Tradewind Airport Explained

Tradewind Airport
Iata:TDW
Icao:KTDW
Faa:TDW
Pushpin Map:Texas
Pushpin Label:TDW
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Type:Public
Owner:Tradewind LLC
City-Served:Amarillo, Texas
Elevation-F:3,649
Elevation-M:1,112
Coordinates:35.17°N -101.8258°W
R1-Number:17/35
R1-Length-F:5,098
R1-Length-M:1,554
R1-Surface:Asphalt
R2-Number:5/23
R2-Length-F:3,000
R2-Length-M:914
R2-Surface:Asphalt
H1-Number:H1
H1-Length-F:50
H1-Length-M:15
H1-Surface:Asphalt
Stat-Year:2009
Stat1-Header:Aircraft operations
Stat1-Data:32,790
Stat2-Header:Based aircraft
Stat2-Data:95
Footnotes:Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Tradewind Airport is a privately owned public use airport in Randall County, Texas, United States. It is located three nautical miles (3.5 mi, 5.6 km) southeast of the central business district of Amarillo, Texas. Established in 1946 by Shelby Kritser, Tradewind airport has been a hub for general aviation in Amarillo. Shelby Kritser died in 1966 in an aircraft accident. After his death the airport was sold to Jimmy Whittenburg who owned and operated the airport until 2001, who then sold the airport to Perry Williams who owns and operates the airport today. The FBo building was built in 2014, many maintenance facilities and private air carriers. The Shelby's Restaurant on the field was opened in 2022 in tribute to Shelby Kritser.

Facilities and aircraft

Tradewind Airport covers an area of 595acres at an elevation of 3,649 feet (1,112 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 17/35 is 5,098 by 60 feet (1,554 x 18 m) and 5/23 is 3,000 by 60 feet (914 x 18 m). It also has one helipad with a 50 by 50 feet (15 x 15 m) asphalt surface.

For the 12-month period ending June 22, 2009, the airport had 32,790 aircraft operations, an average of 89 per day: 99.9% general aviation and 0.1% military. At that time there were 95 aircraft based at this airport: 84% single-engine, 13% multi-engine, 2% jet and 1% helicopter.

See also

References

  1. . Federal Aviation Administration. Effective June 30, 2011.

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