Coulter Field
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| Coulter Field | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: CFD - ICAO: KCFD | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | City of Bryan | ||
| Serves | Bryan, Texas | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 367 ft (111.9 m) | ||
| Coordinates | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 14/32 | 4,000 | 1,219 | Asphalt |
| 17/35 CLOSED |
1,330 | 405 | Turf |
Coulter Field (IATA: CFD, ICAO: KCFD) is a municipal-owned airport located in the city Bryan, part of the Bryan-College Station area in Brazos County, Texas, USA. The airport covers 256 acres, has one operational runway (runway 17/35 is permanently closed) and is used entirely for general aviation.
Coulter Field has a long history with sport parachuting. With intentional parachute jumps having been conducted since the mid-1950s, skydiving at Coulter Field has continued through today. Ags Over Texas (AOT) was the home of the Texas A&M University skydiving team until its closure in 1999. In March of 2002, Skydive Aggieland opened and is the current home of the Texas A&M University skydiving club. Texas Governor Rick Perry completed a successful static-line skydive at AOT while he was attending Texas A&M University in the 1970s and former President George H. W. Bush (41) completed a tandem skydive at Coulter Field in cooperation with Skydive Aggieland and the Golden Knights a day prior to completing his last jump at his Presidential Library on Texas A&M University main campus.
[edit] References
- Airport Master Record (FAA Form 5010), also available as a printable form (PDF)
[edit] External links
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for KCFD
- ASN Accident history for KCFD
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for KCFD
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