Manhattan Regional Airport Guide
Manhattan Regional Airport sits in Riley County, Kansas, about five miles southwest of downtown Manhattan. The City of Manhattan owns it. The field serves the Flint Hills region and Kansas State University, and it sits at an elevation of 1,066 feet.
American Eagle provides the scheduled service, with about five daily regional jet flights. Two go to Chicago O'Hare and three go to Dallas/Fort Worth. The airport recorded a record 83,220 enplanements in 2025, up from 16,489 in 2008. Continental Airlines started the first scheduled flights in 1953 with DC-3 aircraft.
Construction of the airfield began in June 1939 and it was dedicated in November 1940. The current terminal opened in phases in 2015 and 2016, cost $18 million, and replaced a 1997 building. It has two gates and three jet bridge positions. Two concrete runways handle about 30,600 aircraft operations a year.
Services
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Location
Key facts
- Size
- 167K passengers (2025)2 runwaysopened 1953
- Location
- 39.141, -96.671
- Operator
- City of Manhattan
- Links
- Wikipedia ↗
Terminals
1 terminalManhattan Regional Airport has 1 passenger terminal — Passenger Terminal, handling domestic flights for around 1 airlines. Check which terminal your airline uses before you travel, as check-in, security and boarding points differ between them, and moving from one to another can take time.
- Passenger TerminalDomestic
American Eagle
Nearby cities
2 citiesManhattan Regional Airport is closest to Manhattan (8 km northeast), and also serves Junction City and other nearby areas. With 2 towns and cities within reach, it is a practical gateway for the wider region. Distances shown are straight-line from the airport, so allow extra time for road transfers, traffic and parking.
- Manhattan8 km northeast
- Junction City32 km east
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