Grand Prairie Municipal Airport

Grand Prairie Municipal Airport (ICAO: KGPM, FAA LID: GPM) is five miles southwest of Grand Prairie, a city largely in Dallas County, Texas.[2]

Grand Prairie Municipal Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Grand Prairie
ServesGrand Prairie, Texas
Elevation AMSL588 ft / 179 m
Websitewww.GrandPrairieAirport.org
Map
GPM
GPM
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
17/35 4,001 1,220 Concrete
Statistics (2007)
Aircraft operations98,001
Based aircraft287
Sources: airport web site[1] and FAA[2]

Most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, but Grand Prairie Municipal Airport is GPM to the FAA and has no IATA code.[3]

Facilities

The airport covers 162 acres (66 ha); its single runway, 17/35, is 4,001 x 75 ft (1,220 x 23 m) long. In the year ending May 31, 2007 the airport had 98,001 aircraft operations, average 268 per day: 99.8% general aviation and 0.2% military. 287 aircraft are based at the airport: 82% single-engine, 6% multi-engine and 12% helicopter.[2] Airbus Helicopters Inc has its headquarters on the west side of the airport.[4]

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References
  1. Grand Prairie Municipal Airport, official web site
  2. FAA Airport Master Record for GPM (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2007-12-20
  3. KGPM - Grand Prairie Municipal Airport - Grand Prairie, Texas at Great Circle Mapper
  4. "Airbus Helicopters Inc website". Retrieved 31 October 2014.


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