# Fort Clark Springs Airport (74TX)

**Fort Clark Springs Airport** (FAA: 74TX) is a small airport in Brackettville, Texas, United States. It opened in May 1949. It has 2 runways; the longest is 5,500 ft (1,676 m).

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/74tx

## At a glance

- FAA: 74TX
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Brackettville, Texas, United States
- Opened: May 1949
- Elevation: 1,106 ft / 337 m
- Coordinates: 29.2866, -100.4340
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 5,500 ft / 1,676 m
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q35258243
- Weather station: KT70
- Ident: 74TX

## Timeline

- May 1949: Fort Clark Springs Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 17/35 | 5,500 ft / 1,676 m | 200 ft / 61 m | Grass |  |  |
| 15/33 | 4,170 ft / 1,271 m | 200 ft / 61 m | Grass |  |  |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 5,500 ft / 1,676 m | =5,417 of 29,858 | =1,676 in North America | =1,334 in US |
| Elevation | 1,106 ft / 337 m | =16,118 of 43,403 | =7,074 in North America | =5,594 in US |
| Age | Opened 1949 | =3,461 of 15,079 | =2,337 in North America | =2,277 in US |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US |

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## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/74tx/data