Arlington Municipal Airport (Texas) Explained

Arlington Municipal Airport
Icao:KGKY
Faa:GKY
Type:Public
Operator:City of Arlington
City-Served:Arlington, Texas
Elevation-F:628
Elevation-M:191
Website:https://web.archive.org/web/20100527123924/http://www.arlingtontx.gov/aviation/
Pushpin Map:USA Texas#USA
Pushpin Relief:yes
Pushpin Label:GKY
Pushpin Label Position:right
R1-Number:16/34
R1-Length-F:6,080
R1-Length-M:1,853
R1-Surface:Concrete
Stat-Year:2015
Stat1-Header:Aircraft operations
Stat1-Data:88,222
Stat2-Header:Based aircraft
Stat2-Data:200
Footnotes:Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Arlington Municipal Airport is five miles south of Arlington, in Tarrant County, Texas. The airport is at the intersection of Interstate 20 and South Collins Road; it is a reliever airport for Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport and Dallas Love Field.

Several companies operate aircraft services on the airport property, including the Bell Helicopter division of Textron.

Most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, but this airport GKY to the FAA and has no IATA code.[2]

Facilities

The airport covers 500acres at an elevation of 628 feet (191 m). Its single runway, 16/34, is 6,080 by 100 feet (1,853 x 30 m) concrete.

In the year ending December 31, 2015 the airport had 88,222 aircraft operations, average 242 per day: 98% general aviation, 1% air taxi, <1% airline, and <1% military. 200 aircraft were then based at this airport: 163 single-engine, 14 multi-engine, 14 jet, 8 helicopter and 1 glider.

See also

References

  1. , effective January 25, 2024.
  2. http://gc.kls2.com/airport/KGKY Great Circle Mapper: KGKY - Arlington, Texas

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