Located in the center of the USA’s population, Owensboro is connected to most markets with excellent highway, rail, river and air access. The Owensboro-Daviess County Regional Airport and the offers economical options for moving people and products. The airport is an ideal hub for cargo distribution with a main runway of 8,000 feet and a secondary runway of 5,000 feet.
Located adjacent to the Mid-America Airpark, the airport property spans 880 acres with 360 acres available for development. Amenities include an air traffic control tower, automated weather system as well as fuel and maintenance facilities. The Owensboro-Daviess County Regional Airport Authority (OWB) includes such amenities as a control tower staffed 365 days per year and 178 acres of available land for development. Three fixed based operators provide fuel, maintenance and hanger services for the aviation community and 56 privately owned aircraft are hangared at OWB.
OWB is a full security airport with more than 50,000 departures and landings annually, including nonstop Allegiant Airline flights to Orlando and Las Vegas, the two most popular vacation destinations in the United States. Cape Air offers 36 departures and arrivals per week to St. Louis, which allows the business traveler to connect to almost any national destination and many international destinations.
All flights from Owensboro are nonstop. Direct flights are a tremendous attraction for the frequent flier. People do not want to stay over for several hours in a one- or two-stop trip. (A two-hour flight can easily turn into a 9-10 hour experience with weather and other delays.)
Nonstop flights with partners Allegiant Air and Cape Air have greatly increased the success of OWB. More passengers will fly out of the Owensboro-Daviess Co. Regional Airport in 2012 than any time in the airport’s history.
The Owensboro-Daviess County Regional Airport is an economic development tool for Western Kentucky, a connection to the world for its regional residents and a source of pride for Daviess County. Owensboro is in the midst of a renaissance with more than $1.5 billion in public investment, including a vibrant downtown and five colleges. OWB is proud to serve this family-centered community with stable growth, a diverse economy and a regional workforce of more than 250,000.