Coulter Field Explained

Coulter Field
Iata:CFD
Icao:KCFD
Faa:CFD
Pushpin Map:Texas
Pushpin Label:CFD
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Type:Public
Owner:City of Bryan
City-Served:Bryan, Texas
Elevation-F:367
Elevation-M:112
Coordinates:30.7156°N -96.3314°W
R1-Number:15/33
R1-Length-F:4,000
R1-Length-M:1,219
R1-Surface:Asphalt
R2-Number:17/35
R2-Length-F:1,330
R2-Length-M:405
R2-Surface:Turf (Closed)
Stat-Year:2023
Stat1-Header:Aircraft operations (year ending 4/8/2023)
Stat1-Data:16,200
Stat2-Header:Based aircraft
Stat2-Data:69
Footnotes:Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Coulter Field is a public airport three miles northeast of Bryan, in Brazos County, Texas. It is owned by the City of Bryan which is part of the Bryan-College Station area. The airport is used for general aviation.

History

Coulter Field has a long history with sport parachuting, with parachute jumps having been conducted since the mid-1950s. Ags Over Texas (AOT) was the home of the Texas A&M University skydiving team until its closure in 1999. In March 2002, Skydive Aggieland opened and is the current home of the Texas A&M University skydiving club. Texas Governor Rick Perry completed a successful static-line skydive at AOT while he was attending Texas A&M University in the 1970s and former President George H. W. Bush (41) completed a tandem skydive at Coulter Field in cooperation with Skydive Aggieland and the Golden Knights a day prior to completing his last jump at his Presidential Library on Texas A&M University main campus.

Facilities

Coulter Field covers 256acres at an elevation of 367 feet (112 m). Its runway, 15/33, is 4,000 by 75 feet (1,219 x 23 m).[2] A former turf runway, 17/35 is closed.

In the year ending April 8, 2023, the airport had 16,200 general aviation aircraft operations, average 44 per day. 69 aircraft were then based at the airport: 56 single-engine, 9 multi-engine, 2 jet, and 2 helicopter.

See also

References

  1. , effective 2023-10-05.
  2. http://www.wikimapia.org/#lat=30.719836&lon=-96.333881&z=18&l=0&m=b&v=8 Aerial photo

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