Bowling Green–Warren County Regional Airport
Main building of Bowling Green-Warren County Regional Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Bowling Green & Warren County
LocationBowling Green, Kentucky
Elevation AMSL547 ft / 167 m
Coordinates36°57′52″N 086°25′11″W / 36.96444°N 86.41972°W / 36.96444; -86.41972
Websitewww.bgwcairport.org
Map
BWG is located in Kentucky
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BWG is located in the United States
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
3/21 6,501 1,982 Asphalt
12/30 3,956 1,206 Asphalt
Statistics (2022)
Aircraft operations9,814
Based aircraft66

Bowling Green–Warren County Regional Airport (IATA: BWG, ICAO: KBWG, FAA LID: BWG) is two miles southeast of Bowling Green, in Warren County, Kentucky. It is owned by the City of Bowling Green and Warren County.[1]

A now-defunct Falcon Air Express McDonnell Douglas MD-83 at Bowling Green Airport

History

The site was established in 1934 as a military airfield.[2] Shortly after the end of WWII the airport was served by an intrastate airline, Bluegrass Airlines through fall 1946. On August 1, 1948 Eastern Airlines added Bowling Green to its Chicago to Atlanta route. Aircraft used were the Douglas DC-3, Martin 4-0-4, and the Lockheed L-188 Electra. In 1969 Eastern contracted to Air South and Wright Airlines to serve Bowling Green. The last Wright Airlines flight left Bowling Green around 4:30 pm, September 10, 1972, leaving the airport without airline service.

Charter flights for Western Kentucky University Men's and Women's athletic programs use the airport regularly.

Airlines and destinations

Bowling Green–Warren County Regional Airport had seasonal service on a single airline, Contour Airlines, to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport in Destin, Florida. Service to Destin resumed on May 13, 2017, and continued through August 13, 2017.[3] Contour Airlines began serving Bowling Green–Warren County Regional Airport on August 29, 2016, with twice daily flights to Atlanta and twice weekly flights to Destin on a seasonal basis. This marked the first time Bowling Green had scheduled commercial service since 1972.[4] The seasonal flights to Destin ended in late October.[5] On November 1, 2016, service to Atlanta was reduced from two flights a day to one.[6] It was announced on December 9, 2016, that the flights to Atlanta would end on January 8, 2017, due to insufficient demand.[7]

Facilities

The airport covers 566 acres (229 ha) and has two runways:[1]

  • Runway 3/21: 6,501 x 150 ft (1,981 x 46 m) Asphalt
  • Runway 12/30: 3,956 x 150 ft (1,206 x 46 m) Asphalt

In the year ending December 31, 2022, the airport had 9,814 aircraft operations, average 27 per day: 85% general aviation, 14% air taxi, <1% military and <1% airline. 66 aircraft were based at the airport: 51 single engine, 8 multi-engine, 5 jet, and 2 helicopters.[1]

  • Fixed-Base Operator: Co-Mar Aviation - Operations include aircraft maintenance, fuel services, and aircraft hangars/tie downs.

Future developments

In December 2015 the city and the airport reviewed a proposal to expand the terminal at a cost of $1.8 million. The expanded facility would be about 9,000 to 10,000 sq. ft. and would be built based on demand.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 FAA Airport Form 5010 for BWG PDF, retrieved 2023-07-25
  2. ↑ Bowling Green - Warren County Regional Airport: About Us Archived July 2, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ Baute, Sean (February 15, 2017). "BGWC Regional Airport announces 2017 commercial flights". WBKO. Archived from the original on February 16, 2017.
  4. ↑ Gossum, Michael (August 4, 2016). "Bowling Green-Warren County Regional Airport announces ticket fares". WBKO. Archived from the original on August 5, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Bowling Green-Warren County Regional Airport announces flights to Atlanta, Destin". WBKO. May 17, 2016. Archived from the original on May 19, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Airport cuts number of Atlanta flights". WBKO. November 7, 2016. Archived from the original on February 21, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Bowling Green airport cancels Atlanta flights; Destin service continues". WBKO. December 9, 2016. Archived from the original on December 10, 2016.
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