Childress Municipal Airport
{{short description|Public use airport in the United States}}
{{for|the World War II history of the airport|Childress Army Airfield}}
{{Use American English|date=March 2025}}
{{One source|date=February 2021}}
{{Infobox airport
| name = Childress Municipal Airport
| nativename = {{smaller|(former Childress Army Airfield)}}
| image = Childress Municipal Airport - Texas.jpg
| image-width = 250
| caption = USGS 2006 orthophoto
| IATA = CDS
| ICAO = KCDS
| FAA = CDS
| type = Public
| owner = City of Childress
| operator =
| city-served = Childress, Texas
| location =
| elevation-f = 1,954
| website =
| coordinates = {{coord|34|26|02|N|100|17|17|W|region:US-TX_scale:40000|display=inline,title}}
| pushpin_map = USA Texas
| pushpin_mapsize = 250
| pushpin_map_caption = Location of airport in Texas
| pushpin_label = CDS
| pushpin_label_position = left
| r1-number = 18/36
| r1-length-f = 5,949
| r1-surface = Asphalt
| r2-number = 4/22
| r2-length-f = 4,425
| r2-surface = Asphalt
| stat-year = 2009
| stat1-header = Aircraft operations
| stat1-data = 3,040
| stat2-header = Based aircraft
| stat2-data = 15
| footnotes = Source: Federal Aviation Administration{{FAA-airport|ID=CDS|use=PU|own=PU|site=23593.*A}}. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective May 31, 2012.
}}
Childress Municipal Airport {{airport codes|CDS|KCDS|CDS}} is a public use airport located four nautical miles (5 mi, 7 km) west of the central business district of Childress, a city in Childress County, Texas, United States. The airport is owned by the City of Childress.
History
The airport was opened in October 1942 as Childress Army Airfield and was used by the United States Army Air Forces as a training base.
Childress AAF operated as a bombardier-training school under the Central Flying Training Command. It occupied an area of {{convert|2474|acre|km2}}. Construction of the field was announced on 2 May 1942, and began immediately thereafter. After the field was closed on December 21, 1945, it was donated to the city and transformed into a municipal airport.Shaw, Frederick J. (2004), Locating Air Force Base Sites History’s Legacy, Air Force History and Museums Program, United States Air Force, Washington DC, 2004.
Facilities and aircraft
Childress Municipal Airport covers an area of 2,500 acres (1,012 ha) at an elevation of 1,954 feet (596 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 18/36 is 5,949 by 75 feet (1,813 x 23 m) and 4/22 is 4,425 by 60 feet (1,349 x 18 m).
For the 12-month period ending July 27, 2009, the airport had 3,040 aircraft operations, an average of 253 per month: 99% general aviation and 1% military.
At that time there were 15 aircraft based at this airport: 80% single-engine, 7% helicopter, and 13% ultralight.
See also
References
External links
- {{cite web|url= http://ftp.dot.state.tx.us/pub/txdot-info/avn/airport_directory/cds.pdf |title=Childress Municipal (CDS) }} from Texas DOT Airport Directory
- [http://msrmaps.com/map.aspx?t=1&s=12&lat=34.4333&lon=-100.2925&w=650&h=650&lp=---+None+--- Aerial image as of March 1997] from USGS The National Map
- {{FAA-procedures|CDS}}
{{US-airport-ga|CDS}}
Category:Buildings and structures in Childress County, Texas
Category:Transportation in Childress County, Texas