Sulphur Springs Municipal Airport (IATA: SLR, ICAO: KSLR, FAA LID: SLR) is a city-owned, public-use airport located two nautical miles (4 km) northwest of the central business district of Sulphur Springs, a city in Hopkins County, Texas, United States.[1] It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.[2] The airport is situated on the shores of Lake Sulphur Springs.[3]
Sulphur Springs Municipal Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | City of Sulphur Springs | ||||||||||
| Serves | Sulphur Springs, Texas | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 489 ft / 149 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°09′35″N 095°37′16″W / 33.15972°N 95.62111°W | ||||||||||
| Website | www.SLR.aero | ||||||||||
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  SLR Location of airport in Texas | |||||||||||
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It was named Texas Airport of the Year for 2003 by the Texas Department of Transportation Aviation Division.[4]
Facilities and aircraft
editSulphur Springs Municipal Airport covers an area of 197 acres (80 ha) at an elevation of 489 feet (149 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 1/19 with a concrete surface measuring 5,001 by 75 feet (1,524 x 23 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending March 7, 2009, the airport had 17,910 aircraft operations, an average of 49 per day: 97% general aviation, 3% military, and <1% air taxi. At that time there were 74 aircraft based at this airport: 88% single-engine, 8% multi-engine, 1% jet, 1% helicopter, and 1% ultralight.[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for SLR PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective May 31, 2012.
- ^ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF, 2.03 MB). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010.
- ^ "Sulphur Springs Lake (Sulphur River Basin) | Texas Water Development Board". www.twdb.texas.gov. Retrieved 2024-04-26.
- ^ "Airport". City of Sulphur Springs. 2015. Archived from the original on 2022-03-08.
External links
edit- Sulphur Springs Airport (City of Sulphur Springs website)
- "Sulphur Springs Municipal (SLR)" (PDF). at Texas DOT airport directory
- Aerial image as of February 1995 from USGS The National Map
- FAA Terminal Procedures for SLR, effective October 31, 2024
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for SLR
- AirNav airport information for KSLR
- ASN accident history for SLR
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures