Owensboro-Daviess County Regional Airport – OWB Airport
Owensboro-Daviess County Airport is a public airport categorized as a primary commercial service facility by the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. It is located in Owensboro, Daviess County, Kentucky and is owned by both the city and county. The airport is used for general aviation with two airlines serving the airport under the Essential Air Service program.
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OWB Airport covers a land area measuring 880 acres and sits on an elevation of 407 feet. The airport has two runways. Runway 18/36 has a concrete surface and measures 8,000 feet long. Runway 6/24 has an asphalt/concrete surface and measures 5,000 feet. As of April 2018, the airport had 19, 991 aircraft operations and as of 2016 the airport handled 23,537-passenger boardings. Allegiant Air and Cape Air serve the OWB Airport with routes to Orlando/Sanford and St. Louis. The top domestic destination from OWB is to Orlando/Sanford on the Allegiant Air airline. Locals from Mount Vernon, Evansville, and New Harmony also use the OWB for air travel services.
What to Do & Area Attractions
Staying in a hotel near the airport is very much possible for there are a lot of options to choose from. The Wingfield Inn & Suites is only 6 minutes away from OWB and offers streamlined rooms and free breakfast. The Best Western Plus Owensboro is 8 minutes away and has clean, contemporary rooms for guests to stay in. Only 7 minutes away is the Fairfield Inn by Marriott Owensboro. Rooms in this hotel are spacious and clean in this hotel and come with an indoor pool as well as free breakfast.
Other airports are also located near the OWB. The Evansville Regional Airport is 53 minutes away from OWB. The Lawrenceville-Vincennes Airport is an hour and 50 minutes away. Both airports serve as options aside from the OWB Airport.
