Transportation
Centrally located between two major east/west arteries (Interstate 70 and Interstate 80) that link the East and West coasts, North Central Kansas provides major north/south connections:
- Interstate 135
- U.S. 81 Expressway
- U.S. Highway 281
- Kansas Highways 14 and 15
The intraregional transportation network is further enhanced by:
- Highways 24 & 36
- Kansas Highways 9, 18 & 28.
Intrastate and interstate trucking services with local terminals are present throughout the region. The following rail services make stops in the region:
- Kyle Railroad
- Central Kansas Railway,
- Union Pacific
- Missouri Pacific
- Burlington Northern Santa Fe
Greyhound Bus Lines offer transportation from North Central Kansas to all other areas of the United States with service through their Salina depot.
Each county seat of this region offers a municipal airport with paved and lighted runways.
- Clay County – Clay Center Municipal airport – KCYW
- Cloud County – Blosser Municipal airport – KCNK
- Dickinson County – Abilene Municipal airport – K78
- Ellsworth County – Ellsworth Municipal airport – 9K7
- Jewell County – Mankato airport – KMHK
- Lincoln County – Lincoln Municipal airport – K71
- Marshall County – Marysville Municipal airport – KMYZ
- Mitchell County – Moritz Memorial airport (Beloit) – K61
- Osborne County – Osborne Municipal airport – K75
- Ottawa County – Minneapolis City County airport – 45K
- Republic County – Belleville airport – RPB
- Smith County – Smith Center Municipal airport – K82
- Washington County – Washington County memorial airport – K38