Van Zandt County Regional Airport

Van Zandt County Regional Airport (FAA LID: 76F) is a city-owned public airport in Wills Point, Van Zandt County, Texas, United States, located about 3.0 nautical miles (5.6 km) southeast of the central business district.[2][3] The airport has no IATA or ICAO designation.[4]

"76F" redirects here. For the naval gun designated 76F by the People's Liberation Army Navy, see Type 76 twin 37 mm naval gun.
Van Zandt County Regional Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Wills Point
ServesWills Point, Texas
Location36671 State Highway 64, Wills Point, TX 75169[1]
Elevation AMSL522.0 ft / 159.1 m
Coordinates32°40′53″N 095°59′03″W
Websitehttps://willspointtx.org/van-zandt-county-regional-airport-2/
Map
76F
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
17/35 3,230 985 Asphalt
Statistics (2016)
Aircraft operations4,800
Based aircraft14
Sources: Federal Aviation Administration[2] unless noted otherwise

The facility was previously known as Wills Point Municipal Airport, but the name was changed following the late 2007 approval of a major airport improvement project.[1]

The airport is used solely for general aviation purposes.

Facilities

Van Zandt County Regional Airport covers 78 acres (32 ha) at an elevation of 522.0 feet (159.1 m) above mean sea level, and has one runway: Runway 17/35: 3,230 x 50 ft (985 x 15 m), surface: asphalt[2]

For the 12-month period ending 17 May 2016, the airport had 4,800 aircraft operations, an average of 13 per day, all general aviation. At that time, 14 aircraft were based at this airport, 86% single-engined and 14% helicopters, with no multiengined, ultralight, jet, or glider aircraft.[2]

References
  1. "Van Zandt County Regional Airport". City of Wills Point. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  2. FAA Airport Form 5010 for 76F PDF. Federal Aviation Administration, Effective 26 April 2018.
  3. "Texas Airport Directory - Wills Point, Van Zandt County Regional (76F)" (PDF). Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  4. "76F Wills Point [Van Zandt County Regional], TX, US - Airport". Great Circle Mapper. Retrieved 15 May 2018.


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