Addison Airport

Infobox Airport
name = Addison Airport

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IATA = ADS
ICAO = KADS
FAA = ADS
type = Public
owner = City of Addison
operator =
city-served = Dallas, Texas
location = Addison, Texas
elevation-f = 196.3
elevation-m =
coordinates = coord|32|58|07|N|096|50|11|W|region:US_type:airport_scale:10000
website = [http://www.addisonairport.net/ www.addisonairport.net]
r1-number = 15/33
r1-length-f = 7,202
r1-length-m = 2,195
r1-surface = Asphalt
stat-year = 2006
stat1-header = Aircraft operations
stat1-data = 133,557
stat2-header = Based aircraft
stat2-data = 774
footnotes = Source: Federal Aviation AdministrationFAA-airport|ID=ADS|use=PU|own=PU|site=23710.3*A, effective 2007-12-20]

Addison Airport airport codes|ADS|KADS|ADS is a public airport located in the Town of Addison, an incorporated city in Dallas County, Texas, United States. It is nine miles (14 km) north of the central business district of the city of Dallas.

The airport was established in 1954 and was purchased by the Town of Addison in 1976. [ [http://www.addisonairport.net/management/about_us.aspx Addison Airport: History] ] It is the busiest general aviation airport in Texas and among the five busiest in the United States. In addition, it is the busiest single-runway airport in the country. The airport is also home to the Cavanaugh Flight Museum.

The Addison Airport Toll Tunnel allows east-west traffic to cross the airport property under the runway and was completed in 1999.

Facilities and aircraft

Addison Airport covers an area of 368 acres (149 ha) and contains one runway designated 15/33 with a 7,202 x 100 ft. (2,195 x 30 m) asphalt pavement. For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2006, the airport had 133,557 aircraft operations, an average of 365 per day: 88% general aviation, 12% air taxi, <1% scheduled commercial and <1% military. At that time there were 774 aircraft based at this airport: 49% single-engine, 24% multi-engine, 24% jet and 3% helicopter.

Airlines

*Ameristar Air Cargo-Hub, worldwide destinations.

References

External links

* [http://www.addisonairport.net/ Addison Airport] , official site
*FAA-diagram|00768
*US-airport-ga|ADS
**FAA-procedures|ADS