Arlington Municipal Airport (Texas)

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Arlington Municipal Airport
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Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorCity of Arlington
Serves Arlington, Texas
Elevation  AMSL 628 ft / 191 m
Coordinates 32°39′50″N097°05′39″W / 32.66389°N 97.09417°W / 32.66389; -97.09417
Website www.arlingtontx.gov/city_hall/departments/arlington_municipal_airport OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Map
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GKY
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Arlington Municipal Airport (Texas)
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
ftm
16/346,0801,853 Concrete
Statistics (2015)
Aircraft operations88,222
Based aircraft200

Arlington Municipal Airport( ICAO : KGKY, FAA LID : GKY) is five miles south of Arlington, in Tarrant County, Texas. [1] The airport is at the intersection of Interstate 20 and South Collins Road; it is a reliever airport for Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport and Dallas Love Field.

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Several companies operate aircraft services on the airport property, including the Bell Helicopter division of Textron.

Most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, but this airport GKY to the FAA and has no IATA code. [2]

Facilities

The airport covers 500 acres (200 ha) at an elevation of 628 feet (191 m). Its single runway, 16/34, is 6,080 by 100 feet (1,853 x 30 m) concrete. [1]

In the year ending December 31, 2015 the airport had 88,222 aircraft operations, average 242 per day: 98% general aviation, 1% air taxi, <1% airline, and <1% military. 200 aircraft were then based at this airport: 163 single-engine, 14 multi-engine, 14 jet, 8 helicopter and 1 glider. [1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 FAA Airport Form 5010 for GKY PDF , effective January 25, 2024.
  2. ↑ Great Circle Mapper: KGKY - Arlington, Texas


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