Tyler Pounds Regional Airport

Tyler Pounds Regional Airport

(former Pounds Army Airfield)
USGS 2006 orthophoto
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Tyler
ServesTyler, Texas
OpenedJune 28, 1930;
94 years ago (1930-06-28)[1]
Elevation AMSL544 ft / 166 m
Coordinates32°21′14″N 095°24′10″W / 32.35389°N 95.40278°W / 32.35389; -95.40278
WebsiteOfficial website
Map
TYR is located in Texas
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TYR is located in the United States
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
4/22 8,334 2,540 Asphalt
13/31 5,200 1,585 Asphalt
17/35 4,832 1,473 Asphalt
Statistics (2011)
Aircraft operations41,085
Based aircraft152
Gate area, 9 April 2006

Tyler Pounds Regional Airport (IATA: TYR, ICAO: KTYR, FAA LID: TYR) is a city-owned, public-use airport located 3 mi (4.8 km) west of Tyler, in Smith County, Texas, United States.[2]

The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 called it a "primary commercial service" airport.[3] Federal Aviation Administration records show 76,168 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008,[4] 73,841 in 2009, and 74,357 in 2010.[5]

The airport has been expanding to meet goals in the Tyler Master Plan; on August 17, 2002, the airport opened a new terminal building, doubling its space. Tyler is a large center for general aviation, with three public parking lots for general aviation.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference TylerTexasOnline was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b FAA Airport Form 5010 for TYR PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective November 15, 2012.
  3. ^ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF, 2.03 MB). faa.gov. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010.
  4. ^ "Enplanements for CY 2008" (PDF, 1.0 MB). faa.gov. Federal Aviation Administration. December 18, 2009.
  5. ^ "Enplanements for CY 2010" (PDF, 189 KB). faa.gov. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2011.