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Southeast Iowa Regional Airport

Burlington, United States

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Elevation

698 ft

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The Essence of Southeast Iowa Regional Airport

BRL

Location

Burlington · IA · United States

Connectivity

2 routes · 2 destinations

Position

40.783°, -91.126° · 698 ft elev.

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Southeast Iowa's regional air gateway serving Burlington and beyond.

Opened

1928

Location

Burlington, United States

Southeast Iowa Regional Airport (IATA: BRL, ICAO: KBRL) is a public airport located in Burlington, Iowa, serving the southeastern corner of the state. It provides essential air connectivity for the Burlington metropolitan area and surrounding communities in Iowa, Illinois, and Missouri. The airport is owned and operated by the City of Burlington and has historically supported regional commercial service, general aviation, and charter operations. It features two runways and standard facilities for a regional airport of its size. Commercial service at Burlington has fluctuated over the years, with the airport experiencing periods of scheduled airline service and gaps in coverage. Federal Essential Air Service subsidies have at times supported air connectivity to larger hub airports for this relatively small market.

Terminals

The airport has a single small terminal building designed to accommodate regional passenger operations and general aviation traffic.

Getting to & from

Ground transportation to Burlington and surrounding areas is primarily via personal vehicle, rental car, or taxi service, as no scheduled public transit connects the airport to the city.

Airlines here

The airport has been served by regional carriers through Essential Air Service programs, though scheduled commercial service has been intermittent.

Notable facts

›Located approximately 3 miles north of downtown Burlington, Iowa.
›Has received federal Essential Air Service subsidies to maintain air connectivity.
›Serves as an important general aviation facility for the tri-state region of Iowa, Illinois, and Missouri.
›The airport features two asphalt runways supporting regional and general aviation aircraft.
›Burlington sits along the Mississippi River, making the airport a key transport node for the area.

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Airlines serving this airport

Air Choice One

Routes

BRL → ORD3E · CNC

BRL → STL3E · CNC

Aircraft operating here

CNC2 routes

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Encyclopaedia

Southeast Iowa Regional Airport – also known as SIRA – is a public airport located two miles southwest of Burlington, in Des Moines County, Iowa. It is owned by the Southeast Iowa Regional Airport Authority which includes representatives from the city of Burlington, the city of West Burlington, and Des Moines County. The airport is used for general aviation and sees one airline, a service subsidized by the federal government's Essential Air Service program at a cost of $1,917,566.

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