Kerrville Municipal Airport Explained

Kerrville Municipal Airport
Nativename:Louis Schreiner Field
Iata:ERV
Icao:KERV
Faa:ERV
Type:Public
Owner:City of Kerrville
City-Served:Kerrville, Texas
Elevation-F:1,617
Website:www.KerrvilleAirport.com
Coordinates:29.9767°N -99.0856°W
Pushpin Map:USA Texas
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Texas
Pushpin Label:ERV
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
R1-Number:3/21
R1-Length-F:3,597
R1-Surface:Asphalt
R2-Number:12/30
R2-Length-F:6,004
R2-Surface:Asphalt
Stat-Year:2023
Stat1-Header:Aircraft operations (year ending 6/2/2023)
Stat1-Data:52,136
Stat2-Header:Based aircraft
Stat2-Data:80
Footnotes:Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Kerrville Municipal Airport (Louis Schreiner Field) is six miles southeast of Kerrville, in Kerr County, Texas. The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a general aviation facility.[2]

History

The airport opened in February 1943 as Louis Schreiner Field and was used by the United States Army Air Forces as a training base. At the end of the war the airfield was determined to be excess by the military and turned over to the local government for civil use.[3] [4] [5]

Trans-Texas DC-3s stopped there until 1959–60.

Facilities

Kerrville Municipal Airport covers 528 acres (214 ha) at an elevation of 1,617 feet (493 m). It has two asphalt runways: 12/30 is 6,004 by 100 feet (1,830 x 30 m) and 3/21 is 3,597 by 58 feet (1,096 x 18 m).

In the year ending June 2, 2023, the airport had 52,136 general aviation operations, average 143 per day. 80 aircraft were then based at the airport: 56 single-engine, 5 multi-engine, 13 jet, 5 helicopter, and 1 glider.

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Notes and References

  1. . Federal Aviation Administration. Effective September 7, 2023.
  2. Web site: 2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A . PDF, 2.03 MB . National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems . Federal Aviation Administration . October 4, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120927084535/http://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/npias/reports/media/2011/npias_2011_appA.pdf . September 27, 2012.
  3. Manning, Thomas A. (2005), History of Air Education and Training Command, 1942–2002. Office of History and Research, Headquarters, AETC, Randolph AFB, Texas
  4. Shaw, Frederick J. (2004), Locating Air Force Base Sites, History’s Legacy, Air Force History and Museums Program, United States Air Force, Washington DC.
  5. Thole, Lou (1999), Forgotten Fields of America : World War II Bases and Training, Then and Now – Vol. 2. Publisher: Pictorial Histories Pub,