Alliance Municipal Airport - AIA-Alliance Municipal
Alliance Municipal Airport is a public airport located three miles south of the main city center of Alliance, Nebraska. AIA-Alliance Municipal is owned by the City of Alliance and serves domestic flights from the city to major cities around America. Denver Air Connection is one of the airlines that offer scheduled passenger flights to Denver, from Alliance. The Essential Air Service program is the one that subsidized these flights. In 2008, there were a total of 1,786 passengers traffic served in the airport. It sits in an elevation of 1,198 meters above mean sea level and covers a total area of 3,500 hectares.
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The Alliance Municipal Airport features three asphalt runways with lengths as follows - 2,805 meters, 1,924 meters and 1,890 meters. In 2011, the airport had an average of 39 flights in a day - 14,503 in total aircraft operations during that year. Most of these are mainly general aviation and with 10% of the flights coming from air taxi services. A total of 66 aircraft operations were based in the airport. Alliance is the closest city to the airport and offers a great escape where you can enjoy plenty of museums and local restaurants.
What to Do & Area Attractions
Alliance Hotel and Suites located witching 5 miles away from the AIA Airport is a 3-star hotel. This hotel is a budget friendly hotel that offers comfortable rooms, and is located close to dozens of attraction sites such as the Carnegie Art Center, Sallows Military Museum and the Dobby’s Frontier Town.
