Andrews County Airport
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Andrews County Airport , is located in Andrews
, Texas
, United States
.
, 1-mile northeast of the central business district, and contains three runways and one helipad
. The longest runway is 16/34, is paved with asphalt measuring 5,816 x 75 ft (1773 x 23 m). A second runway, 11/29, also paved with asphalt, measures 2,939 x 75 ft (896 x 23 m). The airport's helipad measures 25 x 25 ft (8 x 8 m).
For the 12-month period ending July 7, 2008, the airport had 3,600 aircraft operations, an average of 69 per week: 67% local general aviation, and 33% transient general aviation. At that time there were 21 aircraft based at this airport: 73% single-engine and 14% multi-engine, 5% jet, 5% helicopter, and 5% ultra-light.
Andrews County Airport has one certified instrument approach procedure (IAP): An RNAV (GPS).
Andrews, Texas
Andrews is a city in and the county seat of Andrews County in the U.S. state of Texas within the West Texas region. The population was 10,448 in 2009. Along with Midland and Odessa, these cities form the Midland-Odessa Combined Statistical Area with a population of 241,316 in four counties...
, Texas
Texas
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, United States
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Andrews County Airport is situated on on 260 acres in Andrews, TexasAndrews, Texas
Andrews is a city in and the county seat of Andrews County in the U.S. state of Texas within the West Texas region. The population was 10,448 in 2009. Along with Midland and Odessa, these cities form the Midland-Odessa Combined Statistical Area with a population of 241,316 in four counties...
, 1-mile northeast of the central business district, and contains three runways and one helipad
Helipad
Helipad is a common abbreviation for helicopter landing pad, a landing area for helicopters. While helicopters are able to operate on a variety of relatively flat surfaces, a fabricated helipad provides a clearly marked hard surface away from obstacles where a helicopter can safely...
. The longest runway is 16/34, is paved with asphalt measuring 5,816 x 75 ft (1773 x 23 m). A second runway, 11/29, also paved with asphalt, measures 2,939 x 75 ft (896 x 23 m). The airport's helipad measures 25 x 25 ft (8 x 8 m).
For the 12-month period ending July 7, 2008, the airport had 3,600 aircraft operations, an average of 69 per week: 67% local general aviation, and 33% transient general aviation. At that time there were 21 aircraft based at this airport: 73% single-engine and 14% multi-engine, 5% jet, 5% helicopter, and 5% ultra-light.
Andrews County Airport has one certified instrument approach procedure (IAP): An RNAV (GPS).