Coulter Field
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
Owner | City of Bryan | ||||||||||||||
Serves | Bryan, Texas | ||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 367 ft / 112 m | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 30°42′56″N 096°19′53″W / 30.71556°N 96.33139°WCoordinates: 30°42′56″N 096°19′53″W / 30.71556°N 96.33139°W | ||||||||||||||
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Coulter Field (IATA: CFD, ICAO: KCFD, FAA LID: CFD) is a public airport three miles northeast of Bryan, in Brazos County, Texas.[1] It is owned by the City of Bryan[1] which is part of the Bryan-College Station area. The airport is used for general aviation.
History[]
Coulter Field has a long history with sport parachuting. With parachute jumps having been conducted since the mid-1950s, skydiving at Coulter Field has continued through today. Ags Over Texas (AOT) was the home of the Texas A&M University skydiving team until its closure in 1999. In March 2002, Skydive Aggieland opened and is the current home of the Texas A&M University skydiving club. Texas Governor Rick Perry completed a successful static-line skydive at AOT while he was attending Texas A&M University in the 1970s and former President George H. W. Bush (41) completed a tandem skydive at Coulter Field in cooperation with Skydive Aggieland and the Golden Knights a day prior to completing his last jump at his Presidential Library on Texas A&M University main campus.
Facilities[]
Coulter Field covers 256 acres (104 ha) at an elevation of 367 feet (112 m). Its runway, 15/33, is 4,000 by 75 feet (1,219 x 23 m).[1][2] A former turf runway 17/35 is closed.
In the year ending July 16, 2008 the airport had 16,200 general aviation aircraft operations, average 44 per day. 66 aircraft were then based at the airport: 82% single-engine, 15% multi-engine and 3% helicopter.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b c d e FAA Airport Form 5010 for CFD PDF, effective 2009-07-02.
- ^ Aerial photo
External links[]
- "Coulter Field (CFD)" (PDF). at Texas DOT Airport Directory
- FAA Terminal Procedures for CFD, effective February 24, 2022
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for CFD
- AirNav airport information for CFD
- ASN accident history for CFD
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for CFD
- Airports in Texas
- Buildings and structures in Brazos County, Texas
- Transportation in Brazos County, Texas
- Bryan, Texas