Skylark Field is a city-owned, public-use

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located three

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s (6 km) east of the

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of Killeen, a city in

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, United States. It is included in the

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for 2011–2015, which

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it as a ''

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'' facility. It was formerly known as Killeen Municipal Airport. The airport does not currently offer scheduled passenger service on commercial

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, operating as

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, served this airport until August 2003, when it replaced its

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airplanes with

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which required a longer runway. In August 2004, the City of Killeen relocated the remaining airlines from Killeen Municipal Airport to new facilities at the Killeen-Fort Hood Regional Airport, which has a longer runway to accommodate larger jets and an expanded terminal to handle more passengers.

Facilities and aircraft

Skylark Field covers an area of 180

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s (73 ha) at an

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of 848 feet (258 m) above

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. It has one

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designated 1/19 with an

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surface measuring 5,495 by 100 feet (1,675 x 30 m). For the 12-month period ending August 20, 2010, the airport had 29,700 aircraft operations, an average of 81 per day: 87%

and 13%

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. At that time there were 55 aircraft based at this airport: 91% single-

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, 4% multi-engine, and 5%

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References

External links

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