Palo Duro Airport
1E4 · Amarillo, Texas · Randall County · map
Palo Duro Airport is a public-use airport, 3 miles south of Amarillo, Texas, 3,639 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 17/35, is 3,700 feet of grass and gravel.
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What is the airport code for Palo Duro Airport?
Its FAA code is 1E4.
Where is Palo Duro Airport?
It is 3 miles south of Amarillo, Texas, 3,639 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Palo Duro Airport?
Its one runway, 17/35, is 3,700 feet long, grass and gravel.
Does Palo Duro Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Are there flight schools at Palo Duro Airport?
3 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it, including Phil-Flyers Club INC and Pmt Flyers LLC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Palo Duro Airport?
1 pilot examiner and 4 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Palo Duro Airport…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 1E4
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · privately owned
- Elevation
- 3,639 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Dallas-Ft Worth sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 9E
- In the FAA's files since
- March 1981
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 3,700 × 50 ft | Grass and gravel, poor |
- Runway 17: pline on the approach
- Runway 35: fence on the approach
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
The FAA's record lists no fuel or services for this airport.
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Tradewind Airport (2 nm northeast), River Falls Airport (6 nm southeast), Rick Husband Amarillo International (8 nm northeast), Hereford Municipal (29 nm southwest).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Tradewind Airport (2 nm northeast), River Falls Airport (6 nm southeast), Rick Husband Amarillo International (8 nm northeast), Panhandle-Carson County (27 nm northeast).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Texas · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Airport hazardous for transients; runway not marked or defined; 63 feet marked/lighted transmission line air carriers runway 17 end.
- Soft when wet on south end; loose gravel on runway, vegetation on runway.
- Airport fenced, gates locked, no aces.
- Runway not suitable for aircraft.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Amarillo from the FAA register
338 aircraft are registered to owners in Amarillo, Texas: 219 piston singles, 43 business jets, 25 turboprops, 17 piston twins, 17 helicopters. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Texas.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Phil-Flyers Club INC 1 aircraft · Amarillo, 9 miles away WT Flyers is a non-profit flying club based at River Falls Airport south of Amarillo, Texas.
- Pmt Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · Amarillo, 9 miles away
- Texas Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · Amarillo, 9 miles away
Charter operators and airlines based in Amarillo:
- Panavia Air Taxi, LLC 11 aircraft on the certificate
- Rico Aviation LLC 2 aircraft on the certificate Rico Aviation is a fixed-wing air ambulance operator based in Amarillo, Texas, providing 24-hour intensive care aeromedical transport throughout the Continental United States.
Repair stations in Amarillo:
- Bell Helicopter Textron INC
- Bradley Avionics LLC Bradley Aircraft Company is a repair station based in Columbus, Indiana, providing aircraft maintenance including annual and 100-hour inspections, pre-purchase inspections, and aircraft modifications for single and twin-engine aircraft.
- International Aerospace Coatings INC International Aerospace Coatings is an aircraft painting and aviation services company with 10 state-of-the-art facilities globally across the USA and Europe.
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
1 pilot examiner (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) is based within 50 nautical miles: 1 for private pilot, 1 for commercial and instrument, 1 for airline transport pilot, 1 for flight instructor; 1 for airplanes, 1 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 4 aviation medical examiners, 1 mechanic examiner.
- Richard Lee Ridenour private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Ridenour Aviation Services · Amarillo, TX (8 nm) · (806) 690-8593 · [email protected]
All 6 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records
No NTSB accident or incident records name this airport.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Amarillo 338 aircraft · 219 piston singles, 43 business jets, 25 turboprops
- Lta Group Holdings LLC 9 aircraft in town
- Texas Air and Space Museum INC 7 aircraft in town
- Jax Transport LLC 7 aircraft in town
- Windsock Holdings LLC 5 aircraft in town
- Panavia Air Taxi, LLC 11 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Rico Aviation LLC 2 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Phil-Flyers Club INC 1 aircraft · flying club
- Pmt Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · flight school
- Texas Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · flight school
- Bell Helicopter Textron INC · repair station
- Bradley Avionics LLC · repair station
- International Aerospace Coatings INC · repair station
- Accidents and incidents in Texas 6,235 since 1982 · 1,056 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Texas 393 landing places
- Texas 29,943 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/1E4.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 29, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.