KTDW Tradewind Airport VFR

  • Name
    Tradewind Airport
  • ICAO / IATA / GPS
    KTDW / TDW / KTDW
  • Type
  • Region
  • Timezone
    5:44 pm (CST)
  • Municipality
    Amarillo
  • Coordinates
    35° 10′ 11″ N 101° 49′ 33″ E
  • Elevation
    3’649 ft (1’112 m MSL)

About Tradewind Airport

Tradewind Airport (IATA: TDW, ICAO: KTDW, FAA LID: TDW) is a privately owned public use airport in Randall County, Texas, United States. It is located three nautical miles (3.5 mi, 5.6 km) southeast of the central business district of Amarillo, Texas. Established in 1946 by Shelby Kritser, Tradewind airport has been a hub for general aviation in Amarillo. Shelby Kritser died in 1966 in an aircraft accident. After his death the airport was sold to Jimmy Whittenburg who owned and operated the airport until 2001, who then sold the airport to Perry Williams who owns and operates the airport today. The FBo building was built in 2014, many maintenance facilities and private air carriers. The Shelby's Restaurant on the field was opened in 2022 in tribute to Shelby Kritser.

© Wikipedia | CC-by-SA-3.0 | Read more …
Information on this website is for private use only. Do not use for real life flight.
arrow_upward