Skylark Field is a city-owned, public-use airport located three

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s (6 km) east of the

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of Killeen, a city in Bell County, Texas, United States. It is included in the

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for 2011–2015, which

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it as a '' general aviation'' facility. It was formerly known as Killeen Municipal Airport. The airport does not currently offer scheduled passenger service on commercial airlines.

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, operating as Delta Connection, served this airport until August 2003, when it replaced its turboprop airplanes with

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which required a longer runway. In August 2004, the City of Killeen relocated the remaining airlines from Killeen Municipal Airport to new facilities at the Killeen-Fort Hood Regional Airport, which has a longer runway to accommodate larger jets and an expanded terminal to handle more passengers.

Facilities and aircraft

Skylark Field covers an area of 180

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s (73 ha) at an elevation of 848 feet (258 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 1/19 with an asphalt surface measuring 5,495 by 100 feet (1,675 x 30 m). For the 12-month period ending August 20, 2010, the airport had 29,700 aircraft operations, an average of 81 per day: 87% general aviation and 13% military. At that time there were 55 aircraft based at this airport: 91% single- engine, 4% multi-engine, and 5% helicopter.

References

External links

Skylark Field
* at Texas DOT Airport Directory
Aerial image as of January 1996
from USGS '' The National Map'' * {{US-airport-ga, ILE Airports in Texas Transportation in Bell County, Texas Buildings and structures in Bell County, Texas