South Bend International Airport (IATA: SBN, ICAO: KSBN, FAA LID: SBN)[3] is a commercial and freight airport located three miles northwest of downtown South Bend, in St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States.
The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2015–2019 called it a primary commercial service facility.
Passengers can make connections to local public transportation services such as the South Shore Line trains to Millennium Station in Chicago and the local TRANSPO bus route #4 which travels along Lincoln Way.
In the early days, South Bend's main airport was Cadet Field in present-day Granger.
North Central Airlines merged with Southern Airways on July 1, 1979, commencing operations with Republic from South Bend.
In January 1967 SBN got its first scheduled jets, United Caravelles flying Chicago O'Hare-South Bend-Fort Wayne-Newark and back.
Board members include Thomas S. Botkin, Abraham Marcus, David R. Sage and James V. Wyllie.
The airfield saw expansive geometry changes beginning in 2020 with the re-alignment of Taxiway Bravo separate from the main terminal apron.
[17] Despite being partially obstructed by the new concourse, the in-terminal viewing area remains open and offers live air traffic control transmissions from South Bend Air Traffic Control Tower/TRACON as well as a small airport-focused museum.
On July 16, 2019, a Boeing 747 chartered by the Liverpool Soccer Club landed at South Bend from Manchester, England.
On the same day, US Customs and Border Patrol announced South Bend Airport would be the state's first Global Entry Enrollment Center.