Arlington Municipal Airport (Texas)

Arlington Municipal Airport (ICAO: KGKY, FAA LID: GKY) is five miles south of Arlington, in Tarrant County, Texas.^[1] The airport is at the intersection of Interstate 20 and South Collins Road; it is a reliever airport for Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport and Dallas Love Field.

Arlington Municipal Airport
IATA: none ICAO: KGKY FAA LID: GKY
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	City of Arlington
Serves	Arlington, Texas
Elevation AMSL	628 ft / 191 m
Coordinates	32°39′50″N 097°05′39″W
Website	www.arlingtontx.gov/city_hall/departments/arlington_municipal_airport
Map
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Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 16/34 6,080 1,853 Concrete
Statistics (2015)
Aircraft operations 88,222 Based aircraft 200
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Several companies operate aircraft services on the airport property, including the Bell Helicopter division of Textron.

Most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, but this airport GKY to the FAA and has no IATA code.^[2]

Facilities

The airport covers 500 acres (200 ha) at an elevation of 628 feet (191 m). Its single runway, 16/34, is 6,080 by 100 feet (1,853 x 30 m) concrete.^[1]

In the year ending December 31, 2015 the airport had 88,222 aircraft operations, average 242 per day: 98% general aviation, 1% air taxi, <1% airline, and <1% military. 200 aircraft were then based at this airport: 163 single-engine, 14 multi-engine, 14 jet, 8 helicopter and 1 glider.^[1]

See also

• Aviation portal

• List of airports in Texas