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Springfield–Branson National Airport
IATA: SGF ICAO: KSGF FAA LID: SGF
Summary
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
Map
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Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 14/32 8,000 2,438 Concrete 2/20 7,003 2,135 Concrete
Statistics (2022)
Passengers 1,109,529 Aircraft operations 56,791 Based aircraft 142 (2021)
Sources: FAA,[1] airport website[2]

FAA diagram

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 fourteen 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] The terminal was renamed in December 2022 to honor retiring U.S. Senator Roy Blunt, who had represented Springfield in the House of Representatives from 1997 to 2011.^[6]

The airport hit one million passengers for the first time in 2018.^[7]

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 fatal accident on airport property.

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][8]

In the year ending December 31, 2021 the airport had 47,565 aircraft operations, average 130 per day: 44% general aviation, 27% air taxi, 6% military and 22% airline. 142 aircraft at that time were based at this airport: 87 single-engine, 10 multi-engine, 33 jet, 2 helicopters, and 10 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 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.

Source:^[11]

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

Airlines	Destinations
Allegiant Air	Austin, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Orlando/Sanford, Phoenix/Mesa, Punta Gorda (FL), St. Petersburg/Clearwater Seasonal: Destin/Fort Walton Beach, Houston–Hobby[12]
American Eagle	Charlotte, Chicago–O'Hare, Dallas/Fort Worth
Delta Air Lines	Atlanta[13]
Delta Connection	Atlanta
United Express	Chicago–O'Hare, Denver, Houston–Intercontinental

Destinations map
Springfield Las Vegas Los Angeles Orlando/Sanford Phoenix–Mesa St. Petersburg Destin/Fort Walton Beach Punta Gorda Charlotte Chicago–O'Hare Austin Dallas/Fort Worth Atlanta Denver Houston–Intercontinental Houston–Hobby All destinations from Springfield–Branson National Airport (SGF). Red = Year-round destination Green = Seasonal destination Blue = Future destination

Statistics

Top destinations

Ten busiest domestic routes out of SGF
(April 2022 – March 2023)^[15]

Rank	City	Passengers	Carriers
1	Dallas/Fort Worth, TX	142,000	American
2	Atlanta, GA	80,000	Delta
3	Chicago–O'Hare, IL	71,000	American, United
4	Charlotte, NC	52,000	American
5	Denver, CO	50,000	United
6	Houston–Intercontinental, Texas	29,000	United
7	St. Petersburg, FL	28,000	Allegiant
8	Phoenix–Mesa, AZ	26,000	Allegiant
9	Orlando–Sanford, FL	22,000	Allegiant
10	Las Vegas, NV	19,000	Allegiant

Annual traffic

Year	Passenger statistics	Percent change
2000	710,961	--%
2001	653,568	8.7%
2002	652,283	0.1%
2003	653,253	0.1%
2004	721,958	10.5%
2005	888,738	23.1%
2006	864,999	2.6%
2007	883,893	2.1%
2008	779,995	11.7%
2009	811,771	4.0%
2010	796,251	1.9%
2011	731,396	8.1%
2012	740,000	1.1%
2013	755,773[16]	2.1%
2014	846,324[17]	12.0%
2015	919,004	8.5%
2016	952,703	3.6%
2017	993,129[18]	4.2%
2018	1,075,425[19]	8.3%
2019	1,187,068[20]	10.4%
2020	598,604[21]	49.6%
2021	968,227[22]	62.7%
2022	1,109,529[23]	14.6%

See also

• List of airports in Missouri

References

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