Dubuque Regional Airport
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | City of Dubuque | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Dubuque, Iowa | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,077 ft / 328 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42°24′07″N 090°42′34″W / 42.40194°N 90.70944°WCoordinates: 42°24′07″N 090°42′34″W / 42.40194°N 90.70944°W | ||||||||||||||
| Website | www.FlyDBQ.com | ||||||||||||||
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| Aircraft operations (2011) | 48,417 |
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| Based aircraft (2017) | 64 |
Dubuque Regional Airport (IATA: DBQ, ICAO: KDBQ, FAA LID: DBQ) is eight miles southwest of Dubuque, a city in Dubuque County, Iowa, United States. Situated along U.S. Highway 61, the airport is owned by the city of Dubuque, and is operated as a department of the city government. The city council appoints people for four-year terms to the Airport Commission board, which oversees the airport. For day-to-day operations, the Commission hires an airport manager. DBQ is used for general aviation and sees one airline. A charter service which is run by Chartaire, Inc. The airport offers maintenance and refueling services, including services for jets.
The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2017–2021 categorized it as a primary commercial service facility.Federal Aviation Administration records say the airport had 42,870 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008, 39,359 in 2009 and 33,861 in 2010.
The 2013 Federal sequester would have resulted in the closure of the airport's control tower, but the Federal Aviation Administration ultimately reversed its decision.
Northwest Airlines announced on February 7, 2008 that its regional partner Mesaba Airlines operating as Northwest Airlink will once again return with service to Dubuque with twice daily flights to and from Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport using Saab 340 aircraft. These flights began on June 20, 2008. On July 2, 2009, the merged Delta/Northwest Airlines announced it would discontinue all service to Dubuque citing weakened demand throughout its system. This left DBQ with only one airline providing commercial service.
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