Grand Prairie Municipal Airport

Coordinates: 32°41′56″N 097°02′49″W / 32.69889°N 97.04694°W / 32.69889; -97.04694
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32°41′56″N 097°02′49″W / 32.69889°N 97.04694°W / 32.69889; -97.04694

Grand Prairie Municipal Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Grand Prairie
ServesGrand Prairie, Texas
Elevation AMSL588 ft / 179 m
Websitewww.GrandPrairieAirport.org
Map
GPM is located in Texas
GPM
GPM
GPM is located in the United States
GPM
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
17/35 4,001 1,220 Concrete
Helipads
Number Length Surface
ft m
H1 50 15 Concrete
Statistics (2022)
Aircraft operations101,991
Based aircraft286
Sources: airport web site[1] and FAA[2]

Grand Prairie Municipal Airport (ICAO: KGPM, FAA LID: GPM) is five miles southwest of Grand Prairie, a city largely in Dallas County, Texas.[2]

Most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, but Grand Prairie Municipal Airport is GPM to the FAA and has no IATA code.[3]

Facilities[edit]

The airport covers 162 acres (66 ha); its single runway, 17/35, is 4,001 x 75 ft (1,220 x 23 m) long. There is also one helipad, H1, 50ftX50ft (15mx15m). In the year ending December 31, 2022, the airport had 101,991 aircraft operations, average 279 per day: 99% general aviation, 1% military, and <1% air taxi. 286 aircraft were based at the airport: 272 single-engine, 12 multi-engine, 1 jet, and 1 helicopter.[2] Airbus Helicopters Inc has its headquarters on the west side of the airport.[4]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Grand Prairie Municipal Airport, official web site
  2. ^ a b c FAA Airport Form 5010 for GPM PDF, effective 2023-08-10
  3. ^ KGPM - Grand Prairie Municipal Airport - Grand Prairie, Texas at Great Circle Mapper
  4. ^ "Airbus Helicopters Inc website". Retrieved 31 October 2014.

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