| Wichita Falls Municipal Airport Sheppard Air Force Base |
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| IATA: SPS – ICAO: KSPS – FAA LID: SPS | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Military / Public | ||
| Owner | U.S. Air Force | ||
| Operator | City of Wichita Falls | ||
| Location | Wichita Falls, Texas | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,019 ft / 311 m | ||
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| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 15R/33L | 13,101 | 3,993 | Concrete |
| 15C/33C | 10,003 | 3,049 | Asphalt/Concrete |
| 15L/33R | 6,000 | 1,829 | Asphalt/Concrete |
| 17/35 | 7,021 | 2,140 | Asphalt |
| Statistics (1988) | |||
| Aircraft operations | 53,829 | ||
| Based aircraft | 223 | ||
| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||
Wichita Falls Municipal Airport (IATA: SPS, ICAO: KSPS, FAA LID: 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.[1] 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.
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Wichita Falls Municipal Airport covers an area of 3,800 acres (1,500 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.[1]
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| American Eagle | Dallas/Fort Worth |
| American Eagle operated by Executive Airlines | Dallas/Fort Worth |