Dallas Executive Airport

Dallas Executive Airport
Summary
OwnerCity of Dallas
OperatorDallas, Texas
Location5303 Challenger Drive #17
Dallas, Texas, United States 75232
Opened1944 (1944)
Elevation AMSL661 ft (201 m)
Coordinates32°40′51″N 96°52′06″W / 32.68083°N 96.86833°W / 32.68083; -96.86833
Map
RBD is located in Texas
RBD
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Location within Texas
RBD is located in the United States
RBD
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Location within the United States
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
13/31 7,136 2,175 Concrete
17/35 3,800 1,158 Concrete
Statistics (2023)
Aircraft movements (year ending 6/30/2023)93,192
Based aircraft358
Source:Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Dallas Executive Airport (IATA: RBD, ICAO: KRBD, FAA LID: RBD), formerly Redbird Airport, is six miles (10 km) southwest of Downtown Dallas, in Dallas County, Texas, United States. The airport is used for general aviation and is a reliever airport for Dallas Love Field. The Dallas Police Department also operates helicopters out of the airport.[2]

Facilities

Dallas Executive Airport covers 1,070 acres (433 ha) and has two runways:

  • 13/31: 7,136 x 100 ft (2,175 x 30 m) asphalt/concrete
  • 17/35: 3,800 x 150 ft (1,158 x 46 m) asphalt/concrete

History

Redbird Airport (KRBD) was established in 1944 after 1026 acres were purchased by the City of Dallas to serve the general aviation needs in southwest Dallas. Redbird was renamed Dallas Executive Airport, effective May 1, 2002.[3]

The airport briefly saw scheduled commercial air service in 2011 by Corporate Flight Management operating as Branson Air Express. The carrier flew to Branson, Missouri using British Aerospace Jetstream 41 aircraft.[4]

In 2013, the Commemorative Air Force announced that they would build a "National Airbase" at Executive which would include their headquarters and main museum, both of which would be moved from Midland.[5] In 2016, the Commemorative Air Force established their headquarters at the airport and currently occupies a hangar on the southeast side of the airfield.

During 2017, extensive work was done to improve the existing runway. Additional work was done in 2018 to extend runway 13/31 to move the safety areas and protection zones onto the airport.[6]

Accidents and incidents

See also

References

  1. ↑ "FAA Airport Form 5010 for RBD" (PDF). FAA. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Dallas Executive Airport: Past, Present and Future" (PDF). City of Dallas. Economic Development Committee. 3 November 2014.
  3. ↑ "Archives_1995-001". dallascityhall.com. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
  4. ↑ Official Airline Guide
  5. ↑ "Commemorative Air Force to land at Dallas Executive Airport | News | Dallas News". Dallas News. 2014-04-28. Retrieved 2017-07-03.
  6. ↑ Sasser, Chris (Spring 2019), "Dallas Executive Airport Surges Forward" (PDF), Wingtips, Texas Department of Transportation Aviation Division, pp. 6–7, retrieved 2026-04-30
  7. ↑ "Historic military planes crash midair at Dallas air show, videos show". The Washington Post. Washington, D.C. November 12, 2022. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
  8. ↑ Williams, Michael; Landers, Jamie (November 13, 2022). "What we know about the Dallas mid-air collision that killed 6". The Dallas Morning News. Dallas. Retrieved November 14, 2022.


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