• Source: 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. Established in 1946 by Shelby Kritser, Tradewind airport has been a hub for general aviation in Amarillo. Shelby Kritser died in 1966 in an aircraft accident. After his death the airport was sold to Jimmy Whittenburg who owned and operated the airport until 2001, who then sold the airport to Perry Williams who owns and operates the airport today. The FBo building was built in 2014, many maintenance facilities and private air carriers. The Shelby's Restaurant on the field was opened in 2022 in tribute to Shelby Kritser.


      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.
      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.


      See also


      List of airports in Texas
      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 November 28, 2024

      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

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