Northwest Regional Airport (Texas)

Northwest Regional Airport
IATA: 52FICAO: none
Summary
Airport type Public Use (Private Ownership)
Operator Texas Air Classics
Serves Roanoke
Location  Texas
Elevation AMSL 643 ft / 196 m
Coordinates 33°03′07″N 97°13′55″W / 33.05194°N 97.23194°W / 33.05194; -97.23194Coordinates: 33°03′07″N 97°13′55″W / 33.05194°N 97.23194°W / 33.05194; -97.23194
Website http://web.archive.org/web/20100516131448/http://www.nwratx.org:80/
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
17/35 3,500x40 1,067x12 Asphalt, in fair condition

Northwest Regional Airport (FAA LID: 52F) is a privately owned, public use airport located three miles northwest of Roanoke, in Denton County, Texas, USA.

The airport is used solely for general aviation purposes. There is a landing fee for non-based aircraft and non-based flight school aircraft must obtain written prior permission.

The airfield was previously called Aero Valley Airport[1][2] until around 1988.[N 1]

History

Aero Valley Airport[N 1] was founded by pioneering aviatrix Edna Gardner Whyte in 1970 following the death of her husband George Whyte.[1][2] She first flew in 1926 while serving in the United States Navy Nurse Corps.[2][5] She became a licensed pilot in 1928, and quit her job as a nurse in 1935 to open the New Orleans Air College. She later instructed USAAF and U.S. Navy pilots at Meacham Field during World War II before marrying Mr. Whyte in 1946 and operating Aero Enterprise Flight School with him.[1][6] Mrs. Whyte won 127 trophies in cross-country air racing, aerobatic competition and other flight contests, served as President of the Ninety-Nines,[6] and was the first female inductee to the Order of Daedalians.[2][5] After losing her pilot's license following an in-flight heart attack in a Cessna 150 she was piloting on December 12, 1988, Ms. Whyte sold the runway and taxiways at Northwest Regional, but retained ownership of most remaining airport facilities.[1] Ms. Whyte died on February 16, 1992, having lived at the airport until her death.[2][5]

Between 22 September and 3 November 2012, 4 separate accidents were linked to the airport, with 3 actually taking place on site. There were a total of 6 fatalities.[7][8][9][10]

Facilities and aircraft

Northwest Regional contains one asphalt runway: 17/35 measuring 3,500 x 40 ft (1,067 x 12 m) with an estimated 0.1% gradient.[11]

For the 12-month period ending March 5, 2009, the airport had 165,710 aircraft operations, an average of 454 per day: 66% local general aviation, 33% transient general aviation, and <1% air taxi. At that time there were 616 aircraft based at this airport: 89% single-engine, 10% multi-engine, and 1% helicopter.[11]

Accidents and incidents

Airport operations

The following occurred at the airfield itself, immediately after takeoff, during the final landing approach, and/or during an attempted go-around:

Flights departing from or bound for Aero Valley / Northwest Regional Airport

The following did not occur at the airfield itself but involved flights originating from or bound for Aero Valley / Northwest Regional Airport:[N 1]

External links

References

Notes
  1. 1 2 3 It is unclear exactly when the name change took place, but National Transportation Safety Board reports for incidents through May 1988[3] use the Aero Valley name, while reports from June 1988[4] onward use the Northwest Regional name.
  2. The accident aircraft may be a Meyer Little Toot (no "s"), but the NTSB report does not make this clear.
Citations
  1. 1 2 3 4 Kathy Jackson (1990-04-29). "WOUNDED BIRD - For 60 years, Edna Gardner whyte defied the men who said women couldn't fly. It took age and the government to get around her". The Dallas Morning News.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Jason Sickles (1992-02-18). "Longtime pilot Edna Whyte dies - Aviation pioneer began flying in 1920s, founded area airport". The Dallas Morning News.
  3. "NTSB Probable Cause Report FTW88LA108". National Transportation Safety Board. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  4. "NTSB Probable Cause Report DFW08LA118". National Transportation Safety Board. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  5. 1 2 3 "Edna Gardner Whyte, Aviator, 89". The New York Times. 1992-02-20.
  6. 1 2 "Texas Women's Hall of Fame - Whyte, Edna Gardner". Texas Women's University. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  7. 1 2 "NTSB Factual Report CEN12FA654". National Transportation Safety Board. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 "NTSB Probable Cause Report CEN13FA006". National Transportation Safety Board. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  9. 1 2 "NTSB Probable Cause Report CEN13LA011". National Transportation Safety Board. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  10. 1 2 "NTSB Probable Cause Report CEN13LA041". National Transportation Safety Board. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  11. 1 2 "Northwest Regional Airport" (PDF), Master Airport Record (PDF), Federal Aviation Administration, retrieved 2010-12-07
  12. "NTSB Probable Cause Report FTW82FA152". National Transportation Safety Board. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  13. "NTSB Probable Cause Report FTW82FPD13". National Transportation Safety Board. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  14. "NTSB Probable Cause Report DFW08LA144A". National Transportation Safety Board. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
  15. "NTSB Probable Cause Report DFW08LA144B". National Transportation Safety Board. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
  16. "NTSB Probable Cause Report CEN09CA253". National Transportation Safety Board. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  17. "NTSB Probable Cause Report CEN12LA204". National Transportation Safety Board. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  18. 1 2 "NTSB Probable Cause Report MIA85FA106". National Transportation Safety Board. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
  19. 1 2 Staff writers (1985-03-02). "PILOT KILLED NEAR FLORIDA IDENTIFIED AS TEXAN". The Dallas Morning News.
  20. "NTSB Probable Cause Report CEN11LA076". National Transportation Safety Board. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  21. 1 2 3 Melissa Repko (2012-10-08). "Police identify victims in small-plane crash". The Dallas Morning News.
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