Before you fly into KSPS
Conditions
VFR
Good for visual flying
Airport
Towered
OPR 1200-0200Z++ MON-FRI; 1800-2300Z++ SUN; CLSD SAT AND HOL, OT USE CTAF. local · CTAF after hrs
Pattern alt
2,019.1'
MSL · field 1,019.1' + 1,000 AGL
Favored RWY
RWY 15R
H/W +5 · X/W 1 kt L
METAR & TAF KSPS
Current METAR
Observed 03:52Z
KSPS 280352Z 15005KT 10SM CLR 24/09 A2981 RMK AO2 SLP081 T02390089
- Wind
- 150° @ 5 kt
- Visibility
- 10 SM
- Temp / Dew
- 24°C / 9°C
- Altimeter
- 29.81 inHg
- Clouds
- CLR
- Density alt
- 2,480 ft
- Ceiling
- Unlimited
- Rules
- VFR
Airport info & contacts
Manager on record, flight service, ARTCC, attendance schedule and pattern altitude — published by the FAA and refreshed every 28 days.
Location
- From city
- 5 NM N
- VFR sectional
- DALLAS-FT WORTH
- ARTCC
- ZFW · FORT WORTH
- NOTAM facility
- SPS (NOTAM-D)
Airport manager
- Name
- JENNY STEVENS
- Phone
- 940-761-4306
- Address
- 4000 ARMSTRONG DR, STE 8, WICHITA FALLS TX 76305
Flight service · Hours
- FSS FTW
- FORT WORTH1-800-WX-BRIEF
- Attendance
- ALL
Frequencies
Tap any row to copy the frequency to your clipboard.
Advisory / CTAF
ATIS / D-ATIS
Clearance / Ground
Tower / Local
Approach / Departure
Other
Runways & pattern
Full pagePattern entry · RWY 15R
RIGHT TRAFFIC| Runway | Heading (°M) | Length | Surface | Traffic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15R/33LFavored | 153° / 333° | 13,100 ft | CONC | 15R R |
| 15C/33C | 153° / 333° | 10,003 ft | ASPH-CONC | Standard L |
| 18/36 | 175° / 355° | 7,021 ft | ASPH | 18 R |
| 15L/33R | 153° / 333° | 6,000 ft | ASPH-CONC | Standard L |
Runway end performance
| End | TORA | TODA | ASDA | LDA | VGSI | Approach lights | Obstruction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15R | — | — | — | — | PAPI 4-box left(3°) | MALSR | — |
| 33L | — | — | — | — | PAPI 4-box left(3°) | MALSR | — |
| 15C | — | — | — | — | PAPI 4-box left(3°) | ALSF1 | — |
| 33C | — | — | — | — | PAPI 4-box left(3°) | ALSF1 | — |
| 15L | — | — | — | — | PAPI 4-box left(3°) | — | — |
| 33R | — | — | — | — | PAPI 4-box left(3°) | — | — |
Declared distances in feet. TORA = takeoff run available, TODA = takeoff distance, ASDA = accelerate-stop, LDA = landing distance.
Airport sketch
Runways drawn to scale from FAA survey coordinates, rendered over live satellite imagery. Not for navigation.
© Esri
Approaches & charts
ILS · 2
RWY 15C
LG · CAT I
SHP
110.5
RWY 33L
LD · CAT I
SPS
109.7
Services on the field
Fuel grades, oxygen, maintenance, ramp storage and lighting — as declared to the FAA by the airport operator.
Fuel & services
- Fuel
- 100LLA
- Oxygen (bottled)
- Not available
- Airframe repair
- Minor
- Power plant repair
- Minor
Ramp & ground
- Transient storage
- Tie-down
- Landing fee
- No fee published
- Customs
- Not available
- Lighting schedule
- SEE RMK
- Beacon schedule
- SS-SR
- Beacon
- White / Green (civil land)(WG)
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
- Segmented circle
- No
Fuel & FBOs
Cheapest 100LL and Jet A on the field and nearby. Always confirm with the FBO before taxi.
Airport notes
Surface conditions, obstructions, local procedures, lighting outages and other notes published with each FAA cycle.
General notes
- Runway 15C-33C has a precision approach path indicator glide slope and instrument landing system glide slope that are not coincidental.Show FAA
- For clearance delivery, if unable to contact on flight service station frequency, contact Fort Worth ARTCC at 817-858-7584.Show FAA
- Class D airspace is effective 1130 to 0300 Zulu Monday through Friday and 1800 to 2300 Zulu Sunday except holidays. Outside these times, the airspace is Class E.Show FAA
- Airfield operations flight and command post can be reached at C940-676-2616.Show FAA
- Migratory bird activity occurs on and in the vicinity of the airport from October through April.Show FAA
- Air traffic control personnel in accordance with the Cooperative Weather Watch will alert weather personnel on any unreported weather conditions that could affect flight safety.Show FAA
- All transient aircraft must be chocked 30 minutes prior to transient alert closing. Prior permission required expires 30 minutes prior to airfield closing. All transient aircraft are required to arrive with crew orders for security forces.Show FAA
- Solo student operations are not authorized.Show FAA
- Do not confuse parallel taxiway with runway 15R-33L.Show FAA
- Expect no Air Force service while parked at the regional airport.Show FAA
- Transient aircraft are limited to one approach to a full stop landing and must taxi to parking during student training.Show FAA
- Air Education and Training Command fighter aircraft expect reduced runway separation: during day and visual flight rules, similar type aircraft 3000 feet, dissimilar type aircraft 6000 feet; at night 6000 feet for all Air Education and Training Command aircraft. Transient Air Education and Training Command aircraft must notify the tower on initial contact if reduced runway separation is not desired.Show FAA
- Transient alert operations are from 1200 to 0200 Zulu and later on weekends; 1800 to 2300 Zulu and later on Sundays; closed on Saturdays and holidays.Show FAA
- The transient alert service operates from 1130 to 0300 Zulu time on weekends, 1800 to 2300 Zulu time on Sunday, and is closed Saturday and holidays. Qualified weapons and munitions personnel are not available to safe fighter type aircraft.Show FAA
- JASU has three AM32-95, one MC-1, and three AM/32A-86D.Show FAA
- Runway 15C/33C is closed except for crossing at taxiway G for 80-foot-wide aircraft. Taxiway K and taxiway G east of runway 15R/33L are closed except for 80-foot-wide aircraft. Taxiway L and taxiway F between runway 15R/33L and the approach end of runway 33C are closed.Show FAA
- During periods when the control tower is closed, exercise caution when taxiing; the civil airport is located to the south and the military ramp is located to the west of the runways. Field condition NOTAMs for runway surface condition and runway condition reading are not reported when the tower is closed.Show FAA
- Prior permission required with 24-hour prior notice. Contact airfield operations designator at 736-2180 or 6474, or commercial 940-676-2180 or 6474.Show FAA
- Base operations are from 1200 to 0200 Zulu and later on weekends; 1800 to 2300 Zulu and later on Sundays; closed on Saturdays and holidays.Show FAA
- Caution: Military airport conducts high-performance jet training in a high-density environment from 1400 to 0400 Zulu and beyond Monday through Friday and when tower hours are extended by NOTAM; only Saturday transient military aircraft are not authorized to arrive or depart outside of published hours.Show FAA
- Fluid available is self-pressurized air and liquid oxygen.Show FAA
- The military airport conducts high performance jet training in a high density environment within 95 nautical miles of KSPS from 1200 to 0200 Zulu time Monday through Friday to flight level 390, and when tower hours are extended by NOTAM, occasionally Saturday and Sunday.Show FAA
- Fuel service is available with A plus plus quality.Show FAA
- Contact base taxi at DSN 736-1843 or C940-676-1843, or U-Drive at DSN 736-6813 or C940-676-6813 prior to arrival.Show FAA
- Military weather advisory and warning available on request from Metro.Show FAA
- Runway 15L/33R is restricted for 80 foot wingspan T-6 aircraft use only.Show FAA
- For information about the Wichita Falls Municipal arrival procedures, visit www.sheppard.af.mil/contact/share-the-air.Show FAA
- Runway 33C stopfield lighting is out of service until further notice.Show FAA
- Runway 15C stopfield lighting is out of service until further notice.Show FAA
- ILS or localizer with DME is available but the ILS for runway 15C is not available.Show FAA
- Weather observation is limited to the west due to restricted view.Show FAA
- Due to the close proximity of runways 33L and 33C, use vigilance with monitoring ground track for the high TACAN runway 33C approach.Show FAA
- Runway 15R-33L has a precision approach path indicator right runway position and instrument landing system runway position indicator that are not coincidental.Show FAA
- The MA-1A arresting gear on runway 15R-33L is not raised unless the 80th Fighter Wing is flying, requiring 30 minute prior notice when the tower is operating.Show FAA
- Oil service JOAP results are available from 1345 to 2100 Zulu time on weekends except holidays.Show FAA
- Launch control call to flight service station is 855-5574.Show FAA
Lighting notes
- When the control tower is closed, activate the medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights on runway 33L by using the common traffic advisory frequency.Show FAA
Runway surface & condition
- 15C/33CRunway 15C/33C is closed.Show FAA
Arresting gear
- 15R_MA-1AMA-1A arresting cable is changed with a 145-foot overrun.Show FAA
- 33C_MA-1AThe BAK 15 arresting barrier has a 175 foot overrun on runway 33C.Show FAA
- 15C_MA-1ABAK 15 arresting cable has a 175-foot overrun.Show FAA
- 33L_MA-1AThe MA-1A arresting cable has a 145 foot overrun on runway 33L.Show FAA
Other notes
- Traffic pattern altitude is 800 feet above ground level for light aircraft, 800 feet above ground level and 1300 feet above ground level for conventional and jet aircraft, and 1800 feet above ground level overhead runway 15R/33L.Show FAA
- MANAGERThe fixed base operator can be reached at 940-855-5460.Show FAA
- 15C/33CRunway 15C has concrete for the first 2000 feet and the last 1000 feet with asphalt in the mid zone.Show FAA
- 15L/33RRunway 15L/33R has concrete for the first and last 1000 feet with asphalt in the mid zone.Show FAA
VFR map & nearby airports
VFR sectional. Tap any ICAO chip to open that airport.
Key facts · KSPS
Answer card- ICAO
- KSPS
- Name
- SHEPPARD AFB/WICHITA FALLS MUNI
- Location
- WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS
- Elevation
- 1,019.1 ft MSL
- Traffic pattern altitude
- 2,019.1 ft MSL (1,000 AGL)
- Control tower
- Towered · OPR 1200-0200Z++ MON-FRI; 1800-2300Z++ SUN; CLSD SAT AND HOL, OT USE CTAF.
- Total runways
- 4
- Longest runway
- 15R/33L · 13,100 ft
- Published ILS approaches
- 2
- Published frequencies
- 18
- Magnetic variation
- 5°
- Current flight rules
- VFR
- Current wind
- 150° at 5 kt
- Favored runway now
- RWY 15R
KSPS sits in Wichita Falls, Texas. Field elevation is 1,019.1 ft MSL. The airport has four runways. The longest is 15R/33L at 13,100 ft. Runway 15C/33C is closed, so plan around the active pavement that is actually available. The field has a control tower. Tower hours are 1200-0200Z Monday through Friday. It is 1800-2300Z Sunday. It is closed Saturday and holidays, so use CTAF outside tower hours.
Two ILS approaches are published. They serve runway ends 15C and 33L. Pattern altitude is not published in the standard way for this field. The published remarks call for 800 ft AGL for light aircraft. They also note 800 ft AGL and 1,300 ft AGL for conventional and jet aircraft. Overhead runway 15R/33L is 1,800 ft AGL. That matters here because this is a busy military and civil mix with special transient rules. Solo student operations are not authorized. Transient aircraft also have arrival and parking requirements that need a close read in the current Chart Supplement.
Wichita Falls Regional Airport is the on-field FBO. It carries 100LL, Jet A and Jet A Prist. Expect no Air Force service while parked at the regional airport. The remarks also warn not to confuse the parallel taxiway with runway 15R/33L. If you need clearance delivery help, the remarks give a Fort Worth ARTCC phone number when flight service is not available.
Frequently asked questions
What is the pattern altitude at KSPS for light aircraft?
The published traffic pattern altitude for light aircraft is 800 ft AGL. With field elevation at 1,019.1 ft MSL, that puts the pattern at about 1,819 ft MSL.
What are the KSPS tower hours?
The tower is open 1200-0200Z Monday through Friday. It is open 1800-2300Z Sunday. It is closed Saturday and holidays, so use CTAF outside those hours.
Does KSPS have ILS approaches?
Yes. Two ILS approaches are published. They serve runway ends 15C and 33L.
Which runway is the longest at KSPS?
Runway 15R/33L is the longest. It is 13,100 ft long and has a concrete surface.
Is KSPS Class D or Class E airspace?
The remarks say Class D is effective 1130 to 0300Z Monday through Friday. It is also effective 1800 to 2300Z Sunday except holidays. Outside those times, the airspace is Class E.
Which FBO is on the field at KSPS?
Wichita Falls Regional Airport is listed on field. It carries 100LL, Jet A and Jet A Prist. Call (940) 855-5460 for current services before arrival.
Can solo student pilots operate at KSPS?
No. The published remarks say solo student operations are not authorized. Check the current Chart Supplement and coordinate with the airport operator before planning training traffic there.
What should transient pilots know before landing at KSPS?
The remarks require transient aircraft to arrive with crew orders for security forces. They also say transient aircraft must be chocked 30 minutes before transient alert closing. Verify the current Chart Supplement and call the airport operator if you are unsure.