# Fort Worth Spinks Airport (KFWS)

**Fort Worth Spinks Airport** (ICAO: KFWS) is a small airport in Fort Worth, Texas, United States. It opened in Jul 1988. It has 2 runways; the longest is 6,002 ft (1,829 m).

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: — / KFWS
- FAA: FWS
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Fort Worth, Texas, United States
- Opened: Jul 1988
- Elevation: 700 ft / 214 m
- Coordinates: 32.5652, -97.3081
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 6,002 ft / 1,829 m
- Instrument procedures: 3 approaches, 9 departures, 7 arrivals
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Website: http://www.fortworthgov.org/aviation/spinks/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Worth_Spinks_Airport (4 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5472409
- Weather station: KFWS
- Ident: KFWS

## Timeline

- Jul 1988: Fort Worth Spinks Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 18R/36L | 6,002 ft / 1,829 m | 100 ft / 31 m | Asphalt | 180° / 360° | yes |
| 18L/36R | 3,660 ft / 1,116 m | 60 ft / 18 m | Grass | 180° / 360° |  |

- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/06917AD.PDF

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 6,002 ft / 1,829 m | =4,565 of 29,858 | =1,267 in North America | =995 in US |
| Elevation | 700 ft / 214 m | #23,366 of 43,403 | #11,129 in North America | #9,209 in US |
| Age | Opened 1988 | =9,353 of 15,079 | =7,157 in North America | =7,046 in US |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | REGIONAL APP/DEP | 135.975 |
| AWOS | AWOS 3 | 120.025 |
| CTAF | CTAF | 124.625 |
| FSS | FORT WORTH RDO | 121.725 |
| GND | GND | 119.475 |
| TWR | TWR | 124.625 |
| UNIC | UNICOM | 122.700 |

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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/kfws/data