Dallas Executive Airport

Dallas Executive Airport
Summary
OwnerCity of Dallas
OperatorDallas, Texas
Location5303 Challenger Drive #17
Dallas, Texas, United States 75232
Elevation AMSL661 ft / 201 m
Coordinates32°40′51″N 96°52′06″W / 32.68083°N 96.86833°W / 32.68083; -96.86833
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RBD is located in Texas
RBD
RBD
RBD is located in the United States
RBD
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
13/31 7,136 2,175 Concrete
17/35 3,800 1,158 Concrete
Statistics (2023)
Aircraft movements (year ending 6/30/2023)93,192
Based aircraft358

Dallas Executive Airport (IATA: RBD, ICAO: KRBD, FAA LID: RBD), formerly Redbird Airport, is six miles (10 km) southwest of Downtown Dallas, in Dallas County, Texas, United States. The airport is used for general aviation and is a reliever airport for Dallas Love Field.

In 2013, the Commemorative Air Force announced that they would build a "National Airbase" at Executive which would include their headquarters and main museum, both of which would be moved from Midland.[2] As of 2016, the Commemorative Air Force established their headquarters at the airport and currently occupies a hangar on the southeast side of the airfield. The Dallas Police Department operates their helicopter(s) from Dallas Executive Airport.[3]

During 2017, extensive work was done to improve the existing runway, and more work is being done in 2018 to extend runway 13/31 to move the safety areas and protections zones onto the airport.

  1. ^ FAA Airport Form 5010 for RBD PDF Effective January 25, 2024
  2. ^ "Commemorative Air Force to land at Dallas Executive Airport | News | Dallas News". Dallas News. 2014-04-28. Retrieved 2017-07-03.
  3. ^ "Dallas Executive Airport: Past, Present and Future" (PDF). City of Dallas. Economic Development Committee. 3 November 2014.