Skylark Field , formerly known as Killeen Municipal Airport, is a public airport

Airport

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 located in the City of Killeen

Killeen, Texas

Killeen is a city in Bell County, Texas, The United States. The population was 86,911 at the 2000 census. As of 2009, Killeen had 119,510 people. In 2010 Killeen's population shot to 127,921...

, in Bell County

Bell County, Texas

Bell County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. Bell County was founded in 1850. It is part of the Killeen–Temple–Fort Hood Metropolitan Statistical Area. In 2000, the county's population was 237,974; in 2010 the U.S. Census Bureau reported that its population had reached...

, Texas

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, USA

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. The airport covers 180 acres (73 ha) and has one runway

Runway

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. It is currently a general aviation

General aviation

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 facility with no scheduled passenger service on commercial airline

Airline

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s.

Atlantic Southeast Airlines

Atlantic Southeast Airlines

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, operating as Delta Connection

Delta Connection

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, served this airport until August 2003, when it replaced its turboprop

Turboprop

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 airplanes with regional jets which required a longer runway.
In August 2004, the City of Killeen relocated the remaining airlines from Killeen Municipal Airport to new facilities at the Killeen-Fort Hood Regional Airport

Killeen-Fort Hood Regional Airport

Killeen-Fort Hood Regional Airport is a small military/commercial joint-use airport also known by its military designation as Robert Gray Army Airfield. The airport is based inside the south end of the Fort Hood Military Reservation , a few miles southwest of Killeen in unincorporated Bell County,...

, which has a longer runway to accommodate larger jets and an expanded terminal to handle more passengers.

External links

• City of Killeen: Aviation Services