Waco Regional Airport

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Coordinates: 31°36′41″N 097°13′50″W / 31.61139, -97.23056

Waco Regional Airport

IATA: ACT – ICAO: KACT – FAA: ACT
Summary
Airport type		Public
Owner		City of Waco
Serves		Waco, Texas
Elevation AMSL		516 ft / 157 m
Website		waco-texas.com/airport/...
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
1/19	6,596	2,010	Asphalt
14/32	5,896	1,797	Asphalt
Statistics (2006)
Aircraft operations			36,011
Based aircraft			100
Source: Federal Aviation Administration^[1]

Waco Regional Airport (IATA: ACT, ICAO: KACT, FAA LID: ACT) is a public airport located five miles (8 km) northwest of the central business district of Waco, a city in McLennan County, Texas, United States. It is owned by the City of Waco.^[1]

The airport is a 20-25 minute drive by street to Downtown Waco and the Baylor University Campus.

1 Facilities and aircraft
2 Airlines and destionations
3 References
4 See also
5 External links

[edit] Facilities and aircraft

Waco Regional Airport covers an area of 1,369 acres (554 ha) which contains two asphalt paved runways: 1/19 measuring 6,596 x 150 ft. (2,010 x 46 m) and 14/32 measuring 5,896 x 150 ft. (1,797 x 46 m).^[1]

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2006, the airport had 36,011 aircraft operations, an average of 98 per day: 65% general aviation, 27% air taxi, 8% military and 1% scheduled commercial. There are 100 aircraft based at this airport: 53% single-engine, 38% multi-engine, 6% jet and 3% helicopter.^[1]

The airport is currently planning for an expansion which would create three jetways, along with a larger lobby area and holding room. There is no wireless access at the airport; although, it is planned in the expansion.