GLS

Scholes International At Galveston Airport

ICAO KGLS29.2653°N 94.8604°W6 ft / 2 mMedium airport
On the map
Scholes International Airport at Galveston - Texas
United States Geological Survey (USGS) · Public domain · Commons

Scholes International At Galveston Airport (IATA: GLS, ICAO: KGLS) is a medium airport in Galveston, Texas, United States. It opened in Aug 1938. It has 2 runways; the longest is 6,001 ft (1,829 m).

Timeline

1 event · 1938–1938
AUG 1938
OpenedScholes International At Galveston Airport opens.
From Wikidata · FAAEvery airfield, 1903–2026

Runways & airfield

Schematic · N · © OpenStreetMap · FAA diagram PDF
18/36181° / 001° · LIT
LENGTH6,001 ft1,829 mWIDTH150 ft46 mSURFACEConcrete
14/32140° / 320° · LIT
LENGTH6,000 ft1,829 mWIDTH150 ft46 mSURFACEAsphalt

Records & rankings

Ranked among 48,011 open airports · world · region · country
Longest runway6,001 ft1,829 m46 m · SHORT150 ft · SHORTMEDIAN · 975 mMEDIAN · 3,200 ftLONG · 5,300 mLONG · 17,388 ft=4,581of 29,823 · =1,284 North America · =1,012 USElevation6 ft2 m-386 m · LOW-1,266 ft · LOWMEDIAN · 240 mMEDIAN · 787 ftHIGH · 4,938 mHIGH · 16,200 ft=42,987of 43,341 · =19,309 North America · =15,694 USAgeOpened 19382026 · NEWEST2026 · NEWESTMEDIAN · 1976MEDIAN · 1976OLDEST · 1902OLDEST · 1902=870of 15,079 · =246 North America · =228 USRunways21 · FEWER1 · FEWERMEDIAN · 1MEDIAN · 1MORE · 8MORE · 8=713of 29,943 · =435 North America · =391 US
Scale: share of airports ranked below, best on the right · ties shown as = and a band · passengers are each airport’s latest year on record

Radio frequencies

8 channels
A/DHOUSTON APP/DEP134.450
ASOSASOS119.275
CLDCLNC DEL135.350
CTAFCTAF120.575
GNDGND118.625
RDOMONTGOMERY CO RDO122.150
TWRTWR120.575
UNICUNICOM123.050