Sulphur Springs Municipal Airport

Sulphur Springs Municipal Airport
IATA: SLR – ICAO: KSLR – FAA LID: SLR
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner City of Sulphur Springs
Serves Sulphur Springs, Texas
Elevation AMSL 489 ft / 149 m
Coordinates 33°09′35″N 095°37′16″W / 33.15972°N 95.62111°W / 33.15972; -95.62111Coordinates: 33°09′35″N 095°37′16″W / 33.15972°N 95.62111°W / 33.15972; -95.62111
Website www.SLR.aero
Map
SLR

Location of airport in Texas

Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
1/19 5,001 1,524 Concrete
Statistics (2009)
Aircraft operations 17,910
Based aircraft 74

Sulphur Springs Municipal Airport (IATA: SLR, ICAO: KSLR, FAA LID: SLR) is a city owned, public use airport located two nautical miles (4 km) northwest of the central business district of Sulphur Springs, a city in Hopkins County, Texas, United States.[1] It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.[2]

It was named Texas Airport of the Year for 2003 by the Federal Aviation Administration.

Facilities and aircraft

Sulphur Springs Municipal Airport covers an area of 197 acres (80 ha) at an elevation of 489 feet (149 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 1/19 with a concrete surface measuring 5,001 by 75 feet (1,524 x 23 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending March 7, 2009, the airport had 17,910 aircraft operations, an average of 49 per day: 97% general aviation, 3% military, and <1% air taxi. At that time there were 74 aircraft based at this airport: 88% single-engine, 8% multi-engine, 1% jet, 1% helicopter, and 1% ultralight.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 FAA Airport Master Record for SLR (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective May 31, 2012.
  2. ↑ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF, 2.03 MB). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. External link in |work= (help)
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