TSTC Waco Airport

TSTC Waco Airport

(formerly James Connally AFB)
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerTexas State Technical College
ServesWaco, Texas
Elevation AMSL470 ft / 143 m
Coordinates31°38′16″N 097°04′27″W / 31.63778°N 97.07417°W / 31.63778; -97.07417
Map
CNW is located in Texas
CNW
CNW
Location of airport in Texas
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
17L/35R 8,600 2,621 Asphalt
17R/35L 6,291 1,917 Concrete
Statistics (2022)
Aircraft operations57,138
Based aircraft28

TSTC Waco Airport (IATA: CNW, ICAO: KCNW, FAA LID: CNW) is a public use airport located eight nautical miles (9 mi, 15 km) northeast of the central business district of Waco, a city in McLennan County, Texas, United States. Before 1968, it was known as James Connally Air Force Base. The airport is owned by Texas State Technical College.[1] It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2021–2025, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.[2]

The facility is currently used as an industrial airpark operated by Texas State Technical College System for their aviation programs, and is noted for being the largest airport in the United States owned by an educational institution.[3]

  1. ^ a b FAA Airport Form 5010 for CNW PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective July 11, 2024.
  2. ^ "2021–2025 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF, 5.32 MB). Federal Aviation Administration. September 20, 2020.
  3. ^ "Texas State Technical College Programs Aircraft Pilot Training". TSTC.