East Texas Regional Airport

Coordinates: 32°23′02″N 094°42′41″W / 32.38389°N 94.71139°W / 32.38389; -94.71139
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East Texas Regional Airport
  • AMSL
365 ft / 111 m
Coordinates32°23′02″N 094°42′41″W / 32.38389°N 94.71139°W / 32.38389; -94.71139
WebsiteOfficial website
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GGG is located in Texas
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
13/31 10,000 3,048 Asphalt
18/36 6,110 1,862 Asphalt
Statistics (2023)
Aircraft operations (year ending 4/30/2023)85,989
Based aircraft112

East Texas Regional Airport (

American Eagle
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Federal Aviation Administration records say the airport had 24,835 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008,[2] 24,944 in 2009 and 21,830 in 2010.[3] The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a primary commercial service airport (more than 10,000 enplanements per year).[4]

East Texas Regional is home to LeTourneau University's School of Aeronautical Science. LeTourneau constitutes a very large portion of the airport's traffic and has a fleet of airplanes ranging from Cessna 172s to Citabrias and Piper PA-44 Seminoles. Most LeTourneau aircraft have tail numbers ending in "LU". All use the call sign "Jacket" (three letter- JKA).[5]

Each summer the airport hosts the Great Texas Balloon Race, a volunteer-run weekend event held annually since 1980.[6]

History

Construction of the Gregg County Airport and terminal was completed and the airport opened on 15 July 1947. Once open, Mid-Continent and

hot spot for runway incursions.[9]
The improvements were completed in 2009.

On 8 October 1992, the airport was the first of two stops for Ferry Flight 58 of Space Shuttle Atlantis between the Kennedy Space Center and Palmdale, California, where Atlantis was sent for orbiter maintenance.[10][11]

Facilities

East Texas Regional Airport covers 1,300 acres (530 ha; 5.3 km2) at an elevation of 365 ft (111 m). It has two asphalt runways:

  • 13/31 is 10,000 by 150 ft (3,048 by 46 m)[1]
  • 18/36 is 6,110 by 150 ft (1,862 by 46 m)[1]

In the year ending April 30, 2023, the airport had 85,989 aircraft operations, average 235 per day: 74% general aviation, 10% military, 15% air taxi, and <1% airline. 112 aircraft were then based at this airport: 50 single-engine, 29 multi-engine, 32 jet, and 1 helicopter.[1]

Two fixed-base operators (FBOs) are on the field: Stebbins Aviation and KRS Jet Center.[12]

Airline and destination

AirlinesDestinations
Dallas/Fort Worth

See also

References

  1. ^
    PDF
    . Federal Aviation Administration. Effective August 10, 2023.
  2. ^ "Enplanements for CY 2008" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. December 18, 2009.
  3. ^ "Enplanements for CY 2010" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2011.
  4. ^ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 27, 2012.
  5. ^ FAA Aircraft Registry, 2010, archived from the original on 2011-09-09, retrieved 2010-11-11
  6. ^ Great Texas Balloon Race Story, 2010, archived from the original on 2009-01-24, retrieved 2010-11-11
  7. ^ "East Texas Regional Airport: Our History". Retrieved October 9, 2019.
  8. ^ FAA - Office of Airports (February 5, 2008). "AIP Grants Awarded by FY" (PDF). Airport Improvement Program (AIP) Grant Histories. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 17, 2012. Retrieved November 10, 2010.
  9. ^ FAA. "Focus on Hot Spots" (PDF). Retrieved November 10, 2010.
  10. ^ Grimshaw, George H. (October 9, 2012). Merlin, Peter W. (ed.). "Supporting Shuttle: 35+ Years of Excellence at Dryden" (PDF).
  11. ^ Evans, Glenn (July 17, 2011). "Our shuttle story: This week's Atlantis landing concludes 30-year saga that touched East Texans". Longview News Journal. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
  12. ^ "Airport Facilities". East Texas Regional Airport. Archived from the original on February 6, 2012. Retrieved July 7, 2012.

External links

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