🇺🇸 Winkler County Airport

Winkler County Airport (KINK/INK) is a publicly owned, public-use general aviation airport located three nautical miles (6 km) northwest of Wink, Texas. It is owned and operated by Winkler County, Texas.

The airport was established in August 1941 as Wink Field and served as a training base for the United States Army Air Forces during World War II, functioning as an auxiliary airfield to Hobbs Army Airfield, New Mexico. Before its military use, it originated as a communications station in 1927. After the war, the airfield was transferred to local government for civil use, and in 1963, Winkler County secured the continuation of the FAA Flight Service Station at the airport, leading to significant improvements including repaved runways and new hangars.

Currently, Winkler County Airport is operational and covers an area of 1,000 acres at an elevation of 2,822 feet (860 m). It features two asphalt paved runways: 13/31, measuring 5,003 by 100 feet (1,525 x 30 m), and 4/22, measuring 3,514 by 100 feet (1,071 x 30 m). As of May 20, 2021, the airport recorded 2,720 aircraft operations, consisting entirely of general aviation, and had 14 based aircraft. The facility offers fuel services (100LL and Jet A), hangar space, tie-down services, and a pilot's lounge. It operates without a control tower, with attendance typically from Monday to Saturday, 08:00 to 18:00.