Galesburg Municipal Airport – GBG Galesburg
Galesburg Municipal Airport is an airport situated five kilometers from the city center of Galesburg, Illinois which is part of the Knox County. The airport is owned by the City of Galesburg which is the home of the Railroad Days Festival. It is held every fourth weekend of June and is expected to welcome a lot of tourists to the city. On regular days, the city’s attraction is the Galesburg Railroad Museum.
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Galesburg Municipal Airport (GBG) has a total land area of 252 hectares with two asphalt runways measuring 1,765 meters by 46 meters and 1,097 meters by 30 meters respectively. Based on 2017 statistics from the Federal Aviation Administration, the airport handled 14,000 aircraft operations. In 2019, the airport has 35 recorded based aircrafts. The airport is the venue of the National Stearman Fly-in which displays several World War II – era Boeing Stearman aircraft from all over the world. Since 1972, the city hosts the event, which showcases around a hundred aircrafts, and is frequented by aircraft enthusiasts. Some of the nearby cities that are good to visit while in Galesburg are Canton, Groveland, Washington and a few others.
On this page it is easy to search for Galesburg, IL airport hotels, we have listed hotels, airport motels,
resorts, inns in order of proximity, closest airport lodging options are listed first. Galesburg, IL, United States (GBG-Galesburg Municipal) airport
area map also gives you guidance on the distance of these hotels from the GBG airport.
Most of these GBG
hotels are designed to serve frequent travelers. If you are on business trip or family vacation or if your flight is delayed
and you need an overnight stay near the airport. Some of these Galesburg, IL
motels have passenger pick up or free airport shuttle service which you can take advantage of.
Some of the main attractions in the area around the GBG airport are Northwoods Mall, Big Creek Park, and Northwoods Mall.
Map of Galesburg, IL Hotels
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Weather Forecast for Galesburg, IL, United States (GBG-Galesburg Municipal)
If you planning to travel to Galesburg, IL, United States (GBG-Galesburg Municipal), here is your 6-day travel weather forecast to make sure you have all the essentials needed during your stay.
Start your day when the sunrises at 10:35 AM.
The temperature feels like 74.7 with a humidity level of 87 so dress accordingly.
Cloud coverage is 56 percent with visibility at 11.3 percent.
Today’s UV index is 3, don’t forget the sunscreen if you need it!
Today’s winds are traveling south-southeast at a speed of 5 MPH. At the end of the day don’t miss the sunset at 1:37 AM.
Fahrenheit / Celsius
Thursday
7/4
Light rain
75°F
High: 82°F
Low: 64°F
Precipitation: 60%
Today
7/5
Scattered clouds
71°F
High: 78°F
Low: 60°F
Precipitation: 25%
Saturday
7/6
Few clouds
71°F
High: 82°F
Low: 64°F
Precipitation: 0%
Sunday
7/7
Broken clouds
74°F
High: 86°F
Low: 68°F
Precipitation: 35%
Monday
7/8
Thunderstorm with rain
73°F
High: 81°F
Low: 66°F
Precipitation: 75%
Tuesday
7/9
Scattered clouds
74°F
High: 83°F
Low: 65°F
Precipitation: 30%
FAQs
What are the most common amenities for Galesburg, IL GBG airport hotels?
Airport hotels have useful amenities for frequent travelers like free GBG airport shuttle service, 24 hour in-room dinning,
late check-in and check-out and free breakfast. For business traveler amenities like
free wifi and meeting rooms are helpful. Most common amenities are Vending Machines, Complimentary Breakfast
and Complimentary Breakfast.
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