Sulphur Springs Municipal Airport
Sulphur Springs Municipal Airport | |||||||||||
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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°WCoordinates: 33°09′35″N 095°37′16″W / 33.15972°N 95.62111°W | ||||||||||
Website | www.SLR.aero | ||||||||||
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SLR Location of airport in Texas | |||||||||||
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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.[citation needed]
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[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for SLR PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective May 31, 2012.
- ^ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF, 2.03 MB). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010.
External links[]
- Sulphur Springs Airport (City of Sulphur Springs website)
- "Sulphur Springs Municipal (SLR)" (PDF). at Texas DOT airport directory
- Aerial image as of February 1995 from USGS The National Map
- FAA Terminal Procedures for SLR, effective September 9, 2021
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for SLR
- AirNav airport information for KSLR
- ASN accident history for SLR
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures
- Airports in Texas
- Transportation in Hopkins County, Texas
- Buildings and structures in Hopkins County, Texas