# Alliance Municipal Airport (AIA)

> Alliance, US · IATA: AIA · ICAO: KAIA · Medium Airport

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `AIA` |
| ICAO | `KAIA` |
| City | Alliance |
| Country | US |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 1198 m |
| Cargo | ❌ |
| GPS | 42.05254, -102.80397 |

## Description

Built in 1942-43 as Alliance Army Airfield to train paratroopers and glider crews, Alliance Municipal Airport (IATA: AIA, ICAO: KAIA) still shows its wartime scale with three asphalt runways, the longest 9,203 ft (2,805 m). In Nebraska's panhandle, it keeps a subsidized Essential Air Service link to Denver, flown by Denver Air Connection (operated by Key Lime Air) on nine-seat Metroliner turboprops, around 12-14 round trips a week. About 90 percent of movements, though, are general aviation, including agricultural and training flights. There is no significant air-cargo handling; time-critical freight from the region routes through Denver (DEN). For forwarders, AIA is a passenger feeder, not a cargo point.

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