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Childress Municipal Airport

Coordinates: 34°26′02″N 100°17′17″W / 34.43389°N 100.28806°W / 34.43389; -100.28806
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Childress Municipal Airport

(former Childress Army Airfield)
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Childress
ServesChildress, Texas
Elevation AMSL1,954 ft / 596 m
Coordinates34°26′02″N 100°17′17″W / 34.43389°N 100.28806°W / 34.43389; -100.28806
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CDS is located in Texas
CDS
CDS
Location of airport in Texas
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
18/36 5,949 1,813 Asphalt
4/22 4,425 1,349 Asphalt
Statistics (2009)
Aircraft operations3,040
Based aircraft15

Childress Municipal Airport (IATA: CDS, ICAO: KCDS, FAA LID: 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.[1]

History

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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 2,474 acres (10.01 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.[2]

Facilities and aircraft

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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).[1]

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.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for CDS PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective May 31, 2012.
  2. ^ 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.
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  • "Childress Municipal (CDS)" (PDF). from Texas DOT Airport Directory
  • Aerial image as of March 1997 from USGS The National Map
  • FAA Terminal Procedures for CDS, effective October 31, 2024
  • Resources for this airport: