Coulter Field

Coulter Field (IATA: CFD, ICAO: KCFD, FAA LID: CFD) is a public airport three miles northeast of Bryan, in Brazos County, Texas.[1] It is owned by the City of Bryan[1] which is part of the Bryan-College Station area. The airport is used for general aviation.

For the Bishop's University stadium, see Coulter Field (Bishop's).
Coulter Field
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Bryan
ServesBryan, Texas
Elevation AMSL367 ft / 112 m
Coordinates30°42′56″N 096°19′53″W
Map
CFD
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
15/33 4,000 1,219 Asphalt
17/35 1,330 405 Turf (Closed)
Statistics (2008)
Aircraft operations16,200
Based aircraft66

History

Coulter Field has a long history with sport parachuting. With parachute jumps having been conducted since the mid-1950s, skydiving at Coulter Field has continued through today. Ags Over Texas (AOT) was the home of the Texas A&M University skydiving team until its closure in 1999. In March 2002, Skydive Aggieland opened and is the current home of the Texas A&M University skydiving club. Texas Governor Rick Perry completed a successful static-line skydive at AOT while he was attending Texas A&M University in the 1970s and former President George H. W. Bush (41) completed a tandem skydive at Coulter Field in cooperation with Skydive Aggieland and the Golden Knights a day prior to completing his last jump at his Presidential Library on Texas A&M University main campus.

Facilities

Coulter Field covers 256 acres (104 ha) at an elevation of 367 feet (112 m). Its runway, 15/33, is 4,000 by 75 feet (1,219 x 23 m).[1][2] A former turf runway 17/35 is closed.

In the year ending July 16, 2008 the airport had 16,200 general aviation aircraft operations, average 44 per day. 66 aircraft were then based at the airport: 82% single-engine, 15% multi-engine and 3% helicopter.[1]

References
  1. FAA Airport Form 5010 for CFD PDF, effective 2009-07-02.
  2. Aerial photo
  • "Coulter Field (CFD)" (PDF). at Texas DOT Airport Directory
  • FAA Terminal Procedures for CFD, effective January 28, 2021
  • Resources for this airport:
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