East Texas Regional Airport

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East Texas Regional Airport
IATA: GGG - ICAO: KGGG
Summary
Airport type		public
Operator		Gregg County, Texas
Serves		Longview, Texas
Elevation AMSL		365 ft (111 m)
Coordinates		32°23′02.452″N, 94°42′41.352″W
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
17/35	6,109	1,862	Asphalt
13/31	10,000	3,048	Asphalt

East Texas Regional Airport (IATA: GGG, ICAO: KGGG) is a public airport located eight miles south of Longview, Texas. The airport has 2 runways.

GGG is mostly used for general aviation but is also served by American Airlines/American Eagle.

GGG has two FBO's, Stebbins Aviation and KRS Aviation.^{[citation needed]}

The airport has been designated as an alternative landing site for the Space Shuttle.^{[citation needed]}

It is also the home Airport of LeTourneau University Flight Training Department. LeTourneau constitutes a very large portion of the airport traffic and has a multitude of airplanes from Cessna 172s to Beechcraft Duchesses and Diamond DA-42 Twinstars. All LeTourneau Cessna 172s have tail numbers ending in "LU".^{[citation needed]}

The GGG symbol comes from its prior name, Gregg County Airport, as it is located in Gregg County, Texas.

[edit] Airline

• American Airlines
  • American Eagle (Dallas/Ft. Worth)

[edit] External links

• East Texas Regional Airport Homepage
• Resources for this airport:
  • AirNav airport information for KGGG
  • ASN accident history for GGG
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for KGGG
  • FAA current GGG delay information