Wichita Falls Regional Airport Sheppard Air Force Base |
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Airport type | Public / Military | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Owner | U.S. Air Force | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Operator | City of Wichita Falls | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Wichita Falls, Texas | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 1,019 ft / 311 m | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 33°59′20″N 098°29′31″W / 33.98889°N 98.49194°WCoordinates: 33°59′20″N 098°29′31″W / 33.98889°N 98.49194°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Website | FlyWichitaFalls.net | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Location of airport in Texas | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Federal Aviation Administration
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Aircraft operations | 105,028 |
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Based aircraft | 219 |
Wichita Falls Regional Airport (IATA: SPS, ICAO: KSPS, FAA LID: SPS) is a public and military use airport located 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) 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 American Eagle with service to Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport.
This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a primary commercial service airport. As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 47,191 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008, 43,952 enplanements in 2009, and 44,296 in 2010.
Wichita Falls Municipal Airport covers an area of 3,800 acres (1,500 ha) at an elevation of 1,019 feet (311 m) above mean sea level. It has four runways:
For the 12-month period ending June 30, 2012, the airport had 105,028 aircraft operations, an average of 287 per day: 93% military, 5% general aviation, and 2% scheduled commercial. At that time there were 219 aircraft based at this airport: 91% military, 6% single-engine, 2% multi-engine, and 1% jet.