# TSTC Waco Airport (CNW / KCNW)

**TSTC Waco Airport** (IATA: CNW, ICAO: KCNW) is a small airport in Waco, Texas, United States. It opened in May 1942. It has 2 runways; the longest is 8,600 ft (2,621 m).

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcnw

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: CNW / KCNW
- FAA: CNW
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Waco, Texas, United States
- Opened: May 1942
- Elevation: 470 ft / 143 m
- Coordinates: 31.6411, -97.0733
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 8,600 ft / 2,621 m
- Instrument procedures: 3 approaches
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Website: http://www.waco.tstc.edu/airport
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TSTC_Waco_Airport (7 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7671738
- Weather station: KCNW
- Ident: KCNW

## Timeline

- May 1942: TSTC Waco Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 17L/35R | 8,600 ft / 2,621 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 178° / 358° | yes |
| 17R/35L | 6,291 ft / 1,918 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Concrete | 178° / 358° |  |

- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/00579AD.PDF

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 8,600 ft / 2,621 m | =2,021 of 29,858 | =449 in North America | =333 in US |
| Elevation | 470 ft / 143 m | =27,657 of 43,403 | =13,143 in North America | =11,004 in US |
| Age | Opened 1942 | =1,791 of 15,079 | =924 in North America | =885 in US |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | WACO APP | 135.200 |
| AWOS | AWOS 3 | 134.225 |
| CTAF | CTAF | 124.000 |
| DEP | WACO DEP | 126.125 |
| GND | GND | 121.700 |
| MISC | CTAS RDO | 123.550 |
| RDO | FORT WORTH RDO | 122.150 |
| TWR | TWR | 124.000 |
| UNIC | UNICOM | 122.950 |

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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/kcnw/data