Buffalo Airport (Texas)
Encyclopedia
Buffalo Airport is a privately owned public-use airport
in Randall County, Texas
, United States
. It is located nine nautical miles (10.4 mi, 16.7 km) south of the central business district
of Amarillo
.
of 3,640 feet (1,109 m) above mean sea level. It has two runway
s with turf
surfaces: 2/20 is 6,200 by 150 feet (1,890 x 46 m) and 8/26 is 1,600 by 102 feet (488 x 31 m).
For the 12-month period ending June 22, 2009, the airport had 7,800 general aviation
aircraft operations, an average of 21 per day. At that time there were 57 aircraft based at this airport: 86% single-engine
, 3.5% multi-engine and 10.5% ultralight.
Airport
An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...
in Randall County, Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It is located nine nautical miles (10.4 mi, 16.7 km) south of the central business district
Central business district
A central business district is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city. In North America this part of a city is commonly referred to as "downtown" or "city center"...
of Amarillo
Amarillo, Texas
Amarillo is the 14th-largest city, by population, in the state of Texas, the largest in the Texas Panhandle, and the seat of Potter County. A portion of the city extends into Randall County. The population was 190,695 at the 2010 census...
.
Facilities and aircraft
Buffalo Airport covers an area of 40 acres (16.2 ha) at an elevationElevation
The elevation of a geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point, most commonly a reference geoid, a mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential gravitational surface ....
of 3,640 feet (1,109 m) above mean sea level. It has two runway
Runway
According to ICAO a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and take-off of aircraft." Runways may be a man-made surface or a natural surface .- Orientation and dimensions :Runways are named by a number between 01 and 36, which is generally one tenth...
s with turf
Grass
Grasses, or more technically graminoids, are monocotyledonous, usually herbaceous plants with narrow leaves growing from the base. They include the "true grasses", of the Poaceae family, as well as the sedges and the rushes . The true grasses include cereals, bamboo and the grasses of lawns ...
surfaces: 2/20 is 6,200 by 150 feet (1,890 x 46 m) and 8/26 is 1,600 by 102 feet (488 x 31 m).
For the 12-month period ending June 22, 2009, the airport had 7,800 general aviation
General aviation
General aviation is one of the two categories of civil aviation. It refers to all flights other than military and scheduled airline and regular cargo flights, both private and commercial. General aviation flights range from gliders and powered parachutes to large, non-scheduled cargo jet flights...
aircraft operations, an average of 21 per day. At that time there were 57 aircraft based at this airport: 86% single-engine
Aircraft engine
An aircraft engine is the component of the propulsion system for an aircraft that generates mechanical power. Aircraft engines are almost always either lightweight piston engines or gas turbines...
, 3.5% multi-engine and 10.5% ultralight.
External links
from TxDOT Airport Directory- Aerial photo as of 16 April 2002 from USGS The National Map