- Addison Airport
Infobox Airport
name = Addison Airport
IATA = ADS
ICAO = KADS
FAA = ADS
type = Public
owner = City of Addison
operator =
city-served =Dallas, Texas
location =Addison, Texas
elevation-f = 196.3
elevation-m =
coordinates = coord|32|58|07|N|096|50|11|W|region:US_type:airport_scale:10000
website = [http://www.addisonairport.net/ www.addisonairport.net]
r1-number = 15/33
r1-length-f = 7,202
r1-length-m = 2,195
r1-surface =Asphalt
stat-year = 2006
stat1-header = Aircraft operations
stat1-data = 133,557
stat2-header = Based aircraft
stat2-data = 774
footnotes = Source:Federal Aviation Administration FAA-airport|ID=ADS|use=PU|own=PU|site=23710.3*A, effective 2007-12-20]Addison Airport airport codes|ADS|KADS|ADS is a public
airport located in the Town of Addison, an incorporated city in Dallas County,Texas ,United States . It is nine miles (14 km) north of thecentral business district of the city of Dallas.The airport was established in 1954 and was purchased by the Town of Addison in 1976. [ [http://www.addisonairport.net/management/about_us.aspx Addison Airport: History] ] It is the busiest
general aviation airport in Texas and among the five busiest in the United States. In addition, it is the busiest single-runway airport in the country. The airport is also home to theCavanaugh Flight Museum .The
Addison Airport Toll Tunnel allows east-west traffic to cross the airport property under the runway and was completed in 1999.Facilities and aircraft
Addison Airport covers an area of 368
acre s (149 ha) and contains onerunway designated 15/33 with a 7,202 x 100 ft. (2,195 x 30 m)asphalt pavement. For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2006, the airport had 133,557 aircraft operations, an average of 365 per day: 88%general aviation , 12%air taxi , <1% scheduled commercial and <1% military. At that time there were 774 aircraft based at this airport: 49% single-engine, 24% multi-engine, 24% jet and 3%helicopter .Airlines
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Ameristar Air Cargo -Hub, worldwide destinations.References
External links
* [http://www.addisonairport.net/ Addison Airport] , official site
*FAA-diagram|00768
*US-airport-ga|ADS
**FAA-procedures|ADS
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