Addison Airport

For the airport in Addison, Alabama, see Addison Municipal Airport.
Addison Airport
IATA: ADSICAO: KADSFAA LID: ADS
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner City of Addison
Serves Dallas, Texas
Location Addison, Texas
Hub for
Elevation AMSL 644 ft / 196.3 m
Coordinates 32°58′07″N 096°50′11″W / 32.96861°N 96.83639°W / 32.96861; -96.83639Coordinates: 32°58′07″N 096°50′11″W / 32.96861°N 96.83639°W / 32.96861; -96.83639
Website www.addisonairport.net
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
15/33 7,202 2,195 Concrete
Statistics (2006)
Aircraft operations 133,557
Based aircraft 774
FAA airport diagram
Runway 15 with Dallas in the background

Addison Airport (IATA: ADS, ICAO: KADS, FAA LID: ADS) is a public airport in Addison, in Dallas County, Texas. It is nine miles (14 km) north of downtown Dallas.[1]

The airport opened in 1954 and was purchased by the town of Addison in 1976.[2] The airport is home to the Cavanaugh Flight Museum.

The Addison Airport Toll Tunnel allows east-west traffic to cross the airport under the runway and was completed in 1999.

Facilities

Addison Airport covers 368 acres (149 ha); its one runway, 15/33, is 7,202-by-100-foot (2,195 m × 30 m) concrete. In 2006 the airport had 133,557 aircraft operations, average 365 per day: 88% general aviation, 12% air taxi, <1% airline and <1% military. 774 aircraft were then based at the airport: 49% single-engine, 24% multi-engine, 24% jet and 3% helicopter.[1]

Three fixed-base operators are on the field, Atlantic Aviation, Landmark Aviation, and Million Air.

Charter services are available from a variety of companies, with Business Jet Solutions and Bombardier FlexJet having large operations at the field.

The airport is the headquarters of Ameristar Air Cargo, GTA Air, and Martinaire, and also has scheduled freight flights from AirNet, Flight Express, and Flight Development.

The airport is a training hub, with primary to advanced flight instruction available from American Flyers, ATP, Monarch Air, PlaneSmart! and Lone Star Flyers.

Cargo

AirlinesDestinations
Charter and TransportLubbock, San Antonio
AirNet ExpressBelleville (IL), Columbus-Rickenbacker
Flight DevelopmentBelleville (IL)
Flight ExpressHouston-Intercontinental, Oklahoma City, Shreveport, Tulsa, Tyler
GTA AirAbilene, Austin, El Paso, Laredo (TX), Tyler, Weslaco
MartinaireAbilene, Dallas/Fort Worth, Houston-Intercontinental

Accidents and incidents

The following involved flights departing or arriving at the airport:

References

  1. 1 2 3 FAA Airport Master Record for ADS (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2007-12-20
  2. Addison Airport: History
  3. Jim Zook (1986-07-20). "Addison Air Crash Kills 4". The Dallas Morning News.
  4. "NTSB Report FTW86FA133". National Transportation Safety Board. Retrieved 2010-04-23.
  5. Nancy St. Pierre (1992-06-21). "2 killed as plane crashes". The Dallas Morning News.
  6. "NTSB Report FTW92FA165". National Transportation Safety Board. Retrieved 2010-04-23.
  7. Tanya Eiserer (2004-01-02). "Man rescued after plane hits two N. Dallas houses - Caregiver pulls disabled doctor from fire; 2 fliers killed". The Dallas Morning News.
  8. "NTSB Report FTW04FA052". National Transportation Safety Board. Retrieved 2010-04-22.

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