Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport

Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport
Characteristics
ICAO code	KAMA
IATA code	AMA
Coordinates	35 ° 13 '10 "  N , 101 ° 42' 21"  W Coordinates: 35 ° 13 '10 "  N , 101 ° 42' 21"  W
Height above MSL	1099 m (3606  ft )
Transport links
Distance from the city center	10 km east of Amarillo
Street	I-40 / US 60 / US 287
Basic data
opening	1929
operator	City of Amarillo
surface	1435 ha
Terminals	1
Passengers	664,000 (2017)
Flight movements	64,303 (2016/17)
Runways
04/22	4115 m × 61 m concrete
13/31	2408 m × 46 m concrete

The Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport is the international airport of Amarillo in the US state of Texas .

It is located in the Amarillo metropolitan area , around ten kilometers east of the city ​​center .

history

In 1929 , Harold English founded the airport as English Field . Transcontinental & Western Airlines , a predecessor of TWA, and Braniff International Airways flew to Amarillo.

In 1942 a military airfield of the United States Air Force was established , on which B-17 "Flying Fortress" were stationed. In 1968 the air base was closed.

A new terminal was built in 1971 and renewed in 2007. In 2003 the airport was renamed in honor of the astronaut Colonel Rick Douglas Husband , was born in Amarillo and had an accident on February 1 of the same year.

Airlines and Destinations

American Airlines connects Amarillo with the hubs Dallas and Phoenix , United Airlines also flies to the hubs Houston and Denver . The low-cost airline Southwest Airlines also serves Dallas Love Field Airport .

Web links

Commons : Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Official website (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} AirportIQ 5010: Rick Husband Amarillo International. GCR1.com, accessed May 5, 2018 . 
2. ↑ Amarillo, TX: Rick Husband Amarillo International (AMA). Transtats.BTS.gov , accessed May 5, 2018 . 
3. ^ Departures. Fly-AMA.com, accessed on May 5, 2018 .