Wings For Christ International Flt Academy
73F · Waco, Texas · Mc Lennan County · map
Wings For Christ International Flt Academy is a public-use airport, 8 miles northeast of Waco, Texas, 455 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 16/34, is 3,000 feet of grass.
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What is the airport code for Wings For Christ International Flt Academy?
Its FAA code is 73F.
Where is Wings For Christ International Flt Academy?
It is 8 miles northeast of Waco, Texas, 455 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Wings For Christ International Flt Academy?
Its one runway, 16/34, is 3,000 feet long, grass.
Does Wings For Christ International Flt Academy have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Are there flight schools at Wings For Christ International Flt Academy?
3 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it, including Texas State Technical College and Ccb Flyers LLC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Wings For Christ International Flt Academy?
5 pilot examiners and 5 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 73F
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · privately owned
- Elevation
- 455 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- San Antonio sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 7E
- In the FAA's files since
- February 1965
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | 3,000 × 80 ft | Grass, good | Non-standard lights |
- Runway 16: threshold displaced 315 ft, fence on the approach
- Runway 34: right-hand traffic pattern, trees 50 ft high 70 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 | · Activate low-intensity runway lights runway 16/34 - the common traffic frequency. |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- none reported
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: minor repairs
- Parking
- tie-downs
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Tstc Waco Airport (3 nm west), Waco Regional (11 nm west), MC Gregor Executive (17 nm southwest), Mexia-Limestone County (26 nm east).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Tstc Waco Airport (3 nm west), Waco Regional (11 nm west), MC Gregor Executive (17 nm southwest), Mexia-Limestone County (26 nm east).
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
- Traffic patterns and comms agreements compatible with james connally airport.
- 4 feet fence along both sides of runway 70 feet from centerline south half of runway.
- Activate low-intensity runway lights runway 16/34 - the common traffic frequency.
- Approach slope 0:1 to splcd thld ovr 5 feet fence, 0 feet dstc. 25:1 ovr 25 feet road, 640 feet dstc.
- Runway 34 40 feet trees 90 feet from threshold.
- Airport inside class D airspace. Contact tstc tower 124.0.
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 Waco from the FAA register
148 aircraft are registered to owners in Waco, Texas: 107 piston singles, 11 business jets, 10 turboprops, 9 piston twins, 7 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
Fuel and service companies in Waco, by their names on the register (a start, not a directory):
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Texas State Technical College 25 aircraft · Waco, 12 miles away Texas State Technical College is a technical college with 11 campuses across Texas, including locations in Waco, Abilene, and Harlingen.
- Ccb Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · Waco, 12 miles away American Flyers is a flight school that has operated since 1939, offering pilot training programmes from introductory flights through airline academy preparation.
- Waco Safe Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · Robinson, 13 miles away
Repair stations in Waco:
- Air Impressions INC Air Impressions, Inc.
- Ellison Avionics Services, LLC Ellison Avionics Services is a repair station specializing in bench repair of avionics units for general aviation aircraft.
- Freeflight Acquisition Corporation FreeFlight Systems designs and manufactures certified avionics systems including radar altimeters, ADS-B systems, and GNSS receivers for commercial, military, rotorcraft, and urban air mobility aircraft.
- L3 Harris Technologies Integrated Systems L.P.
- Level 5 Aerospace LLC Level 5 is an FAA Part 145 certified repair station providing maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) services for commercial, corporate, and military aircraft.
- Marathonnorco Aerospace INC Marathon Norco Aerospace manufactures aircraft batteries, battery chargers, and mechanical products for commercial and military aviation.
- Ram Aircraft, Limited Partnership
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
5 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 5 for private pilot, 5 for commercial and instrument, 4 for airline transport pilot, 4 for flight instructor, 1 for sport pilot; 5 for airplanes, 4 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for helicopters. Also nearby: 1 sport aviation examiner, 5 aviation medical examiners, 2 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 7 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing), 7 engineering representatives, 1 parachute rigger examiner, 1 training center examiner.
- Dustin Don Suchor private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, helicopters · Universal Flight Concepts · Waco, TX (11 nm) · (480) 694-5680 · [email protected]
- Jeffrey Lynn Alvis private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Freeman Jet Center · Waco, TX (11 nm) · (210) 846-5862 · [email protected]
- John Calvin Foster private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Waco, TX (11 nm) · (254) 717-2598 · [email protected]
- Austin Roger Bowman private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Temple, TX (35 nm) · (254) 500-7009 · [email protected]
- Arnold Leon Thormeyer private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · KCPT/FBO · Cleburne, TX (49 nm) · (817) 980-9777 · [email protected]
All 29 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- SAE: Sport Aviation Examiner: gives the tests for sport pilot certificates and light-sport aircraft.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- DPRE: Designated Parachute Rigger Examiner: tests candidates for the parachute rigger certificate.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
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 Waco 148 aircraft · 107 piston singles, 11 business jets, 10 turboprops
- Texas State Technical College 25 aircraft in town
- Rio Brazos Aviation LLC 4 aircraft in town
- Ram Aero Development INC 2 aircraft in town
- Fly254 LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Christian Medical Mission Aviation Support INC 1 aircraft · FBO or fuel seller
- Texas State Technical College 25 aircraft · university or college with a flight programme
- Ccb Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · flight school
- Waco Safe Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · flight school
- Air Impressions INC · repair station
- Ellison Avionics Services, LLC · repair station
- Freeflight Acquisition Corporation · repair station
- L3 Harris Technologies Integrated Systems L.P. · repair station
- Accidents and incidents in Texas 6,235 since 1982 · 1,061 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Texas 392 landing places
- Texas 29,938 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/73F.json.
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 26, 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.