KSPS · Wichita Falls Municipal Airport / Sheppard Air Force Base

WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS · MEDIUM AIRPORT · SCHEDULED SERVICE

1,019

Elevation ft

Runways

13,100

Longest ft · 15R/33L

33.99N

98.49W

Wichita Falls Municipal Airport / Sheppard Air Force Base serves Wichita Falls, Texas at 1,019 ft elevation with its longest runway, 15R/33L, at 13,100 by 300 ft. The figures below are computed from FAA NASR runway data (via OurAirports) and the same rules of thumb JetDesk uses on the airport page in the app; the POH and current NOTAMs are the authority.

Military airfield. This is a military airfield in the FAA file marked joint use. It is listed here for reference and for emergency planning. Civil use needs prior permission, there is no FBO, and no Jet A you can buy. Do not plan it as a fuel stop or a routine alternate.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
15R/33L	13,100 × 300 ft	concrete	lit
15C/33C	10,003 × 150 ft	asphalt (PEM)	lit
17/35	7,021 × 150 ft	asphalt	lit
15L/33R	6,000 × 150 ft	asphalt (PEM)	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 1,019 ft is about 13°C. Every 1,000 ft of density altitude adds roughly 8 percent to a turboprop's takeoff distance and 5 percent to its landing distance. The table uses Piper Meridian book numbers (2,438 ft takeoff and 2,110 ft landing over a 50 ft obstacle at sea level, ISA, max weight) as a reference airplane; heavier turboprops and light jets scale the same way from their own POH figures.

Conditions	Density altitude	Takeoff est.	Landing est.	Landing × 1.5
Standard day (ISA, 13°C)	1,019 ft	2,637 ft	2,218 ft	3,326 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	2,219 ft	2,871 ft	2,344 ft	3,516 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	3,419 ft	3,105 ft	2,471 ft	3,706 ft
35°C afternoon	3,664 ft	3,153 ft	2,497 ft	3,745 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (15R/33L, 13,100 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,745 ft needed). The percentages are a generic rule of thumb applied to one reference airplane, not certified performance data for any specific aircraft, and the runway size categories describe the runway, not your airplane's suitability. Verify with the approved flight manual before every flight.

03Nearby fields with 5,000 ft or more

Listed for reference only: KSPS is not a field to divert to or buy fuel at.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KLAW Lawton Fort Sill Regional Airport	35 nm N	8,599 ft
KDUC Halliburton Field	39 nm NE	6,650 ft
KONY Olney Municipal Airport	42 nm SW	5,101 ft
F05 Wilbarger County Airport	42 nm W	5,099 ft

04Fuel and services at KSPS

There is no public FBO fuel to log at KSPS. JetDesk collects Jet A prices that pilots actually paid, at civil fields, and its route finder leaves military and private-use fields out of every ranking. Read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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