Wichita Falls Municipal Airport

Infobox Airport
name = Wichita Falls Municipal Airport
nativename = Sheppard Air Force Base


IATA = SPS
ICAO = KSPS
FAA = SPS
type = Military / Public
owner = U.S. Air Force
operator = City of Wichita Falls
location = Wichita Falls, Texas
elevation-f = 1,019
elevation-m = 311
coordinates = nowrap|coord|33|59|20|N|098|29|31|W|region:US_type:airport
website = [http://www.cwftx.net/index.asp?nid=703 www.cwftx.net/...]
r1-number = 15R/33L
r1-length-f = 13,101
r1-length-m = 3,993
r1-surface = Concrete
r2-number = 15C/33C
r2-length-f = 10,003
r2-length-m = 3,049
r2-surface = Asphalt/Concrete
r3-number = 15L/33R
r3-length-f = 6,000
r3-length-m = 1,829
r3-surface = Asphalt/Concrete
r4-number = 17/35
r4-length-f = 7,021
r4-length-m = 2,140
r4-surface = Asphalt
stat-year = 1988
stat1-header = Aircraft operations
stat1-data = 53,829
stat2-header = Based aircraft
stat2-data = 223
footnotes = Source: Federal Aviation AdministrationFAA-airport|ID=SPS|use=PU|own=MA|site=25029.*A, effective 2007-12-20]

Wichita Falls Municipal Airport airport codes|SPS|KSPS|SPS is an airport located five miles (8 km) north of the central business district of Wichita Falls, a city in Wichita County, Texas, United States. The airport is joint use in that its runways and taxiways are shared with Sheppard Air Force Base. It is mostly used for military aviation due to the air force base located on site, but is also served by one commercial airline with service to Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport.

Facilities and aircraft

Wichita Falls Municipal Airport covers an area of 3,800 acres (1,538 ha) which contains four paved runways. For the 12-month period ending August 22, 1988, the airport had 53,829 aircraft operations, an average of 147 per day: 43% military, 37% general aviation, 20% air taxi. At that time there were 223 aircraft based at this airport: 2% single-engine, 8% multi-engine and 90% military.

Airline and destination

* American Airlines
** American Eagle (Dallas/Ft. Worth)

References

External links

* [http://www.cwftx.net/index.asp?nid=703 Wichita Falls Municipal Airport] at City of Wichita Falls web site
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