes to open a $15 million airport with a 5,000-foot (1,500 m) runway on the west side of the community to open in the fall of 2008[7] on 930 acres (3.8 km2) donated by of Springfield (200 acres), Kay Renfro (450 acres) and Martin Eastwood (200 acres). The city had initially proposed building the airport on the east side near Silver Dollar City, but the plan was dropped due to protests.[8] The new airport currently has no plans for commercial traffic.
Accidents and incidents[]
- At 10:36 pm on March 20, 1955, American Airlines Flight 711 crashed more than a mile north of the airport. Eleven of 32 passengers died, along with the stewardess and copilot. The federal investigation blamed pilot error misjudging the altitude. It is the only airline crash at the airport.
Facilities[]
The airport covers 2,750 acres (1,110 ha) and has two runways: 14/32, asphalt/concrete, 8,000 ft × 150 ft (2,438 m × 46 m); and 2/20, concrete, 7,003 ft × 150 ft (2,135 m × 46 m).[1]
In 2017 the airport had 56,585 aircraft operations, average 155 per day: 52% general aviation, 24% air taxi, 7% military and 17% airline. 127 aircraft were based at this airport: 64% single-engine, 14% multi-engine, 19% jet, and 3% military.[1]
An Army National Guard unit is based at Springfield–Branson, the 35th combat aviation brigade, detachment 3 company 1 of the 185th aviation regiment. "The 35th Combat Aviation Brigade deploys to an area of responsibility to provide command, control, staff planning and supervision of combat aviation brigade operations. The brigade's units fly a combination of AH-64A Apache attack helicopters, OH-58 Kiowa observation helicopters and UH-60 Blackhawk utility helicopters. It also has a detachment of two C-23 Sherpa cargo airplanes and a C-12 transport airplane."[9]
Financial data[]
The strongest area of income for SGF is from non-aeronautical revenue activities including parking and rental cars. This is followed by fuel sales, terminal fees and landing fees. Parking income has been the strongest for the past year[when?] and has followed enplanement trends with a drop in revenues in FY 2008, and increasing again in FY 2010, with the highest level to date at more than $2.5 million.[10]
Personnel is the largest expenditure for the airport: this major operating expense is increasing per year and remains the highest by a very large margin. Additionally, an expense that sticks out is a sharp increase in contractual series between FY 2011 and FY 2012.
Fiscal year | Total revenues | Total expenses | Net income | Capital expenditures |
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2008 | $12,008,097 | 6,703,666 | 5,304,431 | Not Reported |
2009 | 10,708,239 | 7,239,789 | 3,468,450 | 57,788,829 |
2010 | 10,876,318 | 8,290,949 | 2,585,369 | 15,539,739 |
2011 | 11,529,077 | 8,726,064 | 2,803,013 | 7,596,060 |
2012 | 11,668,484 | 9,256,135 | 2,412,349 | 9,725,630 |
Source:[11]
Airlines and destinations[]
Passenger[]
Destinations map |
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![]() ![]() Springfield class=notpageimage| All destinations from Springfield–Branson National Airport (SGF). Red = Year-round destination Green = Seasonal destination Blue = Future destination |
Cargo[]
Airlines | Destinations |
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DHL Aviation | Cincinnati |
FedEx Express | Memphis, Des Moines |
UPS Airlines | Louisville, Miami,[14] Tulsa, Wichita |
Statistics[]
Top destinations[]
Rank | City | Passengers | Carriers |
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1 | Dallas/Fort Worth, TX | 110,610 | American |
2 | Chicago–O'Hare, IL | 48,650 | American, United |
3 | Atlanta, GA | 46,380 | Delta |
4 | Charlotte, NC | 40,530 | American |
5 | Denver, CO | 37,880 | United |
6 | St. Petersburg, FL | 23,260 | Allegiant |
7 | Orlando–Sanford, FL | 18,580 | Allegiant |
8 | Phoenix–Mesa, AZ | 17,730 | Allegiant |
9 | Las Vegas, NV | 12,110 | Allegiant |
10 | Los Angeles, CA | 10,410 | Allegiant |
Annual traffic[]
Year | Passenger statistics | Percent change | |
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2000 | 710,961 | ![]() | |
2001 | 653,568 | ![]() | |
2002 | 652,283 | ![]() | |
2003 | 653,253 | ![]() | |
2004 | 721,958 | ![]() | |
2005 | 888,738 | ![]() |
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2006 | 864,999 | ![]() | |
2007 | 883,893 | ![]() | |
2008 | 779,995 | ![]() | |
2009 | 811,771 | ![]() | |
2010 | 796,251 | ![]() | |
2011 | 731,396 | ![]() | |
2012 | 740,000 | ![]() | |
2013 | 755,773[16] | ![]() | |
2014 | 846,324[17] | ![]() | |
2015 | 919,004 | ![]() | |
2016 | 952,703 | ![]() | |
2017 | 993,129[18] | ![]() | |
2018 | 1,075,425[19] | ![]() | |
2019 | 1,187,068[20] | ![]() | |
2020 | 598,604[21] | ![]() | |
2021 | 968,227[22] | ![]() |
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c FAA Airport Form 5010 for SGF PDF, effective 2007-10-25
- ^ Springfield–Branson National Airport, official website, retrieved 2007-11-18
- ^ "– Airport history – flyspringfield.com". Archived from the original on 2007-12-09.
- ^ Insiders' Guide to Branson and the Ozark Mountains, 6th (Insiders' Guide Series) (Paperback) by Fred Pfister – 2006 ISBN 0-7627-4042-6
- ^ The old terminal was leased to Expedia and Hotels.com in 2013 for a customer support facility. Springfield Branson Airport Terminal – Reed Construction Data
- ^ "Illinois, Cleveland, Branson Sales Lead Municipal Bond Market". Bloomberg.com. Archived from the original on 2013-01-18.
- ^ "McLoud & Company – Just another WordPress site" (PDF). www.bransoninvestmentproperty.com.
- ^ http://www.mobuyers.com/pdf/SN-L%20-%20Branson%20West%20Growth%203-19-07.pdf[dead link]
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-05-02. Retrieved 2012-03-02.
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- ^ "Delta returns to Springfield and Baton Rouge in January 2022".
- ^ "WebVIDS".
- ^ "OST_R - BTS - Transtats". www.transtats.bts.gov.
- ^ "Flight Blog | Springfield-Branson National Airport (SGF)".
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-25. Retrieved 2019-01-03.
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- ^ "Springfield-Branson National Airport addresses growing pains after biggest year ever".
- ^ "Airport Enplanement Data" (PDF). December 2020.
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External links[]
- Springfield–Branson National Airport – official site
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for KSGF
- ASN accident history for SGF
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for KSGF
- FAA current SGF delay information
- Airports in Missouri
- Transportation in Springfield, Missouri
- Buildings and structures in Springfield, Missouri
- Airports established in 1945
- 1945 establishments in Missouri