Coulter Field

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Coulter Field
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Bryan
Serves Bryan, Texas
Elevation  AMSL 367 ft / 112 m
Coordinates 30°42′56″N096°19′53″W / 30.71556°N 96.33139°W / 30.71556; -96.33139
Map
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CFD
Coulter Field
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
ftm
15/334,0001,219 Asphalt
17/351,330405Turf (Closed)
Statistics (2023)
Aircraft operations (year ending 4/8/2023)16,200
Based aircraft69

Coulter Field( IATA : CFD, ICAO : KCFD, FAA LID : CFD) is a public airport three miles northeast of Bryan, in Brazos County, Texas. [1] It is owned by the City of Bryan [1] which is part of the Bryan-College Station area. The airport is used for general aviation.

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History

Coulter Field has a long history with sport parachuting, with parachute jumps having been conducted since the mid-1950s. Ags Over Texas (AOT) was the home of the Texas A&M University skydiving team until its closure in 1999. In March 2002, Skydive Aggieland opened and is the current home of the Texas A&M University skydiving club. Texas Governor Rick Perry completed a successful static-line skydive at AOT while he was attending Texas A&M University in the 1970s and former President George H. W. Bush (41) completed a tandem skydive at Coulter Field in cooperation with Skydive Aggieland and the Golden Knights a day prior to completing his last jump at his Presidential Library on Texas A&M University main campus.

Facilities

Coulter Field covers 256 acres (104 ha) at an elevation of 367 feet (112 m). Its runway, 15/33, is 4,000 by 75 feet (1,219 x 23 m). [1] [2] A former turf runway, 17/35 is closed.

In the year ending April 8, 2023, the airport had 16,200 general aviation aircraft operations, average 44 per day. 73 aircraft were then based at the airport: 61 single-engine, 7 multi-engine, 3 jet, and 2 helicopter. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 FAA Airport Form 5010 for CFD PDF , effective 2023-10-05.
  2. ↑ Aerial photo
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