| Galesburg Municipal Airport | |
| Iata: | GBG |
| Icao: | KGBG |
| Faa: | GBG |
| Type: | Public |
| Owner: | City of Galesburg |
| City-Served: | Galesburg, Illinois |
| Elevation-F: | 764 |
| Elevation-M: | 233 |
| Website: | ci.galesburg.il.us/airport/ |
| Pushpin Map: | USA Illinois#USA |
| Pushpin Relief: | yes |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of airport in Illinois |
| Pushpin Label: | GBG |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| R1-Number: | 3/21 |
| R1-Length-F: | 5,792 |
| R1-Length-M: | 1,766 |
| R1-Surface: | Asphalt |
| R2-Number: | 10/28 |
| R2-Length-F: | 3,600 |
| R2-Length-M: | 1,098 |
| R2-Surface: | Asphalt |
| Stat1-Header: | Aircraft operations (2017) |
| Stat1-Data: | 14,000 |
| Stat2-Header: | Based aircraft (2019) |
| Stat2-Data: | 27 |
| Footnotes: | Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] |
Galesburg Municipal Airport 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.
Galesburg Municipal Airport covers an area of 623acres and contains two asphalt paved runways: runway 3/21 measures 5792by, and runway 10/28 measures 3600by.
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.[4]
Annually, Galesburg Municipal 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]