# Scholes International At Galveston Airport (GLS / KGLS)

**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).

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: GLS / KGLS
- FAA: GLS
- Type: Medium airport
- Owner: Galveston
- Serves: Galveston, Texas, United States
- Opened: Aug 1938
- Elevation: 6 ft / 2 m
- Coordinates: 29.2653, -94.8604
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 6,001 ft / 1,829 m
- Instrument procedures: 6 approaches, 17 departures, 8 arrivals
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Website: http://www.galvestonairport.com
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scholes_International_Airport_at_Galveston (7 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6587665
- Weather station: KGLS · WMO 72242
- Ident: KGLS

## Timeline

- Aug 1938: Scholes International At Galveston Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 18/36 | 6,001 ft / 1,829 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Concrete | 181° / 001° | yes |
| 14/32 | 6,000 ft / 1,829 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 140° / 320° | yes |

- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/00164AD.PDF

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 6,001 ft / 1,829 m | =4,583 of 29,858 | =1,284 in North America | =1,012 in US |
| Elevation | 6 ft / 2 m | =43,047 of 43,403 | =19,318 in North America | =15,702 in US |
| Age | Opened 1938 | =870 of 15,079 | =246 in North America | =228 in US |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | HOUSTON APP/DEP | 134.450 |
| ASOS | ASOS | 119.275 |
| CLD | CLNC DEL | 135.350 |
| CTAF | CTAF | 120.575 |
| GND | GND | 118.625 |
| RDO | MONTGOMERY CO RDO | 122.150 |
| TWR | TWR | 120.575 |
| UNIC | UNICOM | 123.050 |

## Nearby airports

- [EFD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kefd.md) Ellington Airport · 30 mi / 48 km
- [HOU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/khou.md) William P. Hobby Airport · 36 mi / 58 km
- [LJN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klbx.md) Texas Gulf Coast Regional Airport · 38 mi / 61 km
- [SGR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksgr.md) Sugar Land Regional Airport · 54 mi / 87 km
- [IAH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiah.md) George Bush Intercontinental Airport · 57 mi / 92 km
- [BPT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbpt.md) Jack Brooks Regional Airport · 69 mi / 111 km

## 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/kgls/data