Flying Tigers Airport
39TA · Paris, Texas · Lamar County · map
Flying Tigers Airport is a private airport, 5 miles west of Paris, Texas, 588 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 02/20, is 2,380 feet of asphalt.
Private use: permission from the owner is required before landing here.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 39TA
- Kind
- Airport · private use, permission required · privately owned
- Elevation
- 588 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, daylight hours
- Repairs
- airframe: minor repairs; engine: minor repairs
- On the chart
- Dallas-Ft Worth sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 6E
- In the FAA's files since
- March 1965
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02/20 | 2,380 × 20 ft | Asphalt, poor | |
| 16/34 | 1,375 × 80 ft | Grass, poor |
- Runway 02: power line 30 ft high 200 ft from the end
- Runway 16: tree 35 ft high 185 ft from the end
- Runway 34: tree on the approach
Aircraft registered in Paris from the FAA register
78 aircraft are registered to owners in Paris, Texas: 55 piston singles, 8 piston twins, 4 balloons, 3 turboprops, 3 drones. 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, never named. All aircraft registered in Texas.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records
No NTSB accident or incident records name this airport.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Runway 02/20 very poor condition; ctn advised when using runway 16/34 or east/west taxiway due to high grass.
- 4150' an X 75': 2380' an X 20' asphalt with adnl 28' dirt each side and 1400' an X 75' dirt available in dry weather.
- Width varies due to grass encroach and poor pavement.
- +16' airplane 80' from threshold 45' left of centerline.
- +20' trees at threshold 65' left of centerline.
- Approach RATIO/CLOSE-IN obstructions measured from asphalt runway.
- Approach ratio 0:1 from dirt end.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 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 5, 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.
