Green Bay–Austin Straubel International Airport

Green Bay Austin Straubel International Airport (IATA: GRB, ICAO: KGRB, FAA LID: GRB) is a county-owned public-use airport in Brown County, Wisconsin, United States, which serves Northeastern Wisconsin.^[1] It is the fourth busiest of eight commercial service airports in Wisconsin in terms of passengers served.^[2][3] The airport is located 7 nautical miles (13 km; 8.1 mi) southwest of downtown Green Bay,^[1] in the village of Ashwaubenon.

Green Bay Austin Straubel International Airport
Passenger terminal
IATA: GRB ICAO: KGRB FAA LID: GRB
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner/Operator	Brown County Airport Department
Serves	Green Bay metropolitan area
Location	Hobart, Wisconsin
Opened	December 1948 (1948-12)
Time zone	CST (UTC−06:00)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC−05:00)
Elevation AMSL	695 ft / 212 m
Coordinates	44°29′05″N 088°07′47″W
Website	flygrb.com
Maps
FAA airport diagram
GRB Location of airport in Wisconsin Show map of Wisconsin GRB GRB (the United States) Show map of the United States
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 18/36 8,700 2,651 Concrete 6/24 7,700 2,347 Concrete
Statistics (12 months ending May 2025 except where noted)
Passenger volume 661,000 Departing passengers 331,000 Scheduled flights 5,471 Cargo (lb.) 317k Aircraft operations (2023) 46,964 Based aircraft (2024) 101
Source: Federal Aviation Administration,[1] BTS[2]

Green Bay Austin Straubel International Airport is also known as "The Gateway to Lambeau", as it is the primary airport utilized for people and teams traveling to Lambeau Field, home of the Green Bay Packers.^[4]

History

The airport is named for Lt. Col. Austin Straubel, the first aviator from Brown County to die in his country's service, on February 3, 1942, after having served for thirteen years in the United States Army Air Corps. The airport name was officially changed to Green Bay Austin Straubel International Airport on August 17, 2016.^[5][6]

Facilities

Green Bay–Austin Straubel International Airport has two fixed-base operators: Executive Air and Jet Air. Both offer full service during operating hours. The airport covers 2,441 acres (988 ha) and has two runways.^[1][7]

• Runway 18/36: 8,700 x 150 ft (2,651 x 46 m.), surface: concrete, ILS equipped
• Runway 6/24: 7,700 x 150 ft (2,347 x 46 m.), surface: concrete, ILS/DME equipped

For the twelve-month period ending December 31, 2023, the airport had 46,964 aircraft operations, an average of 129 per day: 68% general aviation, 16% air taxi, 15% commercial and 1% military. In August 2024, there were 101 aircraft based at this airport: 49 single-engine, 28 multi-engine, 21 jet, 2 helicopters and 1 ultra-light.^[1]

It is included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2025–2029, in which it is categorized as a non-hub primary commercial service facility.^[8] The airport sits on portions of land encompassing Green Bay and the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin's Indian reservation. It has two runways and is used for commercial air travel and general aviation. There are two concourses with six gates each.^[9]

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

Airlines	Destinations
American Eagle	Chicago–O'Hare
Delta Air Lines	Atlanta
Delta Connection	Detroit, Minneapolis/St. Paul
Frontier Airlines	Seasonal: Denver[citation needed]
United Express	Chicago–O'Hare

Destinations map
Green Bay Chicago–O'Hare Minneapolis/St. Paul Atlanta Denver Detroit Destinations from Green Bay Austin Straubel International Airport Red = Year-round destination Green = Seasonal destination Blue = Future destination Purple = Route ending

Cargo

Airlines	Destinations
AirNet Express	Milwaukee
Freight Runners Express	Appleton, Fargo, Milwaukee
PACC Air	Iron Mountain

Statistics

Top destinations

Busiest domestic routes out of GRB
(June 2024 – May 2025)^[2]

Rank	City	Passengers	Carriers
1	Chicago–O'Hare, Illinois	138,310	American, United
2	Minneapolis/St Paul, Minnesota	67,910	Delta
3	Detroit, Michigan	65,300	Delta
4	Atlanta, Georgia	49,510	Delta
5	Denver, Colorado	5,580	Frontier
6	Fort Myers, Florida	2,880	Sun Country

Passenger traffic

Airline market share

Largest airlines at GRB (June 2024 – May 2025)^[2]

Rank	Airline	Passengers	Share
1	SkyWest Airlines	365,000	55.28%
2	Delta Air Lines	99,330	15.04%
3	Air Wisconsin	67,110	10.16%
4	GoJet Airlines	40,570	6.15%
5	Envoy Air	40,240	6.09%

Annual passenger traffic at GRB airport. See Wikidata query.

Ground transportation

As of 2023, there is no fixed-route public transit to the airport. However, Green Bay Metro provides microtransit service from the end of Route 9.^[10]

Accidents and incidents

• On June 29, 1972, a Convair CV-580 flying as North Central Airlines Flight 290 bound for Oshkosh, Milwaukee and Chicago collided midair with an Air Wisconsin turboprop plane over Lake Winnebago.^[11] Eight people died as a result of this accident, five from the North Central flight and three from the Air Wisconsin plane.^[11]
• On December 21, 1979, a Cessna 310R operated by Green Bay Aviation was destroyed and two of the five occupants were killed when the aircraft struck trees. The accident occurred 1/2 mile southwest of the airport as the aircraft was executing an ILS approach to Runway 6.^[12][13]
• On January 25, 1989, a privately owned Cessna 337G was destroyed when it impacted the ground 1/2 mile south of Austin Straubel Airport. The aircraft was on approach to GRB, where it was based when the crash occurred. The plane's only occupant, the pilot, was killed.^[14][15]
• On April 2, 2001, a Cessna 501 I/SP en route to Fort Myers, Florida crashed into a Morning Glory Dairy warehouse immediately after takeoff from Runway 18, killing the sole occupant of the aircraft.^[16][17]
• On May 16, 2001, a Glasair experimental aircraft was destroyed and the pilot killed. The aircraft, which was based at GRB, impacted the ground while executing a turn for separation with a landing Cessna on runway 24 at GRB.^[18][19]

See also

• Green Bay Metro
• List of airports in Wisconsin