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]
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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 | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] |
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]