Waynesville-St. Robert Regional Airport


Waynesville-St. Robert Regional Airport, also known as Forney Field, is a public and military use airport located at Fort Leonard Wood in Pulaski County, Missouri, United States. The airport's passenger terminal is operated under the control of the U.S. Army and general aviation is under the direction of a board named by the cities of Waynesville and St. Robert. Formerly known as Waynesville Regional Airport at Forney Field, it is served by one commercial airline with scheduled service subsidized by the Essential Air Service program.
It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2017–2021, which categorized it as a non-primary commercial service airport.

History

During World War II the airfield was used by the United States Army Air Forces. It was known as Forney Army Airfield until 1998. It was attached to Fort Leonard Wood and was part of the Army Service Forces.

Facilities and aircraft

Waynesville-St. Robert Regional Airport covers an area of 237 acres at an elevation of 1,159 feet above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 15/33 with an asphalt surface measuring 6,038 by 150 feet. For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2016, the airport had 25,807 aircraft operations, an average of 71 per day: 50% military, 32% general aviation and 18% scheduled commercial. In November 2018, there were 15 aircraft based at this airport: 8 single-engine, 2 multi-engine and 5 military.

Airline and destination

The following airline offers scheduled passenger service:
RankAirportPassengersCarriers
1St. Louis, MO8,480Cape Air

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