Winkler County Airport (former Wink Air Force Aux. Field) | |||||||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
Owner | Winkler County | ||||||||||||||
Serves | Wink, Texas | ||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 2,822 ft / 860 m | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 31°46′47″N 103°12′06″W / 31.77972°N 103.20167°W | ||||||||||||||
Website | www.co.winkler.tx.us/... | ||||||||||||||
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Federal Aviation Administration
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Winkler County Airport ( IATA: INK, ICAO: KINK, FAA LID: INK) is a county-owned, public-use airport in Winkler County, Texas, United States. It is located three nautical miles (6 km) northwest of the central business district of Wink, Texas. [1] This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility. [2]
The airport was opened in August 1941 as Wink Field and was used by the United States Army Air Forces as a training base. It was an auxiliary airfield to Hobbs Army Airfield, New Mexico as part of the AAF Advanced Flying School (Twin-Engine) at Hobbs. At the end of the war the airfield was determined to be excess by the military and turned over to the local government for civil use. [3] [4]
Winkler County Airport covers an area of 1,000 acres (405 ha) at an elevation of 2,822 feet (860 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 13/31 is 5,003 by 100 feet (1,525 x 30 m) and 4/22 is 3,514 by 100 feet (1,071 x 30 m). [1]
For the 12-month period ending May 20, 2021, the airport had 2,720 aircraft operations, an average of 52 per week: 100% general aviation. At that time there were 14 aircraft based at this airport, 13 single-engine and 1 helicopter. [1]
Winkler County Airport (former Wink Air Force Aux. Field) | |||||||||||||||
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Summary | |||||||||||||||
Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
Owner | Winkler County | ||||||||||||||
Serves | Wink, Texas | ||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 2,822 ft / 860 m | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 31°46′47″N 103°12′06″W / 31.77972°N 103.20167°W | ||||||||||||||
Website | www.co.winkler.tx.us/... | ||||||||||||||
Map | |||||||||||||||
Runways | |||||||||||||||
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Statistics (2021) | |||||||||||||||
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Source:
Federal Aviation Administration
[1] |
Winkler County Airport ( IATA: INK, ICAO: KINK, FAA LID: INK) is a county-owned, public-use airport in Winkler County, Texas, United States. It is located three nautical miles (6 km) northwest of the central business district of Wink, Texas. [1] This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility. [2]
The airport was opened in August 1941 as Wink Field and was used by the United States Army Air Forces as a training base. It was an auxiliary airfield to Hobbs Army Airfield, New Mexico as part of the AAF Advanced Flying School (Twin-Engine) at Hobbs. At the end of the war the airfield was determined to be excess by the military and turned over to the local government for civil use. [3] [4]
Winkler County Airport covers an area of 1,000 acres (405 ha) at an elevation of 2,822 feet (860 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 13/31 is 5,003 by 100 feet (1,525 x 30 m) and 4/22 is 3,514 by 100 feet (1,071 x 30 m). [1]
For the 12-month period ending May 20, 2021, the airport had 2,720 aircraft operations, an average of 52 per week: 100% general aviation. At that time there were 14 aircraft based at this airport, 13 single-engine and 1 helicopter. [1]