Sulphur Springs Municipal Airport Explained

Sulphur Springs Municipal Airport
Iata:SLR
Icao:KSLR
Faa:SLR
Type:Public
Owner:City of Sulphur Springs
City-Served:Sulphur Springs, Texas
Elevation-F:489
Website:www.SLR.aero
Coordinates:33.1597°N -95.6211°W
Pushpin Map:USA Texas
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in Texas
Pushpin Label:SLR
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
R1-Number:1/19
R1-Length-F:5,001
R1-Surface:Concrete
Stat-Year:2009
Stat1-Header:Aircraft operations
Stat1-Data:17,910
Stat2-Header:Based aircraft
Stat2-Data:74
Footnotes:Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Sulphur Springs Municipal Airport is a city-owned, public-use airport located two nautical miles (4 km) northwest of the central business district of Sulphur Springs, a city in Hopkins County, Texas, United States. It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.[2] The airport is situated on the shores of Lake Sulphur Springs.[3]

It was named Texas Airport of the Year for 2003 by the Texas Department of Transportation Aviation Division.[4]

Facilities and aircraft

Sulphur Springs Municipal Airport covers an area of 197 acres (80 ha) at an elevation of 489 feet (149 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 1/19 with a concrete surface measuring 5,001 by 75 feet (1,524 x 23 m).

For the 12-month period ending March 7, 2009, the airport had 17,910 aircraft operations, an average of 49 per day: 97% general aviation, 3% military, and <1% air taxi. At that time there were 74 aircraft based at this airport: 88% single-engine, 8% multi-engine, 1% jet, 1% helicopter, and 1% ultralight.

See also

References

  1. . Federal Aviation Administration. Effective May 31, 2012.
  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 .
  3. Web site: Sulphur Springs Lake (Sulphur River Basin) Texas Water Development Board . 2024-04-26 . www.twdb.texas.gov . en.
  4. Web site: 2015 . Airport . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220308013035/https://www.sulphurspringstx.org/visitors/airport.php . 2022-03-08 . City of Sulphur Springs.

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