"The continued growth of Manhattan Regional Airport, with daily American Airlines jet service to Dallas and Chicago and recent terminal expansion projects, has played an integral role in the advancement of not only K-State Athletics and Kansas State University but also Manhattan and surrounding communities as fans, visitors and residents can now connect with any major destination in the country via one of our five daily flights. Whether it be our coaches on the recruiting trail, fans attending games or prospective students and their families visiting K-State, the convenience of flying directly into Manhattan has been a key ingredient to being named a Carnegie Tier 1 Research Institution located in America's #1 College Town" - John Currie,  Athletics Director, Kansas State University