Brownwood Regional Airport Brownwood Army Airfield | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | City of Brownwood | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Brownwood, Texas | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,387 ft / 423 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 31°47′37″N 098°57′23″W / 31.79361°N 98.95639°W | ||||||||||||||
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Brownwood Regional Airport (IATA: BWD, ICAO: KBWD, FAA LID: BWD) is six miles north of Brownwood, in Brown County, Texas.[1] The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a general aviation facility.[2] The 21st Cavalry Brigade of the III Corps, U.S. Army uses the airport for training in Apache and Blackhawk helicopters.
The airport has been served by several airlines in the past including Trans Texas/Texas International, Lone Star Airlines, and Big Sky Airlines. Service was subsidized by the Essential Air Service program until March 13, 2005,[3][4] when it ended due to federal law not allowing a subsidy over $200 per passenger for communities within 210 miles of the nearest large or medium hub airport (Brownwood is 145 miles from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, a medium hub.)[5] Federal Aviation Administration records say Brownwood Regional Airport had 1,764 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2003, 1,417 in 2004[6] and 232 in 2005.[7]
- ^ a b FAA Airport Form 5010 for BWD PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective August 10, 2023.
- ^ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF, 2.03 MB) on 2012-09-27.
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"Essential Air Service Communities Eliminated from Subsidy-Eligibility". Office of Aviation Analysis, U.S. Department of Transportation. July 2010. Archived from the original on May 21, 2012.
Brownwood, TX, by Order 2005-1-14, effective March 13, 2005
- ^ "Order 2005-1-14". U.S. Department of Transportation. January 19, 2005.
- ^ "Order 2004-6-12". U.S. Department of Transportation. June 14, 2004.
- ^ "Enplanements for CY 2004" (PDF). CY 2004 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. November 8, 2005.
- ^ "Enplanements for CY 2005" (PDF). CY 2005 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. 2006.