Big Spring McMahon-Wrinkle Airport

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Big Spring McMahon-Wrinkle Airport
IATA: none – ICAO: KBPG – FAA: BPG
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner/Operator City of Big Spring
Serves Big Spring, Texas
Elevation AMSL 2,573 ft / 784 m
Coordinates 32°12′45″N 101°31′18″W / 32.2125, -101.52167
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
17/35 8,802 2,683 Asphalt/Concrete
6/24 4,601 1,402 Asphalt
Statistics (2006)
Aircraft operations 11,537
Based aircraft 45
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Big Spring McMahon-Wrinkle Airport (ICAO: KBPG, FAA LID: BPG) is a city-owned public-use airport located two miles (3 km) southwest of the central business district of Big Spring, a city in Howard County, Texas, United States.[1]

Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, Big Spring McMahon-Wrinkle Airport is assigned BPG by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA[2] (which assigned BPG to Barra do Garças, Mato Grosso, Brazil[3]).

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[edit] History

The airport is located at the site of the former Big Spring Air Force Base (1947-1952), later known as Webb Air Force Base (1952-1977).

[edit] Facilities and aircraft

Big Spring McMahon-Wrinkle Airport covers an area of 2,086 acres (844 ha) which contains two paved runways: 17/35 measuring 8,802 x 100 ft. (2,683 x 30 m) and 6/24 measuring 4,601 x 75 ft. (1,402 x 23 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending June 22, 2006, the airport had 11,537 aircraft operations, an average of 31 per day: 99.6% general aviation and 0.4% military. At that time there were 45 aircraft based at this airport: 76% single-engine, 11% multi-engine, 7% jet and 7% ultralight.[1]

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[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Master Record for BPG (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2007-12-20
  2. ^ Great Circle Mapper: KBPG - Big Spring, Texas (Big Spring McMahon-Wrinkle Airport)
  3. ^ Great Circle Mapper: BPG / SBBW - Barra do Garças, Mato Grosso, Brazil

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