Evansville Regional Airport
Encyclopedia
Evansville Regional Airport is a public airport
located three miles (5 km) north of the central business district
of Evansville
, a city in Vanderburgh County
, Indiana
, United States
. This airport is publicly owned by Evansville/Vanderburgh Airport Authority.
It provides nearly 30 daily flights to and from national hub-airport locations throughout the United States. These airline hub
s consist of Atlanta, Chicago
, Dallas/Fort Worth, and Detroit.
On June 16, 1930, the Evansville Municipal Airport and its two runways were officially dedicated. Those runways, which were 100 X 1,200 square feet and four inches thick, cost $30,000 to complete. The first Evansville Airport Manager was Werner J. Genot. He took charge on December 16, 1930.
Interstate Airlines made Evansville a stop on their Chicago-Atlanta and St. Louis-Louisville routes on October 19, 1928. Also in 1928, Capital Air Corporation started passenger service through Evansville. From February 1933 to September 1940, the airport did not have a commercial airline. The, Eastern Airlines brought four commercial flights a day to Evansville. This service showed that Evansville’s airport needed to grow. Plans were put in place for expansion.
In 1950, a new airport terminal opened. The construction cost was $787,000. Evansville City Council passed and ordinance to change the name of the airport to Dress Memorial Airport on October 11, 1950, and on October 29, 1950, the new terminal was dedicated. The total airport property now consisted of 467 acre. Only 347 of there acres were utilized for aircraft operations. The remaining 120 acres were used for agriculture.
The first jet that actually landed at the Evansville airport landed in September of 1964. It was a chartered 727 that had Presidential candidate Barry Goldwater on board.
The original terminal was replaced in 1988 with the new William H. Dress Terminal. The new terminal was designed by Hafer Associates and provides 140,000 square feet (13,000 m²) of space and ten carrier gates.
(ILS), providing precision instrument approaches. The airport encompasses 1,400 acres (5.7 km²) and the passenger terminal provides 140,000 square feet (13,000 m²) of space and ten carrier gates.
Airport
An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...
located three miles (5 km) north of the central business district
Central business district
A central business district is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city. In North America this part of a city is commonly referred to as "downtown" or "city center"...
of Evansville
Evansville, Indiana
Evansville is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of Indiana and the largest city in Southern Indiana. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 117,429. It is the county seat of Vanderburgh County and the regional hub for both Southwestern Indiana and the...
, a city in Vanderburgh County
Vanderburgh County, Indiana
As of the census of 2000, there were 171,922 people, 70,623 households, and 44,421 families residing in the county. The population density was 733 people per square mile . There were 76,300 housing units at an average density of 325 per square mile...
, Indiana
Indiana
Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...
, United States
United States
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. This airport is publicly owned by Evansville/Vanderburgh Airport Authority.
It provides nearly 30 daily flights to and from national hub-airport locations throughout the United States. These airline hub
Airline hub
An airline hub is an airport that an airline uses as a transfer point to get passengers to their intended destination. It is part of a hub and spoke model, where travelers moving between airports not served by direct flights change planes en route to their destinations...
s consist of Atlanta, Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
, Dallas/Fort Worth, and Detroit.
History
Established in 1928 on 260 acres (1.1 km²) of land along U.S. Highway 41 and funded by a city bond issue, the original airport construction included a small terminal, weather bureau, hangar, runways, boundary lights, grading, and drainage work.On June 16, 1930, the Evansville Municipal Airport and its two runways were officially dedicated. Those runways, which were 100 X 1,200 square feet and four inches thick, cost $30,000 to complete. The first Evansville Airport Manager was Werner J. Genot. He took charge on December 16, 1930.
Interstate Airlines made Evansville a stop on their Chicago-Atlanta and St. Louis-Louisville routes on October 19, 1928. Also in 1928, Capital Air Corporation started passenger service through Evansville. From February 1933 to September 1940, the airport did not have a commercial airline. The, Eastern Airlines brought four commercial flights a day to Evansville. This service showed that Evansville’s airport needed to grow. Plans were put in place for expansion.
In 1950, a new airport terminal opened. The construction cost was $787,000. Evansville City Council passed and ordinance to change the name of the airport to Dress Memorial Airport on October 11, 1950, and on October 29, 1950, the new terminal was dedicated. The total airport property now consisted of 467 acre. Only 347 of there acres were utilized for aircraft operations. The remaining 120 acres were used for agriculture.
The first jet that actually landed at the Evansville airport landed in September of 1964. It was a chartered 727 that had Presidential candidate Barry Goldwater on board.
The original terminal was replaced in 1988 with the new William H. Dress Terminal. The new terminal was designed by Hafer Associates and provides 140,000 square feet (13,000 m²) of space and ten carrier gates.
Facilities
EVV has three runways and is equipped with an Instrument Landing SystemInstrument Landing System
An instrument landing system is a ground-based instrument approach system that provides precision guidance to an aircraft approaching and landing on a runway, using a combination of radio signals and, in many cases, high-intensity lighting arrays to enable a safe landing during instrument...
(ILS), providing precision instrument approaches. The airport encompasses 1,400 acres (5.7 km²) and the passenger terminal provides 140,000 square feet (13,000 m²) of space and ten carrier gates.
Airlines and destinations
Accidents
Two aviation accidents have been associated with the area surrounding the airport.- On December 13, 1977, Douglas C-53 N51071 of National Jet Services crashed on take-off from whilst on a domestic non-scheduled passenger flight to Nashville Metropolitan AirportNashville International AirportNashville International Airport is a joint civil-military airport in southeastern Nashville, Tennessee. The IATA Airport Code BNA is derived from the early name of the facility—Berry Field, NAshville. Berry Field was the name of the airport until 1988, when the name was changed to reflect...
, TennesseeTennesseeTennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,346,105, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers , making it the 36th-largest by total land area...
. All 29 people on board were killed, including the entire University of EvansvilleUniversity of EvansvilleThe University of Evansville is a small, private university with approximately 3,050 students located in Evansville, Indiana. Founded in 1854 as Moores Hill College, it is located near the interchange of the Lloyd Expressway and U.S. Route 41. It is affiliated with the United Methodist Church...
basketball team. The cause of the accident was that the gust lockGust lockA gust lock on an aircraft is a mechanism that locks control surfaces in place preventing random movement and possible damage of the surface from wind while parked...
s had not been removed and the aircraft was improperly loaded, resulting in an aft CoG.
- On February 6, 1992, a C-130C-130 HerculesThe Lockheed C-130 Hercules is a four-engine turboprop military transport aircraft designed and built originally by Lockheed, now Lockheed Martin. Capable of using unprepared runways for takeoffs and landings, the C-130 was originally designed as a troop, medical evacuation, and cargo transport...
military transport aircraft operated by the Kentucky Air National GuardKentucky Air National GuardThe Kentucky Air National Guard is a subordinate air force unit of the United States National Guard. It is located in the state of Kentucky. It is considered a part of the United States Air Force, as well as its state mission.-People:...
, with five crew aboard, crashed at 9:48 A.M. one mile south of the airport in the parking lot of JoJo's restaurant in connection with the Drury InnDrury HotelsDrury Hotels, LLC, or Drury Hotels is a St. Louis, Missouri based corporation that operates over 130 hotels in a 20 state area.The company employs approximately 4,000 people....
on U.S. Highway 41. Sixteen people were killed in the crash and fifteen others were injured. Both JoJo's restaurant and Drury Inn were damaged but were repaired and are still operating just south of the airport although JoJo's is now a Denny's restaurant
External links
- Evansville Regional Airport (official site)
- Aerial photo from Indiana Department of TransportationIndiana Department of TransportationThe Indiana Department of Transportation is a governmental agency of the U.S. state of Indiana charged with maintaining and regulating transportation and transportation related infrastructure such as state owned airports, state highways and state owned canals or railroads.-Districts:INDOT is...
