Sulphur Springs Municipal Airport
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Sulphur Springs Municipal Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | City of Sulphur Springs | ||||||||||
| Serves | Sulphur Springs, Texas | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 489 ft / 149 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°09′35″N 095°37′16″W / 33.15972°N 95.62111°W | ||||||||||
| Website | www.SLR.aero | ||||||||||
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  SLR Location of airport in Texas | |||||||||||
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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] 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
[edit]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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for SLR PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective May 31, 2012.
- ^ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF, 2.03 MB). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010.
- ^ "Sulphur Springs Lake (Sulphur River Basin) | Texas Water Development Board". www.twdb.texas.gov. Retrieved 2024-04-26.
- ^ "Airport". City of Sulphur Springs. 2015. Archived from the original on 2022-03-08.
External links
[edit]- Sulphur Springs Airport (City of Sulphur Springs website)
- "Sulphur Springs Municipal (SLR)" (PDF). at Texas DOT airport directory
- Aerial image as of February 1995 from USGS The National Map
- FAA Terminal Procedures for SLR, effective October 31, 2024
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for SLR
- AirNav airport information for KSLR
- ASN accident history for SLR
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures