Tradewind Airport

Tradewind Airport (IATA: TDW, ICAO: KTDW, FAA LID: TDW) is a privately owned public use airport in Randall County, Texas, United States. It is located three nautical miles (3.5 mi, 5.6 km) southeast of the central business district of Amarillo, Texas.[1]

Not to be confused with Trade Wind Airport.
Tradewind Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerTradewind LLC
ServesAmarillo, Texas
Elevation AMSL3,649 ft / 1,112 m
Coordinates35°10′12″N 101°49′33″W
Map
TDW
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
17/35 5,098 1,554 Asphalt
5/23 3,000 914 Asphalt
Helipads
Number Length Surface
ft m
H1 50 15 Asphalt
Statistics (2009)
Aircraft operations32,790
Based aircraft95

Facilities and aircraft

Tradewind Airport covers an area of 595 acres (241 ha) at an elevation of 3,649 feet (1,112 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 17/35 is 5,098 by 60 feet (1,554 x 18 m) and 5/23 is 3,000 by 60 feet (914 x 18 m). It also has one helipad with a 50 by 50 feet (15 x 15 m) asphalt surface.[1]

For the 12-month period ending June 22, 2009, the airport had 32,790 aircraft operations, an average of 89 per day: 99.9% general aviation and 0.1% military. At that time there were 95 aircraft based at this airport: 84% single-engine, 13% multi-engine, 2% jet and 1% helicopter.[1]

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See also

References
  1. FAA Airport Master Record for TDW (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective June 30, 2011.
  • "Tradewind (TDW)" (PDF). at Texas DOT Airport Directory
  • Aerial image as of April 2002 from USGS The National Map
  • FAA Terminal Procedures for TDW, effective August 13, 2020
  • Resources for this airport:
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