FBOs
Pilot Steps In To Operate Kansas FBO
The facility pays tribute to the airfield’s WWII service
BeckAir FBO at KGBD
The lone FBO at Kansas’ Great Bend Municipal Airport is now under new ownership after a former customer stepped in to run the facility. © BeckAir

The sole FBO at Great Bend Municipal Airport (KGBD) in Kansas has been renamed BeckAir—a play on the name of new owner Dirk Becker, a professional pilot and flight instructor. He acquired the facility after former operator Coulson Aviation declined to continue its lease.

With its 7,852-foot main runway, KGBD began as a WWII bomber base, and the lobby of the FBO’s 5,000-sq-ft terminal harkens back to that era with historical photos and period memorabilia decorating the walls. It features a refreshment bar with fresh cookies and coffee; an eight-seat conference room that doubles as the pilot lounge; a flight-planning area/business center; and a crew car.