Wichita Falls Regional Airport

Wichita Falls Regional Airport

Sheppard Air Force Base
Summary
Airport typePublic / Military
OwnerU.S. Air Force
OperatorCity of Wichita Falls
LocationWichita Falls, Texas
OpenedJuly 4, 1928; 96 years ago (1928-07-04)[1]
Elevation AMSL1,019 ft / 311 m
Coordinates33°59′20″N 098°29′31″W / 33.98889°N 98.49194°W / 33.98889; -98.49194
WebsiteFlyWichitaFalls.net
Map
SPS is located in Texas
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Location
SPS is located in the United States
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SPS (the United States)
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
15R/33L 13,100 3,993 Concrete
15C/33C 10,002 3,049 Asphalt/Concrete
15L/33R 6,000 1,829 Asphalt/Concrete
18/36 7,021 2,140 Asphalt
Statistics (2020)
Aircraft operations (year ending September 30, 2020)202,034
Based aircraft213

Wichita Falls Regional Airport (IATA: SPS[3], ICAO: KSPS, FAA LID: SPS) is a public and military use airport six miles north of Wichita Falls in Wichita County, Texas.[2] Its runways and taxiways are shared with Sheppard Air Force Base; most operations are military, but American Eagle flies commercial flights to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport.

The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a primary commercial service airport.[4] Federal Aviation Administration records say the airport had 47,191 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008,[5] 43,952 in 2009 and 44,296 in 2010.[6]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference open was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b FAA Airport Form 5010 for SPS PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective November 15, 2012.
  3. ^ "IATA Airport Code Search (SPS: Wichita Falls / Sheppard AFB)". International Air Transport Association. Retrieved July 18, 2013.
  4. ^ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF, 2.03 MB). faa.gov. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010.
  5. ^ "Enplanements for CY 2008" (PDF, 1.0 MB). faa.gov. Federal Aviation Administration. December 18, 2009.
  6. ^ "Enplanements for CY 2010" (PDF, 189 KB). faa.gov. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2011.