Waynesville–St. Robert Regional Airport

Waynesville-St. Robert Regional Airport^[1][2] (IATA: TBN^[3], ICAO: KTBN, FAA LID: TBN), also known as Forney Field, is a public and military use airport located at Fort Leonard Wood in Pulaski County, Missouri, United States.^[1] The airport's passenger terminal is operated under the control of the U.S. Army and general aviation is under the direction of a board named by the cities of Waynesville and St. Robert.^[4] Formerly known as Waynesville Regional Airport at Forney Field, it is served by one commercial airline with scheduled service subsidized by the Essential Air Service program.

Waynesville-St. Robert Regional Airport Forney Army Airfield
USGS 2006 orthophoto
IATA: TBN ICAO: KTBN FAA LID: TBN
Summary
Airport type	Public / military
Owner	U.S. Army
Serves	Waynesville & St. Robert, Missouri
Location	Fort Leonard Wood
Elevation AMSL	1,159 ft / 353 m
Coordinates	37°44′30″N 092°08′27″W
Map
TBN Location of airport in Missouri Show map of Missouri TBN TBN (the United States) Show map of the United States
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 15/33 6,037 1,840 Asphalt
Statistics
Aircraft operations (2016) 25,807 Based aircraft (2021) 14 Departing passengers (12 months ending Aug 2018) 8,480
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2021–2025, which categorized it as a non-primary commercial service airport (between 2,500 and 10,000 enplanements per year).^[5]

History

During World War II the airfield was used by the United States Army Air Forces. It was known as Forney Army Airfield until 1998.^[6] It was attached to Fort Leonard Wood and was part of the Army Service Forces.

Facilities and aircraft

Waynesville-St. Robert Regional Airport covers an area of 237 acres (96 ha) at an elevation of 1,159 feet (353 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 15/33 with an asphalt surface measuring 6,037 by 150 feet (1,840 x 46 m). For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2016, the airport had 25,807 aircraft operations, an average of 71 per day: 50% military, 32% general aviation and 18% scheduled commercial. In June 2021, there were 14 aircraft based at this airport: 9 single-engine and 5 military.^[1]

Airline and destinations

Airlines	Destinations	Refs.
Contour Airlines	Chicago–O'Hare,[7] Dallas/Fort Worth	[8]

Statistics

Passenger boardings (enplanements) by year, as per the FAA^[9]

Year	2009 [10]	2010 [11]	2011 [12]	2012 [13]	2013[14]	2014[15]	2015[16]	2016[17]	2017[18]	2018[19]	2019[20]	2020	2021
Enplanements	4,869	4,159	6,978	7,894	8,325	8,281	8,065	8,108	9,078	7,717	5,404	9,666	11,340
Change	01.78%	014.58%	067.78%	013.13%	05.46%	00.53%	02.61%	00.53%	011.96%	014.99%	029.97%	078.87%	017.32%
Airline	Great Lakes Airlines	Great Lakes Airlines	Cape Air	Cape Air	Cape Air	Cape Air	Cape Air	Cape Air	Cape Air	Cape Air	Contour Airlines	Contour Airlines United Express	United Express
Destination(s)	Kansas City St. Louis	Kansas City St. Louis	St. Louis	St. Louis	St. Louis	St. Louis	St. Louis	St. Louis	St. Louis	St. Louis	St. Louis	St. Louis Chicago–O'Hare	Chicago–O'Hare

Accidents and Incidents

• On August 4, 1955, American Airlines Flight 476, a Convair CV-240 flying from Tulsa to New York crashed while attempting an emergency landing at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, after the No. 2 engine caught fire. While descending the right wing caught fire and eventually failed, crashing in a forest 1 km NW of the airport. All 30 occupants (3 crew, 27 passengers) died. The investigation revealed a defective cylinder in the No. 2 engine failed, causing the fire.^[21]

See also

• List of airports in Missouri
• Missouri World War II Army Airfields