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]

Tradewind Airport
IATA: TDW ICAO: KTDW FAA LID: TDW
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Tradewind LLC
Serves	Amarillo, Texas
Elevation AMSL	3,649 ft / 1,112 m
Coordinates	35°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 operations 32,790 Based aircraft 95
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

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]

See also

• Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport

References

External links

• "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 May 19, 2022
• Resources for this airport:
  • FAA airport information for TDW
  • AirNav airport information for TDW
  • ASN accident history for TDW
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for TDW