# South Bend International Airport (SBN / KSBN) **South Bend International Airport** (IATA: SBN, ICAO: KSBN) is a medium airport in South Bend, Indiana, United States. It opened in 1933. It has 3 runways; the longest is 8,412 ft (2,564 m). In 2025 it handled 1.1 million passengers. Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksbn ## At a glance - IATA / ICAO: SBN / KSBN - FAA: SBN - Type: Medium airport - Serves: South Bend, Indiana, United States - Opened: 1933 - Elevation: 798 ft / 243 m - Coordinates: 41.7083, -86.3169 - Runways: 3 - Longest runway: 8,412 ft / 2,564 m - Instrument procedures: 9 approaches - Passengers: 1,103,482 (2025) - Time zone: UTC-5/-4 · America/Indiana/Indianapolis - Website: http://www.flysbn.com/ - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Bend_International_Airport (10 languages) - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7566309 - Weather station: KSBN · WMO 72535 - Ident: KSBN ## Timeline - 1933: South Bend International Airport opens. ## Runways | Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 09R/27L | 8,412 ft / 2,564 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 089° / 269° | yes | | 18/36 | 7,101 ft / 2,164 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 179° / 359° | yes | | 09L/27R | 4,300 ft / 1,311 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Asphalt | 089° / 269° | yes | - FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/00399AD.PDF ## Passengers per year | Year | Passengers | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 2014 | 602,255 | Wikidata | | 2015 | 629,144 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2016 | 661,790 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2017 | 615,099 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2018 | 733,639 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2019 | 833,933 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2020 | 423,195 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2021 | 688,935 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2022 | 728,850 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2023 | 824,463 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2024 | 908,459 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2025 | 1,103,482 | BTS T-100 Segment | ## Routes 16 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article. ### Year-round (13) - [ORD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kord.md) Chicago O'Hare International Airport · United States · 84 mi / 135 km · United Express, American Eagle - [TYS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ktys.md) McGhee Tyson Airport · United States · 426 mi / 686 km · Allegiant Air - [IAD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiad.md) Washington Dulles International Airport · United States · 504 mi / 811 km · United Express, Breeze Airways - [CLT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kclt.md) Charlotte Douglas International Airport · United States · 534 mi / 860 km · American Eagle - [DFW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdfw.md) Dallas Fort Worth International Airport · United States · 846 mi / 1,361 km · American Eagle - [SFB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksfb.md) Orlando Sanford International Airport · United States · 938 mi / 1,510 km · Allegiant Air - [MCO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmco.md) Orlando International Airport · United States · 960 mi / 1,545 km · Breeze Airways - [PIE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpie.md) St. Petersburg Clearwater International Airport · United States · 975 mi / 1,569 km · Allegiant Air - [PGD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpgd.md) Punta Gorda Airport · United States · 1,051 mi / 1,691 km · Allegiant Air - [RSW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/krsw.md) Southwest Florida International Airport · United States · 1,080 mi / 1,738 km · Breeze Airways - [FLL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kfll.md) Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport · United States · 1,136 mi / 1,828 km · Allegiant Air - [AZA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiwa.md) Mesa Gateway Airport · United States · 1,498 mi / 2,411 km · Allegiant Air - [LAS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klas.md) Harry Reid International Airport · United States · 1,591 mi / 2,560 km · Allegiant Air ### Seasonal (1) - [SRQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksrq.md) Sarasota Bradenton International Airport · United States · 1,012 mi / 1,628 km · Allegiant Air ### Cargo (2) - [IND](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kind.md) Indianapolis International Airport · United States · 137 mi / 221 km · FedEx Express - [MEM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmem.md) Frederick W. Smith International Airport · United States · 501 mi / 807 km · FedEx Express ## Airlines The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from SBN, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata. ### Passenger (4) - G4 [Allegiant Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/allegiant-air) · 8 - [American Eagle](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/american-eagle) · 3 - MX [Breeze Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/breeze-airways) · 3 - UA [United Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/united-express) · 2 ### Cargo (1) - FX [FedEx Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/fedex-express) · 2 ## Rankings Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place. | Measure | Value | World | Region | Country | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Passengers | 1.1M (2025) | #789 of 3,974 | #192 in North America | #136 in US | | Longest runway | 8,412 ft / 2,564 m | #2,184 of 29,858 | #481 in North America | #358 in US | | Elevation | 798 ft / 243 m | =21,495 of 43,403 | =10,102 in North America | =8,310 in US | | Age | Opened 1933 | =521 of 15,079 | =119 in North America | =104 in US | | Runways | 3 | =151 of 29,978 | =83 in North America | =81 in US | ## Radio frequencies | Type | Description | MHz | | --- | --- | --- | | A/D | SOUTH BEND APP/DEP : 270-99° INITIAL CONTACT | 118.550 | | ATIS | ATIS | 120.675 | | CLD | CLNC DEL | 121.900 | | CTAF | CTAF | 135.675 | | GND | GND | 121.700 | | RDO | TERRE HAUTE RDO | 122.600 | | TWR | TWR | 135.675 | | UNIC | UNICOM | 122.950 | | A/D | SOUTH BEND APP/DEP : 100-269° | 132.050 | | A/D | SOUTH BEND APP/DEP : 100-269° SECONDARY | 124.100 | | CTR | CHICAGO CTR | 118.550 | ## Nearby airports - [MGC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmgc.md) Michigan City Municipal Airport · 26 mi / 42 km - [VPZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kvpz.md) Porter County Municipal Airport · 40 mi / 64 km - [AZO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kazo.md) Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport · 54 mi / 86 km - [GYY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kgyy.md) Gary/Chicago International Airport · 57 mi / 92 km - [BTL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbtl.md) Battle Creek Executive Airport at Kellogg Field · 69 mi / 110 km - [GUS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kgus.md) Grissom Air Reserve Base · 74 mi / 119 km ## Sources - [BTS T-100 Segment](https://www.transtats.bts.gov/Tables.asp?QO_VQ=EEE&QO_anzr=Nv4%20Pn44vr45): US traffic: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (Public Domain (US Government)) - [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government)) - [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government)) - [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain) - [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0) - [Wikipedia: “South Bend International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=South_Bend_International_Airport&oldid=1374877149), revision of 14 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0) - [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0) - Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksbn/data