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Manhattan Regional Airport

Manhattan, US

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Manhattan Regional Airport

Manhattan, United States · North America

A one-hall Skyway Drive city field with American to DFW and ORD — $5 parking, vending only, no lounge, and a 45-minute TSA window.

Airportist Score

7.1/ 10

Solid

Ease of use8.6
Comfort & amenities7.2
Food & retail6.4
Ground access8.0
Reliability7.8
Lounges2.0

How the score works

An editorial 0–10 score. The overall is exactly the weighted sum of six traveler categories — not a Google rating and not a poll.

25%Ease of use — Wayfinding, security wait, and layout.
20%Comfort & amenities — Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet.
15%Food & retail — Food and retail quality and variety.
15%Ground access — Transit, taxi, and parking to the city.
15%Reliability — Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience.
10%Lounges — Worth-it density and access quality.

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Manhattan Regional Airport

Manhattan, United States · North America

A one-hall Skyway Drive city field with American to DFW and ORD — $5 parking, vending only, no lounge, and a 45-minute TSA window.

Airportist Score

7.1/ 10

Solid

Ease of use8.6
Comfort & amenities7.2
Food & retail6.4
Ground access8.0
Reliability7.8
Lounges2.0

How the score works

An editorial 0–10 score. The overall is exactly the weighted sum of six traveler categories — not a Google rating and not a poll.

25%Ease of use — Wayfinding, security wait, and layout.
20%Comfort & amenities — Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet.
15%Food & retail — Food and retail quality and variety.
15%Ground access — Transit, taxi, and parking to the city.
15%Reliability — Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience.
10%Lounges — Worth-it density and access quality.

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Arrive
45 min
before departure
Typical security
8 min
editorial average, not live
Fastest to city
~10–15 min downtown Manhattan
Official Uber / Lyft leftover
Cheapest to city
ATA demand-response
$ · unpublished — pre-booked, not a walk-up curb route
On time
85%
of departures
Terminals
1
passenger hall

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Most important tips

Know before you go

A compact traveler cheat sheet for timing, terminals, food, and disruption checks.

Timing

Treat TSA as a 45-minute window, not an all-day lane

Official Security prints passenger / carry-on screening open about 45 minutes before departure and checked-bag screening closed 30 minutes before departure, with no reopen once the bag lane shuts.

Official For Travelers and Schedule print arrive 1 hour 30 minutes early and ticket-counter / flight close 45 minutes prior. Official pages print no TSA wait clock. The 8-minute score-card wait is unpublished.

Terminal

Stay in the Skyway Drive hall — do not follow signs to Fort Riley

Official pages print one City of Manhattan passenger terminal on Skyway Drive. AirNav prints a military airfield 7 miles southwest that resembles this airport.

Do not invent KMHK as a public page slug. Do not merge FRI / Marshall AAF / Fort Riley, FOE, TOP, ICT, SLN, or leftover Sunset Zoo CivicPlus pages that share the flymhk.com CMS.

Food

Eat before you arrive — official pages print vending only

Official Food & Beverage prints vending machines in the non-secure and secure areas and no restaurant name, no gift-shop brand, and no bottle tariff.

Wikipedia leftover-prints accommodations for a future airport restaurant. Official Food & Beverage still prints vending only on 18 Sep 2026. Do not invent a live Tailwind or cafe.

Status

There is no passenger lounge and no PreCheck pin

American's MHK page prints Clubs and lounges Not Available and TSA PreCheck Not Available. Live Priority Pass 404ed on 18 Sep 2026.

Official pages print no airline club, no day-pass lounge, and no mapped PreCheck lane. Fort Riley warrior / soldier phone numbers are ground transport, not a lounge.

Live conditions

Right now at MHK

Security waits and operational status from official feeds, where the airport publishes them.

Honest verdict

Who this airport works for

Best for

DFW and ORD connections without driving to ICT or MCI
Travelers who want $5 daily parking next to one checkpoint
Fort Riley / K-State trips that stay on MHK instead of FRI

Watch out for

TSA carry-on opens about 45 minutes before departure; checked bags close 30 minutes prior
No passenger lounge, no Priority Pass pin, and American prints PreCheck Not Available
Official pages print vending only — no restaurant name
Do not merge FRI / Marshall AAF, FOE, TOP, ICT, or leftover Sunset Zoo CMS pages

Airportist Score

Why this score

Overall is the published weighted sum of six categories. No holistic fudge on top.

Ease of use · 25%

Wayfinding, security wait, and layout.

8.6

Comfort & amenities · 20%

Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet.

7.2

Food & retail · 15%

Food and retail quality and variety.

6.4

Ground access · 15%

Transit, taxi, and parking to the city.

8.0

Reliability · 15%

Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience.

7.8

Lounges · 10%

Worth-it density and access quality.

2.0

Key stats

Editorial reference figures, not live readings.

Annual passengers

88,640

Terminals

1 passenger hall

On-time departures

85%

Typical security

8 min

Guide quick facts

From the editorial guide for MHK.

Updated Sep 18, 2026

One 2015–2016 City of Manhattan passenger hall. Official footers print Airport Administration at 5490 Skyway Dr, Manhattan, KS 66503, 785-587-4560. Official For Travelers prints the airport at 5500 Skyway Drive Suite 120 with ZIP truncated to 6650. American's MHK page prints 5500 Skyway Drive, Suite 118, Manhattan, KS 66503. Those suite and ZIP cells do not match.
Live 18 Sep 2026 official Schedule prints American / Envoy only — three daily DFW turns and two daily ORD turns for 9 Sep–4 Oct 2026. Official pages print no second scheduled airline. Do not invent a live Sun Country, Delta, or United passenger turn.
Official footers print terminal hours 4:00 a.m. until midnight (later if waiting on a flight). Official For Travelers prints Sunday–Saturday 3 a.m. to midnight. Official FAQ also prints 3 a.m. until the last arrival. A cityofmhk airline FAQ leftover-prints 3:30 a.m. to midnight. Those open-time cells do not match.
Official parking prints three paid lots (North, West, East), first hour free, then $1 / $2 / $3 / $4, and a $5 daily maximum. Official ADA page prints accessible stalls in the North lot across from the terminal.
FAA prelim CY 2025 prints 88,640 enplanements, rank 242 (+3.19% vs 85,901). Official 20 Jan 2026 news and Wikipedia print 83,220 American enplanements and 166,623 total passengers. Those passenger cells do not match. The FAA boarding file is not a total-passenger count.
American's MHK page prints Clubs and lounges Not Available and TSA PreCheck Not Available. Live Priority Pass /en/airport/manhattan-regional-airport 404ed on 18 Sep 2026.

14 official sources

https://www.flymhk.com/
https://www.flymhk.com/3396/Schedule
https://www.flymhk.com/3397/Security
https://www.flymhk.com/3399/Food-Beverage
https://www.flymhk.com/3406/MHK-Parking
https://www.flymhk.com/3284/For-Travelers

Full guide

Explore the MHK guide

Each section answers one trip question in depth.

Getting There
3 ways into the city, compared on time, cost, and luggage.
Fastest: Official Uber / Lyft leftoverCheapest: ATA demand-response
View Getting There
Lounges
There is no passenger lounge. American leftover-prints Clubs and lounges Not Available. Live Priority Pass /en/airport/manhattan-regional-airport 404ed on 18 Sep 2026. Official pages print no day-pass lounge and no Admirals Club. Empty lounges is the honest row, not a missing scrape.
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Traveler Tips
Use the official 45-minute TSA window as a hard constraint, not a suggestion. Works best when you are on the morning DFW or ORD departure and already have a mobile boarding pass (American prints those Available). Avoid if you still need to check a bag inside 30 minutes — official Security will not reopen that lane.
11 tips & hacks
View Traveler Tips
Amenities
5 rated amenities — food, Wi-Fi, quiet spots, family, and sleep.
$5 daily parking
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Water
Where to refill for free, and where a bottle costs the least airside.
2 spots
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Reviews
Editorial and traveler reviews — what people actually complain about.
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https://www.flymhk.com/3948/ADA-Accessibility

https://www.flymhk.com/m/newsflash/Home/Detail/2259

https://www.aa.com/web/i18n/travelInformation/destinationInformation/mhk-airport.html

https://www.airnav.com/airport/KMHK

https://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/passenger_allcargo_stats/passenger/arp-cy2025-commercial-service-enplanements-preliminary.pdf

https://www.flightaware.com/live/airport/KMHK

https://plainflights.com/airport/mhk

https://www.fhata.org/manhattan-ogden

Security wait times

A current security estimate is not available. Check the official airport site or MyTSA before travel.

Official airport site TSA screening guide

Operational status

Normal operations

No Flighty-reported operational issues for this airport.

Status update: 07:07 CDT

Source: Flighty Airports

Status response Sep 18, 14:50 UTC · Confirm live conditions with official sources before travel.

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