Winkler County Airport
Winkler County Airport (former Wink Air Force Aux. Field) | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | Winkler County | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Wink, Texas | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 2,822 ft / 860 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 31°46′47″N 103°12′06″W / 31.77972°N 103.20167°W | ||||||||||||||
| Website | www.co.winkler.tx.us/... | ||||||||||||||
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Winkler County Airport (IATA: INK, ICAO: KINK, FAA LID: INK) is a county-owned, public-use airport in Winkler County, Texas, United States. It is located three nautical miles (6 km) northwest of the central business district of Wink, Texas.[1] This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.[2]
History
[edit]The airport was opened in August 1941 as Wink Field and was used by the United States Army Air Forces as a training base. It was an auxiliary airfield to Hobbs Army Airfield, New Mexico as part of the AAF Advanced Flying School (Twin-Engine) at Hobbs. At the end of the war the airfield was determined to be excess by the military and turned over to the local government for civil use.[3][4]
Facilities and aircraft
[edit]Winkler County Airport covers an area of 1,000 acres (405 ha) at an elevation of 2,822 feet (860 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 13/31 is 5,003 by 100 feet (1,525 x 30 m) and 4/22 is 3,514 by 100 feet (1,071 x 30 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending May 20, 2021, the airport had 2,720 aircraft operations, an average of 52 per week: 100% general aviation. At that time there were 14 aircraft based at this airport, 13 single-engine and 1 helicopter.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for INK PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective August 10, 2023.
- ^ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF, 2.03 MB). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010.
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This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
- ^ Thole, Lou (1999), Forgotten Fields of America : World War II Bases and Training, Then and Now - Vol. 2. Publisher: Pictorial Histories Pub, ISBN 1-57510-051-7
External links
[edit]- Airport page at Winkler County website
- "Winkler County (INK)" (PDF). at Texas DOT Airport Directory
- Aerial image as of January 1996 from USGS The National Map
- FAA Terminal Procedures for INK, effective October 31, 2024
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for INK
- AirNav airport information for KINK
- ASN accident history for INK
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures