2010 CSOA Facts

  • 2010 is the second Special Olympics National Games to be held in United States.
  • This will be the sixth Citation Special Olympics Airlift coordinated by Cessna Aircraft Company.
  • Primary airport will be Lincoln Municipal (LNK) with a runway length of 12,900 feet.
  • Games will be held at University of Nebraska Campus in Lincoln, Nebraska.
  • More than 325 Citations are needed to transport 2,000 athletes.
  • Passengers onboard Citations will vary between three and seven athletes plus a coach or sponsor.
  • Citation will touch down every 60-90 seconds over a 15-hour period.
  • Trip times will range from 1.5 to 3.0 hours.
  • Citations will deliver athletes on Saturday, July 17, 2010.
  • Citations will return athletes on Saturday, July 24, 2010.

History of Citation Special Olympics Airlift

1985 Cessna transported Special Olympics Kansas delegation in two Citations to the International Winter Games in Salt Lake City, Utah.
1987 First Citation Airlift to International Summer Games in South Bend, Indiana. 132 Citations transported nearly 1,000 athletes and their coaches.
1991 Second Citation Airlift to St. Paul/Minneapolis, Minnesota for International Summer Games. 180 Citations took 1,000 athletes and their coaches.
1995 Third Citation Airlift to Hartford, Connecticut. 197 Citations transported 1,600 athletes and coaches to the International Summer Games.
1999 Fourth Citation Airlift to Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina. 260 Citations transported 2,000 athletes and coaches.
2006 Fifth Citation Special Olympics Airlift to the first U.S. National Games, Des Moines, Iowa. 235 Citations transported 1,500 athletes and coaches.
2010 Sixth Citation Special Olympics Airlift to the second U.S. National Games in Lincoln, Nebraska. Need 325 Citations to transport 2,000 athletes.