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Private Jet Airports in North Texas and the Panhandle

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Overview

119 airfields serve North Texas and the Panhandle. Lubbock Preston Smith International (KLBB) handles the most business aviation traffic, with 17% of the area's business jet movements , followed by Rick Husband Amarillo International and Abilene Regional . The area spans West Texas, the Texas Panhandle, eastern New Mexico, and southwestern Oklahoma, with fields set 16 NM to 199 NM from the center point, so routing decisions often mean real distance between options rather than a tight cluster. Customs entry is limited to three fields, spread from Lubbock in the south to Roswell in the west, so the choice of port of entry can shape the routing more than the destination itself. Elevations climb toward the New Mexico side, topping out near 4,970 ft, which affects performance planning in summer heat.

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Comparison

Ten of the 119 airfields serving North Texas and the Panhandle handle 65% of the area's business jet movements. Distance is measured from the area center, and runway length is the longest paved surface on the field.

# Airfield Distance Longest runway Services Business jet movements
1 Lubbock Preston Smith International KLBB 46 NM 11,500 ft CUS · JET A · TWR 15,900 17% of area movements
2 Rick Husband Amarillo International KAMA 81 NM 13,502 ft CUS · JET A · TWR 8,207 9% of area movements
3 Abilene Regional KABI 116 NM 7,208 ft JET A · TWR 7,791 8% of area movements
4 San Angelo Regional / Mathis Field KSJT 161 NM 8,054 ft JET A · TWR 6,514 7% of area movements
5 Cavern City Air Trml Airport KCNM 192 NM 7,854 ft JET A 5,431 6% of area movements
6 Roswell Air Center Airport KROW 181 NM 13,000 ft CUS · JET A · TWR 4,471 5% of area movements
7 Tradewind Airport KTDW 81 NM 5,098 ft JET A 3,888 4% of area movements
8 Liberal Mid-America Regional KLBL 183 NM 7,105 ft JET A 3,254 4% of area movements
9 River Falls Airport H81 75 NM 6,015 ft JET A 2,590 3% of area movements
10 Cannon AFB Airport KCVS 118 NM 10,003 ft JET A · TWR 2,384 3% of area movements

Headline figures cover public airports only. Military and private fields stay in the list below but are excluded from the counts.

Source: FAA Form 5010 and CBP list of ports of entry.

All airfields

All 119 airfields serving North Texas and the Panhandle, grouped by distance from the area center. Each tier carries its own scale in nautical miles, and every mark is one airfield.

Within 60 NM (13) 67277528631899113958811860 0 30 60 NM
67 Floydada Municipal 41F 16 NM 4,600 ft
27 Hale County Airport KPVW 37 NM 5,997 ft
75 6666 Ranch Airport 6TE6 39 NM 6,005 ft
28 Childress Municipal KCDS 44 NM 5,949 ft
1 Lubbock Preston Smith International KLBB 46 NM 11,500 ft
89 Memphis Municipal F21 50 NM 4,670 ft
91 Post-Garza County Municipal 5F1 51 NM 4,200 ft
13 Lubbock Executive Airpark F82 51 NM 5,144 ft
118 Reese Airpark 8XS8 57 NM 10,500 ft
60 Rememberance Airport 82TE 58 NM 5,000 ft
60 to 150 NM (68) 119858796624910395436276935773410450821017640864510632109108948430107187899749711351643335610375725110162041231152468937343117238191148346474229 60 105 150 NM
119 Southwest Lubbock Airport T96 62 NM 4,000 ft
85 Quanah Municipal F01 64 NM 4,452 ft
87 Stonewall County Airport T60 64 NM 4,000 ft
96 Marian Airpark F06 65 NM 4,035 ft
62 Littlefield Taylor Brown Municipal KLIU 69 NM 4,021 ft
49 Levelland Municipal KLLN 74 NM 6,110 ft
103 Dimmitt Municipal T55 74 NM 5,500 ft
9 River Falls Airport H81 75 NM 6,015 ft
54 Terry County Airport KBFE 78 NM 5,218 ft
36 Winston Field KSNK 78 NM 5,599 ft
2 Rick Husband Amarillo International KAMA 81 NM 13,502 ft
7 Tradewind Airport KTDW 81 NM 5,098 ft
69 Muleshoe Municipal 2T1 82 NM 5,100 ft
35 Hereford Municipal KHRX 84 NM 6,100 ft
77 Panhandle-Carson County Airport T45 84 NM 4,404 ft
34 Wilbarger County Airport F05 86 NM 5,099 ft
104 Locker Brothers Airport 1TE0 87 NM 4,000 ft
50 La Mesa Municipal KLUV 88 NM 5,002 ft
82 Seymour Municipal 60F 89 NM 4,300 ft
101 Scott Field 2K4 90 NM 4,199 ft
76 Colorado City Airport T88 92 NM 5,479 ft
40 Altus / Quartz Mountain Regional KAXS 92 NM 5,501 ft
86 Altus AFB Airport KLTS 95 NM 13,440 ft
45 Avenger Field KSWW 96 NM 5,840 ft
106 Sayre Municipal 3O4 97 NM 4,276 ft
32 Perry Lefors Field KPPA 97 NM 5,862 ft
109 Seagraves Airport TT97 99 NM 4,010 ft
108 Oldham County Airport E52 101 NM 4,200 ft
94 Frederick Regional KFDR 102 NM 6,099 ft
84 Yoakum County Airport F98 103 NM 5,001 ft
30 Hutchinson County Airport KBGD 104 NM 6,299 ft
107 Miami-Roberts County Airport 3E0 105 NM 4,060 ft
18 Clovis Regional KCVN 106 NM 7,200 ft
78 Dyess AFB Airport KDYS 111 NM 13,500 ft
99 Denver City Airport E57 111 NM 5,780 ft
74 Hobart Regional KHBR 113 NM 5,507 ft
97 Mesa Vista Ranch Airport TX13 113 NM 6,000 ft
113 Mignon Laird Municipal 93F 116 NM 4,022 ft
51 Olney Municipal KONY 116 NM 5,101 ft
64 Albany Municipal T23 116 NM 5,000 ft
3 Abilene Regional KABI 116 NM 7,208 ft
33 Elk City Regional Business KELK 117 NM 5,399 ft
56 Hemphill County Airport KHHF 118 NM 5,004 ft
10 Cannon AFB Airport KCVS 118 NM 10,003 ft
37 Infinity One Oklahoma Spaceport Airport KCSM 120 NM 13,503 ft
57 Portales Municipal KPRZ 120 NM 5,700 ft
25 Moore County Airport KDUX 122 NM 6,001 ft
110 Canadian River Ranch Airport 46XS 123 NM 4,524 ft
16 Sheppard AFB / Wichita Falls Municipal KSPS 125 NM 13,100 ft
20 Kickapoo Downtown Airport KCWC 125 NM 4,450 ft
41 Stephens County Airport KBKD 131 NM 5,002 ft
23 Lawton-Fort Sill Regional KLAW 133 NM 8,599 ft
115 Industrial Airpark NM83 133 NM 8,810 ft
24 Graham Municipal KRPH 133 NM 5,001 ft
68 Major Samuel B Cornelius Field E42 134 NM 5,022 ft
93 Henry Post Aaf (fort Sill) Airport KFSI 135 NM 5,002 ft
73 Gruver Municipal E19 136 NM 4,698 ft
11 Lea County Regional KHOB 136 NM 8,000 ft
72 Clinton Regional KCLK 138 NM 4,305 ft
38 Gregory M Simmons Memorial Airport KGZN 140 NM 6,536 ft
19 Dalhart Municipal KDHT 143 NM 6,400 ft
114 Miller Airfield 25TS 144 NM 6,500 ft
83 Sportsman's World Airport TA65 145 NM 4,200 ft
46 Perryton Ochiltree County Airport KPYX 145 NM 5,701 ft
47 Eastland Municipal KETN 145 NM 5,000 ft
42 Tucumcari Municipal KTCC 147 NM 7,104 ft
29 Weatherford Stafford Airport KOJA 148 NM 5,100 ft
Beyond 150 NM (38) 1055561317041002214156511612398090816698526111928112102797121485358445261711759 150 175 199 NM
105 Gage Airport KGAG 150 NM 5,033 ft
55 Coleman Municipal KCOM 153 NM 4,506 ft
61 Cook Canyon Ranch Airport TA25 153 NM 5,500 ft
31 Halliburton Field KDUC 154 NM 6,650 ft
70 Hinton Municipal 2O8 159 NM 4,001 ft
4 San Angelo Regional / Mathis Field KSJT 161 NM 8,054 ft
100 Fort Sumner Municipal KFSU 162 NM 5,800 ft
22 Guymon Municipal KGUY 163 NM 5,904 ft
14 West Woodward Airport KWWR 163 NM 5,502 ft
15 Mineral Wells Regional KMWL 165 NM 5,996 ft
65 Ranch at Double Gates Airport 88XS 165 NM 5,068 ft
116 Perkins-Prothro Cimarron Ranch Airport 5TE4 165 NM 4,300 ft
12 Brownwood Regional KBWD 168 NM 5,599 ft
39 Quahadi Ranch Airport 17XS 169 NM 6,295 ft
80 Watonga Regional KJWG 169 NM 4,001 ft
90 Beaver Municipal K44 170 NM 4,050 ft
81 Reagan County Airport E41 170 NM 5,035 ft
66 Comanche County-City Airport KMKN 174 NM 4,497 ft
98 Conchas Lake Airport E89 177 NM 4,800 ft
52 Clayton Municipal Airpark KCAO 181 NM 6,307 ft
6 Roswell Air Center Airport KROW 181 NM 13,000 ft
111 Bell Ranch Waggoner Airport NM32 182 NM 5,700 ft
92 Boise City Airport 17K 182 NM 4,211 ft
8 Liberal Mid-America Regional KLBL 183 NM 7,105 ft
112 Higgs Airport OK48 184 NM 4,400 ft
102 Buffalo Municipal KBFK 185 NM 4,000 ft
79 Fairview Municipal 6K4 185 NM 4,400 ft
71 Elkhart-Morton County Airport KEHA 185 NM 4,907 ft
21 Artesia Municipal KATS 187 NM 6,800 ft
48 Santa Rosa Route 66 Airport KSXU 189 NM 5,013 ft
53 Hugoton Municipal KHQG 191 NM 5,000 ft
58 Smoky Bend Ranch Airport TA24 191 NM 4,581 ft
44 Pauls Valley Municipal KPVJ 192 NM 5,001 ft
5 Cavern City Air Trml Airport KCNM 192 NM 7,854 ft
26 Ardmore Downtown Executive Airport 1F0 193 NM 5,014 ft
17 Ardmore Municipal KADM 199 NM 9,002 ft
117 San Miguel Ranch Airport NM53 199 NM 5,600 ft
59 Meade Municipal KMEJ 199 NM 4,800 ft

Distance is measured from the area center, not from another airfield.

Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.

Seasonality

Business jet traffic across North Texas and the Panhandle peaks in October and is lowest in January. Six months run above the yearly average.

9,041 movements in October6,554 in January6 months above the yearly average17% of area traffic at Lubbock Preston Smith International
Average 7,696
6,554
9,041
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Lubbock Preston Smith International All other airfields

Source: FAA TFMSC, 92,349 business jet movements across the area, 2025.

Data last refreshed September 2026. See our methodology →

Skystar in North Texas and the Panhandle

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Citation Longitude, four passengers, one night in North Texas and the Panhandle.

Market practice
Landing permit$675.00
Airport slot$270.00
Ground handling$1,860.00
Crew transport$480.00
Crew hotel, 2 rooms$915.00
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Card processing$210.00
Total due, USD$4,410.00
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Landing permit$450.00
Airport slot$180.00
Ground handling$1,240.00
Crew transport$320.00
Crew hotel, 2 rooms$610.00
Coordination fee$168.00
Card processing$148.40
Total due, USD$3,116.40

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Frequently asked questions

How far apart are the customs airports at Roswell and Carlsbad?

Roswell Air Center (KROW) and Cavern City Air Terminal (KCNM) in Carlsbad sit 59 NM apart. Both carry customs designations, but the two differ in how that access works: KROW is a landing rights airport requiring prior CBP permission, while KCNM's entry has no such notation attached. For a crew planning an international arrival in the southeastern part of North Texas and the Panhandle, that distinction matters more than the mileage itself, since a landing rights facility requires advance coordination before scheduling the leg.

Which airport in North Texas and the Panhandle has the longest runway open to the public?

Rick Husband Amarillo International (KAMA) has the longest public-use runway in North Texas and the Panhandle at 13,502 feet. That length puts it well ahead of Lubbock Preston Smith International (KLBB) at 11,500 feet and Roswell Air Center (KROW) at 13,000 feet, both of which also carry customs designations. A longer runway commonly extends the useful takeoff weight range for heavier jets in high-density-altitude summer conditions, which is a relevant factor at Amarillo's 3,607-foot field elevation.

Why does traffic in North Texas and the Panhandle climb in October?

Business jet movements across North Texas and the Panhandle peaked at 9,041 in October 2025, up from a low of 6,554 in January. The area logged six months above its 7,696 average, with November and December also elevated at 8,530 and 8,411 respectively. That fall pattern is worth building into slot and fuel planning, since ramp and handling capacity at the busier fields can tighten during those weeks even without any published capacity limit at a specific airport.

How many airports in North Texas and the Panhandle have a control tower?

Fourteen airports in North Texas and the Panhandle are towered, out of 97 public-use airfields in the area. That leaves the large majority of public fields, including Cavern City Air Terminal (KCNM) and Tradewind (KTDW) near Amarillo, without tower service. For operators sequencing arrivals during the October traffic peak, confirming tower status ahead of time at a selected alternate is worth doing, since untowered fields rely entirely on self-announced traffic procedures.

What separates Lubbock Preston Smith from the other customs airports in the area?

Lubbock Preston Smith International (KLBB) is one of three customs airports in North Texas and the Panhandle, alongside Rick Husband Amarillo International (KAMA) and Roswell Air Center (KROW). Unlike Roswell, both KLBB and KAMA list CBP inspection services available along with a USDA compliance agreement, rather than the landing-rights model that applies at Roswell. KLBB also carries the highest annual business jet volume among the three at 15,900 movements, reflecting its role as the most active field in the area overall.