Skylark Field

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Skylark Field
(formerly Killeen Municipal Airport)
IATA: ILE - ICAO: KILE
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator City of Killeen
Serves Killeen, Texas
Elevation AMSL 848 ft (258.5 m)
Coordinates 31°05′09″N, 97°41′11″W
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
1/19 5,495 1,675 Asphalt

Skylark Field (IATA: ILE, ICAO: KILE), formerly known as Killeen Municipal Airport, is a public airport located in the City of Killeen, in Bell County, Texas, USA. The airport covers 180 acres (73 ha) and has one runway. It is currently a general aviation facility with no scheduled passenger service on commercial airlines.

Atlantic Southeast Airlines, operating as Delta Connection, served this airport until August 2003, when it replaced its turboprop airplanes with regional jets which required a longer runway.[1] In August 2004, the City of Killeen relocated the remaining airlines from Killeen Municipal Airport to new facilities at the Killeen-Fort Hood Regional Airport, which has a longer runway to accommodate larger jets and an expanded terminal to handle more passengers.[2]

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  1. ^ Delta's Coming Back To Killeen. Killeen Daily Herald (2006-05-09). Retrieved on 2006-07-09.
  2. ^ 2004 Texas Airport of the Year. City of Killeen press release (2006-03-09). Retrieved on 2006-07-09.

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