Collin County Regional Airport at McKinney
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Collin County Regional Airport at McKinney is a public use airport
located 30 miles north of Dallas, Texas.
Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier
for the FAA
and IATA
, this airport is assigned TKI by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA (which assigned TKI to Tokeen Seaplane Base
in Alaska
).
The airport is used entirely for general aviation
purposes and serves as a reliever airport for Dallas Love Field. The airport is owned by the City of McKinney and is home to many business aircraft including the fleet of several Top 500 corporations. Currently, the only fixed based operator (FBO) on the field is Cutter Aviation. There are several places to receive flight training on the field. These include Monarch Air, the North Texas Flying Club, the Texins Flying Club and many independent flight instructors.
The airport is wrapping up an aggressive Capital Program that includes the construction of a replacement runway by the end of 2012. In Feb. 2011, CCRA completed a new control tower and three taxilanes to allow access to various areas around the airport.
of 585 feet (178 m) above mean sea level. The current runway at the field is runway 17/35, with a concrete
surface 7001 feet (2,133.9 m) long by 100 feet (30.5 m) wide. It is equipped with medium intensity runway lights, MALSR approach lights, runway 17 PAPI, and runway 35 VASI. Runway 17 is equipped with a Category I ILS approach.
The replacement runway will be designated 18/36 with a concrete surface 7,002 feet (2,134m) long by 150 feet (45.72m) wide. It will be equipped with high intensity runway lights, MALSR approach lights to Runway 18 and MALS approach lights to Runway 36, PAPI lights for runways 18 and 36, a runway 18 ILS Category I approach and RNAV approaches to both 18 and 36.
For the 12-month period ending Sept. 30, 2011, the airport had 83,000 aircraft operations, an average of 277 per day: 99% general aviation
, 1% air taxi
and <1% military
. At that time there were 242 aircraft based at this airport: 77% single-engine
, 17% multi-engine, 5% jet
and 1% helicopter
.
The airport is a controled field with a contract FAA control tower open between 6:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m.
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...
located 30 miles north of Dallas, Texas.
Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier
Location identifier
A location identifier is a symbolic representation for the name and the location of an airport, navigation aid, or weather station, and is used for manned air traffic control facilities in air traffic control, telecommunications, computer programming, weather reports, and related services.-ICAO...
for the FAA
Federal Aviation Administration
The Federal Aviation Administration is the national aviation authority of the United States. An agency of the United States Department of Transportation, it has authority to regulate and oversee all aspects of civil aviation in the U.S...
and IATA
International Air Transport Association
The International Air Transport Association is an international industry trade group of airlines headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, where the International Civil Aviation Organization is also headquartered. The executive offices are at the Geneva Airport in SwitzerlandIATA's mission is to...
, this airport is assigned TKI by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA (which assigned TKI to Tokeen Seaplane Base
Tokeen Seaplane Base
Tokeen Seaplane Base is a public use seaplane base located in Tokeen, in the Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area in the U.S. state of Alaska.- Facilities and aircraft :...
in Alaska
Alaska
Alaska is the largest state in the United States by area. It is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait...
).
The airport is used entirely for 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...
purposes and serves as a reliever airport for Dallas Love Field. The airport is owned by the City of McKinney and is home to many business aircraft including the fleet of several Top 500 corporations. Currently, the only fixed based operator (FBO) on the field is Cutter Aviation. There are several places to receive flight training on the field. These include Monarch Air, the North Texas Flying Club, the Texins Flying Club and many independent flight instructors.
The airport is wrapping up an aggressive Capital Program that includes the construction of a replacement runway by the end of 2012. In Feb. 2011, CCRA completed a new control tower and three taxilanes to allow access to various areas around the airport.
Facilities and aircraft
Collin County Regional Airport covers an area of 745 acres (301.5 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 585 feet (178 m) above mean sea level. The current runway at the field is runway 17/35, with a concrete
Concrete
Concrete is a composite construction material, composed of cement and other cementitious materials such as fly ash and slag cement, aggregate , water and chemical admixtures.The word concrete comes from the Latin word...
surface 7001 feet (2,133.9 m) long by 100 feet (30.5 m) wide. It is equipped with medium intensity runway lights, MALSR approach lights, runway 17 PAPI, and runway 35 VASI. Runway 17 is equipped with a Category I ILS approach.
The replacement runway will be designated 18/36 with a concrete surface 7,002 feet (2,134m) long by 150 feet (45.72m) wide. It will be equipped with high intensity runway lights, MALSR approach lights to Runway 18 and MALS approach lights to Runway 36, PAPI lights for runways 18 and 36, a runway 18 ILS Category I approach and RNAV approaches to both 18 and 36.
For the 12-month period ending Sept. 30, 2011, the airport had 83,000 aircraft operations, an average of 277 per day: 99% 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...
, 1% air taxi
Air taxi
An air taxi is an air charter passenger or cargo aircraft which operates on an on-demand basis.-Regulation:In the United States, air taxi and air charter operations are governed by Part 135 of the Federal Aviation Regulations , unlike the larger scheduled air carriers which are governed by more...
and <1% military
Military aviation
Military aviation is the use of aircraft and other flying machines for the purposes of conducting or enabling warfare, including national airlift capacity to provide logistical supply to forces stationed in a theater or along a front. Air power includes the national means of conducting such...
. At that time there were 242 aircraft based at this airport: 77% 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...
, 17% multi-engine, 5% jet
Jet aircraft
A jet aircraft is an aircraft propelled by jet engines. Jet aircraft generally fly much faster than propeller-powered aircraft and at higher altitudes – as high as . At these altitudes, jet engines achieve maximum efficiency over long distances. The engines in propeller-powered aircraft...
and 1% helicopter
Helicopter
A helicopter is a type of rotorcraft in which lift and thrust are supplied by one or more engine-driven rotors. This allows the helicopter to take off and land vertically, to hover, and to fly forwards, backwards, and laterally...
.
The airport is a controled field with a contract FAA control tower open between 6:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m.
External links
- Collin County Regional Airport, official website