Addison Airport
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For the airport in Addison, Alabama, see Addison Municipal Airport.
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| IATA: ADS – ICAO: KADS – FAA LID: ADS | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | City of Addison | ||
| Serves | Dallas, Texas | ||
| Location | Addison, Texas | ||
| Hub for | |||
| Elevation AMSL | 196.3 ft / 60 m | ||
| Coordinates | 32°58′07″N 096°50′11″W / 32.96861°N 96.83639°WCoordinates: 32°58′07″N 096°50′11″W / 32.96861°N 96.83639°W | ||
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| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 15/33 | 7,202 | 2,195 | Concrete |
| Statistics (2006) | |||
| Aircraft operations | 133,557 | ||
| Based aircraft | 774 | ||
| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||
Addison Airport (IATA: ADS, ICAO: KADS, FAA LID: ADS) is a public airport located in the town of Addison, an incorporated city in Dallas County, Texas, United States. It is nine miles (14 km) north of the central business district of the city of Dallas.[1]
The airport was established in 1954 and was purchased by the town of Addison in 1976.[2] It is the busiest general aviation airport in Texas and among the five busiest in the United States. The airport is also home to the Cavanaugh Flight Museum.
The Addison Airport Toll Tunnel allows east-west traffic to cross the airport property under the runway and was completed in 1999.
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[edit] Facilities and aircraft
Addison Airport covers an area of 368 acres (149 ha) and contains one runway designated 15/33 with a 7,202-by-100-foot (2,195 × 30 m) concrete pavement. For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2006, the airport had 133,557 aircraft operations, an average of 365 per day: 88% general aviation, 12% air taxi, <1% scheduled commercial and <1% military. At that time there were 774 aircraft based at this airport: 49% single-engine, 24% multi-engine, 24% jet and 3% helicopter.[1]
The airport has the headquarters of Martinaire.[3]
[edit] Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Ameristar Air Cargo | Worldwide Destinations |
| Flight Options | Varied Destinations |
| Citationshares | Pampa, Fort Worth, Breckenridge |
| Ameristar Jet Charter | Detroit, Evansville, Saltillo |
| US Check | Kansas City, Shreveport, Houston, Abilene, Tyler, Austin, Chicago |
| Bombardier Business Jet Solutions | Fort Worth, San Antonio, Conroe, Jackson |
| Flight Express | Tulsa, Oklahoma City, Shreveport, Tyler, Houston, Sugarland |
| Netjets Aviation | Houston, Santa Fe, San Antonio |
| Martinaire | Abilene, Dallas |
[edit] Accidents and incidents
The following involved flights departing or arriving at the airport:
- July 19, 1986: All 4 occupants of a Cessna 421, registration number N6VR, were killed when the aircraft suffered an apparent right-hand engine failure, rolled over, and dived into a vacant lot immediately after takeoff from Addison Airport.[4] The post-crash investigation revealed that the right-hand engine did not show any obvious signs of failure and its controls were not set to deliver full takeoff power. The crash was attributed to incorrect engine control operation; the pilot had recently purchased the Cessna 421 but had not been formally trained to fly it, and most of his twin-engined experience had been in an airplane with engine controls that operated in the reverse direction of those in the Cessna.[5]
- June 20, 1992: The pilot of a Piper J3C-65 Cub, registration number N3128M, reported trouble and attempted to return to Addison Airport soon after taking off to test a newly-installed engine. While turning to line up with the runway, the airplane suddenly lost altitude, rolled upside down, and crashed in the middle of nearby Beltway Drive, killing the pilot and his passenger. The crash was attributed to breakage of the left-hand elevator control tube due to corrosion.[6][7]
- January 1, 2004: The pilot and passenger of a Bellanca 17-30A Super Viking, registration number N4104B, died when the aircraft struck houses in the Preston Hollow neighborhood of nearby Dallas, Texas after departing from Addison Airport bound for Amarillo, Texas. An intense post-crash fire destroyed two houses and the remains of the Bellanca, but an elderly resident of one house escaped injury after being dragged out of the burning structure by his caregiver, who was also unhurt.[8] The crash was attributed to spatial disorientation in densely clouded IFR conditions; the pilot had reported a partial instrument panel failure, after which radar data indicated that he was making left turns instead of right turns as directed by air traffic controllers.[9]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c FAA Airport Master Record for ADS (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2007-12-20
- ^ Addison Airport: History
- ^ "Contact Us." Martinaire. Retrieved on February 12, 2011. " 4745 Frank Luke Drive Addison, Texas 75001."
- ^ Jim Zook (1986-07-20). "Addison Air Crash Kills 4". The Dallas Morning News.
- ^ "NTSB Report FTW86FA133". National Transportation Safety Board. http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001213X34171&key=1. Retrieved 2010-04-23.
- ^ Nancy St. Pierre (1992-06-21). "2 killed as plane crashes". The Dallas Morning News.
- ^ "NTSB Report FTW92FA165". National Transportation Safety Board. http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/GenPDF.asp?id=FTW92FA165&rpt=fi. Retrieved 2010-04-23.
- ^ Tanya Eiserer (2004-01-02). "Man rescued after plane hits two N. Dallas houses - Caregiver pulls disabled doctor from fire; 2 fliers killed". The Dallas Morning News.
- ^ "NTSB Report FTW04FA052". National Transportation Safety Board. http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20040106X00018&key=1. Retrieved 2010-04-22.
[edit] External links
- Addison Airport, official site
- FAA Airport Diagram (PDF), effective 9 Feb 2012
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for KADS
- ASN accident history for ADS
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures
- FAA Terminal Procedures for ADS, effective 9 Feb 2012
- Cavanaugh Flight Museum
- Addison Fire Department
- DFW Instrument Corporation
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