# Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport (LBB / KLBB) **Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport** (IATA: LBB, ICAO: KLBB) is a medium airport in Lubbock, Texas, United States. It opened in Nov 1937. It has 3 runways; the longest is 11,500 ft (3,505 m). It is operated by Lubbock. In 2025 it handled 1.2 million passengers. Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/klbb ## At a glance - IATA / ICAO: LBB / KLBB - FAA: LBB - Type: Medium airport - Operator: Lubbock - Serves: Lubbock, Texas, United States - Opened: Nov 1937 - Elevation: 3,282 ft / 1,001 m - Coordinates: 33.6636, -101.8230 - Runways: 3 - Longest runway: 11,500 ft / 3,505 m - Instrument procedures: 12 approaches - Passengers: 1,151,311 (2025) - Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago - Website: http://www.flylbb.com - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lubbock_Preston_Smith_International_Airport (9 languages) - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1627015 - Weather station: KLBB · WMO 72267 - Ident: KLBB ## Timeline - Nov 1937: Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport opens. - 1942: United States Army Air Forces becomes the operator. - 1947: Lubbock becomes the operator. ## Runways | Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 17R/35L | 11,500 ft / 3,505 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Concrete | 180° / 360° | yes | | 08/26 | 8,003 ft / 2,439 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Concrete | 089° / 269° | yes | | 17L/35R | 2,891 ft / 881 m | 74 ft / 23 m | Asphalt | 180° / 360° | | - FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/00241AD.PDF ## Passengers per year | Year | Passengers | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 2015 | 913,582 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2016 | 911,901 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2017 | 932,102 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2018 | 995,313 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2019 | 1,078,036 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2020 | 521,739 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2021 | 818,454 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2022 | 993,135 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2023 | 1,104,836 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2024 | 1,141,673 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2025 | 1,151,311 | BTS T-100 Segment | ## Routes 13 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article. ### Year-round (8) - [DFW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdfw.md) Dallas Fort Worth International Airport · United States · 281 mi / 453 km · American Eagle, American Airlines - [DAL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdal.md) Dallas Love Field · United States · 293 mi / 471 km · Southwest Airlines - [AUS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kaus.md) Austin Bergstrom International Airport · United States · 342 mi / 550 km · Southwest Airlines - [DEN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kden.md) Denver International Airport · United States · 456 mi / 734 km · United Express, Southwest Airlines - [IAH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiah.md) George Bush Intercontinental Airport · United States · 457 mi / 736 km · United Express - [HOU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/khou.md) William P. Hobby Airport · United States · 475 mi / 764 km · Southwest Airlines - [PHX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kphx.md) Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport · United States · 587 mi / 944 km · American Eagle - [LAS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klas.md) Harry Reid International Airport · United States · 773 mi / 1,244 km · Southwest Airlines ### Cargo (6) - [MAF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmaf.md) Midland International Air and Space Port · United States · 121 mi / 195 km · FedEx Express - [ABI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kabi.md) Abilene Regional Airport · United States · 151 mi / 243 km · FedEx Express - [AFW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kafw.md) Perot Field/Fort Worth Alliance Airport · United States · 264 mi / 425 km · FedEx Express - [DFW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdfw.md) Dallas Fort Worth International Airport · United States · 281 mi / 453 km · Ameriflight - [MEM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmem.md) Frederick W. Smith International Airport · United States · 682 mi / 1,098 km · FedEx Express - [SDF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksdf.md) Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport · United States · 951 mi / 1,531 km · UPS Airlines ## Airlines The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from LBB, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata. ### Passenger (4) - WN [Southwest Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/southwest-airlines) · 5 - [American Eagle](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/american-eagle) · 2 - UA [United Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/united-express) · 2 - AA [American Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/american-airlines) · 1 ### Cargo (3) - FX [FedEx Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/fedex-express) · 4 - A8 [Ameriflight](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ameriflight) · 1 - 5X [UPS Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ups-airlines) · 1 ## Rankings Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place. | Measure | Value | World | Region | Country | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Passengers | 1.2M (2025) | #768 of 3,974 | #187 in North America | #131 in US | | Longest runway | 11,500 ft / 3,505 m | =471 of 29,858 | =115 in North America | =100 in US | | Elevation | 3,282 ft / 1,001 m | #4,806 of 43,403 | #2,472 in North America | #1,923 in US | | Age | Opened 1937 | =703 of 15,079 | =141 in North America | =123 in US | | Runways | 3 | =151 of 29,978 | =83 in North America | =81 in US | ## Radio frequencies | Type | Description | MHz | | --- | --- | --- | | APP | APP | 119.200 | | ATIS | ATIS | 125.300 | | CLD | CLNC DEL | 125.800 | | DEP | DEP | 119.200 | | GND | GND | 121.900 | | RDO | FORT WORTH RDO | 122.550 | | TWR | TWR | 120.500 | | UNIC | UNICOM | 122.950 | ## Nearby airports - [2TX6](https://dromopedia.com/airports/2tx6.md) Everitt Airport · 9.0 mi / 14 km - [F82](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kf82.md) Town & Country Airpark · 12 mi / 20 km - [REE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/8xs8.md) Reese Airpark · 13 mi / 21 km - [47XS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/47xs.md) Bartos Farm Airport · 13 mi / 22 km - [TA67](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ta67.md) Biggin Hill Airpark · 15 mi / 24 km - [F49](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kf49.md) Slaton Municipal Airport · 15 mi / 25 km ## Sources - [BTS T-100 Segment](https://www.transtats.bts.gov/Tables.asp?QO_VQ=EEE&QO_anzr=Nv4%20Pn44vr45): US traffic: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (Public Domain (US Government)) - [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) - [Wikipedia: “Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lubbock_Preston_Smith_International_Airport&oldid=1364309183), revision of 15 Jul 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0) - [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/klbb/data