# Wichita Falls Municipal Airport / Sheppard Air Force Base (SPS / KSPS)

**Wichita Falls Municipal Airport / Sheppard Air Force Base** (IATA: SPS, ICAO: KSPS) is a medium airport in Wichita Falls, Texas, United States. It opened on 4 Jul 1928. It has 4 runways; the longest is 13,100 ft (3,993 m). In 2025 it handled 61 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: SPS / KSPS
- FAA: SPS
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Wichita Falls, Texas, United States
- Opened: 4 Jul 1928 (Wikipedia)
- Elevation: 1,019 ft / 311 m
- Coordinates: 33.9888, -98.4919
- Runways: 4
- Longest runway: 13,100 ft / 3,993 m
- Instrument procedures: 8 approaches
- Passengers: 60,930 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Website: http://flywichitafalls.net/municipal-airport/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wichita_Falls_Regional_Airport (6 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7998131
- Weather station: KSPS · WMO 72351
- Ident: KSPS

## Timeline

- 4 Jul 1928: Wichita Falls Municipal Airport / Sheppard Air Force Base opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 15R/33L | 13,100 ft / 3,993 m | 300 ft / 91 m | Concrete | 158° / 338° | yes |
| 15C/33C | 10,003 ft / 3,049 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 158° / 338° | yes |
| 18/36 | 7,021 ft / 2,140 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 180° / 360° | yes |
| 15L/33R | 6,000 ft / 1,829 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 158° / 338° | yes |

- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/00454AD.PDF

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2015 | 99,854 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2016 | 83,406 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2017 | 75,949 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2018 | 71,754 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2019 | 76,901 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2020 | 38,900 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2021 | 60,047 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2022 | 56,214 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2023 | 51,640 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2024 | 59,807 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2025 | 60,930 | BTS T-100 Segment |

## Routes

1 destination in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (1)

- [DFW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdfw.md) Dallas Fort Worth International Airport · United States · 112 mi / 181 km · American Eagle

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from SPS, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (1)

- [American Eagle](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/american-eagle) · 1

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 61K (2025) | #2,002 of 3,974 | #457 in North America | #307 in US |
| Longest runway | 13,100 ft / 3,993 m | #154 of 29,858 | #40 in North America | #32 in US |
| Elevation | 1,019 ft / 311 m | =17,379 of 43,403 | =7,737 in North America | =6,182 in US |
| Age | Opened 1928 | =323 of 15,079 | =58 in North America | =57 in US |
| Runways | 4 | =41 of 29,978 | =20 in North America | =19 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 118.200 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 132.050 |
| CLD | CLNC DEL | 121.200 |
| CTAF | CTAF | 119.750 |
| DEP | DEP | 120.400 |
| GND | GND | 125.500 |
| PMSV | PMSV METRO | 34.460 |
| PTD | PTD | 37.220 |
| RDO | FORT WORTH RDO | 122.650 |
| TWR | TWR | 119.750 |
| UNIC | UNICOM | 122.950 |

## Nearby airports

- [LAW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klaw.md) Lawton Fort Sill Regional Airport · 40 mi / 65 km
- [FSI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kfsi.md) Henry Post Army Air Field · 46 mi / 74 km
- [LTS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klts.md) Altus Air Force Base · 64 mi / 104 km
- [HBR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/khbr.md) Hobart Regional Airport · 76 mi / 123 km
- [MWL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmwl.md) Mineral Wells Regional Airport · 87 mi / 140 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: “Wichita Falls Regional Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wichita_Falls_Regional_Airport&oldid=1363087620), revision of 7 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/ksps/data