Airline service from Western Kansas to Dallas approved

Flights between Garden City and Dallas are expected to begin next spring, after federal authorities chose American Eagle to provide commercial air service between the cities. The city was told by the U.S. Department of Transportation last week that it had selected American Eagle to provide 14 round-trip flights per week to and from Dallas on a 44-seat jet.

Great Lakes Airlines was also selected as the Essential Air Service provider for Dodge City, Liberal, Hays and Great Bend. Those cities will continue to be connected with Denver.

The Garden City Telegram reports that Garden City officials say they hope the service to Dallas will begin by April. The Essential Air Services program helps fund commercial air service at small or rural airports like those in western Kansas possible.

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Kim Stevens is the publisher of State Aviation Journal, which he founded in 2009. A longtime commercial-rated pilot, he was introduced to state aviation in 1992 as Director of the Nebraska Department of Aeronautics, later serving as Deputy Division Director for the Arizona Department of Transportation's Aeronautics Division. From 2013 to 2018, he was Director of Communications and Operations for the National Association of State Aviation Officials (NASAO) in Washington, D.C. Relocating to North Carolina, Kim worked for the Raleigh-Durham International Airport for two years and now concentrates solely on the Journal. Prior to his aviation career, Kim spent a decade in the newspaper and magazine business.