New Braunfels National Airport (ICAO: KBAZ, FAA LID: BAZ) is a public use airport in Guadalupe County, Texas, United States.[1][2] It is owned by the city of New Braunfels and located four nautical miles (5 mi, 7 km) east of its central business district.[1] Formerly known as New Braunfels Regional Airport,[3] it is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.[4]
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||||||
| Owner | City of New Braunfels | ||||||||||||||||||
| Serves | New Braunfels, Texas | ||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 651 ft / 198 m | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 29°42′11″N 098°02′28″W / 29.70306°N 98.04111°W | ||||||||||||||||||
| Website | www.FlyKBAZ.com | ||||||||||||||||||
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Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned BAZ by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA[5] (which assigned BAZ to Barcelos Airport in Barcelos, Amazonas, Brazil).[6]
From 1940 to 1967, it operated as Clear Springs Air Force Base.
Facilities and aircraft
editNew Braunfels National Airport covers an area of 900 acres (364 ha) at an elevation of 651 feet (198 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways with asphalt surfaces: 13/31 is 6,503 by 100 feet (1,982 x 30 m) and 17/35 is 5,364 by 100 feet (1,635 x 30 m).[7]
For the 12-month period ending January 5, 2017, the airport had 52,541 aircraft operations, an average of 144 per day: 81% general aviation, 2% air taxi, and 17% military. At that time there were 145 aircraft based at this airport: 75% single-engine, 9% multi-engine, 12% jet, and 4% helicopter.[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for BAZ PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective November 15, 2012.
- ^ "Map showing New Braunfels airport located within Guadalupe County". MapQuest. Retrieved June 1, 2013.
- ^ "KBAZ – New Braunfels Municipal Airport". FAA data republished by AirNav. May 31, 2012. Archived from the original on June 30, 2012.
- ^ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF, 2.03 MB). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010.
- ^ "New Braunfels Regional Airport (ICAO: KBAZ, FAA: BAZ)". Great Circle Mapper. Retrieved June 1, 2013.
- ^ "Barcelos, Amazonas, Brazil (IATA: BAZ, ICAO: SWBC)". Great Circle Mapper. Retrieved June 1, 2013.
- ^ "Airport/Facility Directory" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. April 30, 2015. Retrieved May 1, 2015.[permanent dead link]
External links
edit- New Braunfels National Airport, official website
- Airport page at City of New Braunfels website
- Aerial image as of January 1995 from USGS The National Map
- FAA Airport Diagram (PDF), effective October 31, 2024
- FAA Terminal Procedures for BAZ, effective October 31, 2024
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for BAZ
- AirNav airport information for KBAZ
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures