Sulphur Springs Municipal Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Sulphur Springs
ServesSulphur Springs, Texas
Elevation AMSL489 ft / 149 m
Coordinates33°09′35″N 095°37′16″W / 33.15972°N 95.62111°W / 33.15972; -95.62111
Websitewww.SLR.aero
Map
SLR is located in Texas
SLR
SLR
Location of airport in Texas
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
1/19 5,001 1,524 Concrete
Statistics (2009)
Aircraft operations17,910
Based aircraft74

Sulphur Springs Municipal Airport (IATA: SLR, ICAO: KSLR, FAA LID: SLR) 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.[1] It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.[2]

It was named Texas Airport of the Year for 2003 by the Texas Department of Transportation Aviation Division.[3]

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).[1]

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.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 FAA Airport Form 5010 for SLR PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective May 31, 2012.
  2. ↑ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF, 2.03 MB). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010.
  3. ↑ "Airport". City of Sulphur Springs. 2015. Archived from the original on 2022-03-08.
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