🇺🇸 Childress Municipal Airport

Childress Municipal Airport (KCDS (CDS)) is a public-use airport located four miles west of Childress, Texas.

Type of Facility and Operations:

• It is publicly owned by the City of Childress.
• The airport is operational and open to the public.
• It does not have an air traffic control tower.
• Fuel services include 100LL and Jet A+.
• For the 12-month period ending July 27, 2009, the airport had 3,040 aircraft operations, predominantly general aviation (99%).

Notable Features or History:

• The airport opened in October 1942 as Childress Army Airfield, serving as a bombardier-training school for the United States Army Air Forces.
• After its closure on December 21, 1945, it was donated to the city and transformed into a municipal airport.
• The airport covers an area of 2,500 acres (1,012 ha) at an elevation of 1,954 feet (596 m) above mean sea level.

Current Status:

• The airport has two asphalt paved runways:
• Runway 18/36: 5,949 by 75 feet (1,813 x 23 m) and is in good condition.,
• Runway 04/22: 4,425 by 60 feet (1,349 x 18 m) and is in poor condition, with remarks indicating it is "CLSD INDEFLY" (closed indefinitely) due to loose gravel and vegetation.,,
• There is an active construction notice for the airport.

*Sources researched: nfdc.faa.gov, airnav.com, en.wikipedia.org, skyvector.com*