Addison Airport
ADS · KADS · Dallas, Texas · Dallas County · map
Addison Airport is a public-use airport owned by the Town of Addison, 9 miles north of Dallas, Texas, 644 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 16/34, is 7,203 feet of asphalt. It has a control tower, fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 589 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The receiver network heard 33 different aircraft arrive or depart here in the last seven days. The FAA counts about 114,806 takeoffs and landings a year. About 166 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Addison Airport?
Its FAA code is ADS, and its ICAO code is KADS.
Where is Addison Airport?
It is 9 miles north of Dallas, Texas, 644 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Addison Airport?
Its one runway, 16/34, is 7,203 feet long, asphalt.
Does Addison Airport have a control tower?
Yes, it has a control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Addison Airport?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Where can you fly nonstop from Addison Airport?
Airline flights go to 8 airports, the busiest of them Easterwood Field, Dallas Love Field, Laredo International, Seattle Paine Field International, Drake Field. Every route
Are there flight schools at Addison Airport?
6 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it, including Stature Aviation LLC and Island Flyers INC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Addison Airport?
36 pilot examiners and 41 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 Addison Airport…
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA ADS · ICAO KADS
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Town of Addison
- Elevation
- 644 feet above sea level
- Pattern altitude
- 956 feet above the airport
- Control tower
- A control tower · 6:00 am to 10:00 pm
- Attended
- every day, 6:00 am to 10:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- On the chart
- Dallas-Ft Worth sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 3E
- In the FAA's files since
- November 1956
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | 7,203 × 100 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
- Runway 16: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the right, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), threshold displaced 979 ft, 6,224 ft available for landing, road 10 ft high 200 ft from the end
- Runway 34: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, threshold displaced 772 ft, 6,431 ft available for landing, road 10 ft high 200 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Tower | 126.0 | Addison |
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| ATIS (recorded airport information) | 133.4 | Addison |
| Clearance delivery | 119.55 | Addison |
| Ground | 121.6 | Addison |
| Approach and departure · Departure procedure (BOTCH) · Dallas Area Dp | 124.3 | Addison |
| Gregs and star · Herbz and star · Jfrye and star | 118.1 | Addison |
| Eesat and star · Loads and star · Slant and star | 125.025 | Addison |
| Yeagr and star | 125.2 | Addison |
| Eesat and star · Fingr and star · Loads and star | 125.275 | Addison |
| Swvay and star | 135.975 | Addison |
Automated weather (AWOS-3PT), by phone 972-386-4855.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Oxygen
- bottled oxygen (high-pressure), bulk oxygen (low-pressure)
- Also here
- avionics, charter flights, flight instruction, aircraft rental, aircraft sales, aerial surveying
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Dallas Love Field (7 nm south), Garland/Dfw Heloplex Heliport (9 nm southeast), Dallas-Fort Worth International (11 nm southwest).
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
- Numerous 200 feet buildings within 1 mile east and south of airport; transmission towers and water tanks west of airport.
- Activate approach lights (MALSR) runway 16; high-intensity runway lights runway 16/34 - the common traffic frequency.
- Pattern altitude: 956 feet above ground level light aircraft, 1356 feet above ground level large aircraft.
- Emas NON-STD arresting gear/system: engineered materials arresting system (emas) 387 feet in length by 100 feet width located 35 feet setback from der 16.
- 10 feet airport perimeter road, 0-200 feet dstc, 275 feet R, 488 feet L
- 10 feet airport perimeter road, 0-200 feet dstc, 320 feet L to 460 feet R.
- Approach slope 10:1 to displaced threshold ovr 40 feet tree, 430 feet dstc, 475 feet L.
- Approach slope 17:1 to displaced threshold ovr 28 feet pole, 490 feet dstc, 536 feet L.
- Antenna on top of building.
- No tgl without amgr approval.
- Birds on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Be alert: runway hldg ptn markings located at the west edge of taxiway a.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
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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.
Scheduled and charter flights from here the DOT's airline reports · August 2025 to July 2026
Airlines reported 72 departures from ADS in those twelve months, carrying 58 passengers in 2,041 seats (3% filled), to 46 destinations (6 abroad) on 7 airlines.
| Where to | Flights | Passengers | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| Addison → Easterwood Field ADS–CLL | 10 | 0 | Ameristar Air Cargo, Jet Aviation Flight... |
| Addison → Dallas Love Field ADS–DAL | 5 | 0 | Ameristar Air Cargo |
| Addison → Laredo International ADS–LRD | 5 | 0 | Ameristar Air Cargo |
| Addison → Seattle Paine Field International ADS–PAE | 4 | 0 | Ameristar Air Cargo |
| Addison → Drake Field ADS–FYV | 3 | 0 | Ameristar Air Cargo |
| Addison → Austin-Bergstrom International ADS–AUS | 2 | 0 | Ameristar Air Cargo |
| Addison → Nashville International ADS–BNA | 2 | 1 | Jet Aviation Flight..., Ameristar Air Cargo |
| Addison → William P Hobby ADS–HOU | 2 | 0 | Ameristar Air Cargo |
All 46 destinations, the airlines and the aircraft, month by month
From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 table: every segment an airline reported flying, three months in arrears. Private, business and training flights are not in it; the live picture is in the activity card.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 336 |
| multi-engine | 85 |
| jets | 160 |
| helicopters | 8 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The aircraft heard arriving or departing are the site's own record from the volunteer receiver network, airliners included; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 114,806, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| airline | 65 |
| air taxi and commuter | 45,019 |
| general aviation, travelling | 68,146 |
| general aviation, local | 1,433 |
| military | 143 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Dallas from the FAA register
1,858 aircraft are registered to owners in Dallas, Texas: 828 airliners and large jets, 619 piston singles, 217 business jets, 83 turboprops, 63 piston twins. 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 Dallas, by their names on the register (a start, not a directory):
- Rkd Aviation Services INC
- Caden Aviation Services LLC
- Falcon Aviation Services LLC
- Heritage Aviation Services LLC
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Stature Aviation LLC 4 aircraft · Addison Stature Aviation is a flight training school and aircraft management company based in Addison, Texas, serving the Dallas-Fort Worth area.
- Island Flyers INC 2 aircraft · Addison American Flyers is a flight school that has operated since 1939, offering pilot training from introductory flights through airline academy programmes.
- Musketeer Flying Club LLC 1 aircraft · Plano, 8 miles away Texas Flying Club is a member-owned nonprofit flying club at Coulter Field in Bryan, Texas.
- Mesquite Metro Flying Club 1 aircraft · Dallas, 9 miles away Metro Flyers Club is a private flying club based at Denton Enterprise Airport (KDTO) in Denton, Texas.
- Aurora Aviation Academy LLC 1 aircraft · Grapevine, 14 miles away
- Jw Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · Allen, 14 miles away
Charter operators and airlines based in Dallas:
- Ameriflight, LLC 109 aircraft on the certificate
- Delux Public Charter LLC 59 aircraft on the certificate
- Boutique Air, Inc. 12 aircraft on the certificate Boutique Air operates scheduled passenger flights using Pilatus PC-12 aircraft, offering a private aviation experience at commercial fares.
- Windstar Aviation INC 11 aircraft on the certificate
- RR Investments INC 9 aircraft on the certificate
- Addison Jet Management INC 9 aircraft on the certificate
- World Class Jet, LLC 9 aircraft on the certificate
- Business Jet Services, Ltd. 9 aircraft on the certificate Business Jet is a private aviation provider based at Dallas Love Field offering aircraft charter, aircraft management, FBO services, maintenance, and aircraft sales and acquisitions.
- North Dallas Aviation, Inc. 5 aircraft on the certificate North Dallas Aviation is an FAA Part 135 certified charter operator based in Dallas, Texas, providing private jet charter services and aircraft management.
- Superior Air Charter, LLC 3 aircraft on the certificate Superior Air Charter operates a fleet of Phenom 100 very light jets for short-distance charter flights across Texas and surrounding areas.
- Climax Am LLC 2 aircraft on the certificate
- Mountain Air Charter LLC 1 aircraft on the certificate Mountain Air Charter operates a Citation CJ3 twin-engine jet based at Dallas Love Field for charter flights.
Repair stations in Dallas (12 of 35, all of them):
- Action Aircraft Engine Overhaul
- Aero Star Aviation Aero Star Aviation is an FAA Part 145 certified repair station specializing in maintenance and inspections for Embraer Phenom, Praetor, and Legacy business jets, as well as Cessna Citation aircraft.
- Aeroparts & Supply Southwest INC
- Aerorepair, CORP
- Aircraft Armature INC
- Aircraft Custom Interiors, LLC. Aircraft Custom Interiors is an FAA-certified repair station specializing in corporate aircraft interior refurbishment and fabrication.
- Aircraft Engine and Accessory Company INC Aircraft Engine and Accessory Company specializes in precision machine work and reconditioning of aircraft engine components, particularly crankshafts, camshafts, connecting rods, and related parts for Lycoming and Continental engines.
- Aircraft Tooling INC
- American Airlines INC
- Business Jet Services LTD Jet Access is a vertically integrated aviation company offering private jet charter, aircraft management, maintenance and repair, flight training, FBO services, and aircraft sales.
- C&M Marine Aviation Services, INC
- Citadel Aviation Dallas LLC
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
36 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 36 for private pilot, 36 for commercial and instrument, 25 for airline transport pilot, 31 for flight instructor, 5 for sport pilot, 3 for type ratings; 31 for airplanes, 24 for multi-engine airplanes, 6 for helicopters, 1 for gliders, 1 for balloons. Also nearby: 7 sport aviation examiners, 41 aviation medical examiners, 6 mechanic examiners, 9 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 19 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing), 24 engineering representatives, 6 aircraft dispatcher examiners, 105 training center evaluators, 151 aircrew program designees, 8 training center examiners, 7 administrative pilot examiners.
- Bradley Frank Smith private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Addison, TX (1 nm) · (903) 269-7006 · [email protected]
- Jolynn Marie Davila private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Thrust Flight · Addison, TX (1 nm) · (817) 394-8182 · [email protected]
- Patrick Nicholas Arnzen private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Addison, TX (1 nm) · (859) 496-5777 · [email protected]
- Robert Jennings Baldock private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Thrust Flight · Addison, TX (1 nm) · (575) 706-8470 · [email protected]
- Wallace James Pitts private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Addison, TX (1 nm) · (817) 919-8919 · [email protected]
- Martin Maxwell Cupp private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Coast Flight Training · Dallas, TX (7 nm) · (660) 247-0656 · [email protected]
- Juan Rivera private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Lewisville, TX (9 nm) · (806) 773-7859 · [email protected]
- david campbell lewis private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, commercial pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; helicopters · Allen, TX (11 nm) · (415) 690-0766 · [email protected]
All 419 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.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- 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.
- DADE: Designated Aircraft Dispatcher Examiner: tests candidates for the dispatcher certificate.
- TCE: Training Center Evaluator: gives tests at a simulator training center.
- APD: Aircrew Program Designee: an airline's own check pilot who gives the FAA's tests to the airline's pilots.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
- Admin-PE: Administrative Pilot Examiner: handles certificate paperwork rather than flight tests.
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 · 41 since 1982, 5 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Dallas 1,858 aircraft · 828 airliners and large jets, 619 piston singles, 217 business jets
- Southwest Airlines CO 738 aircraft in town
- American Airpower Heritage Flying Museum 83 aircraft in town
- Delux Public Charter LLC 75 aircraft in town
- American Airpower Heritage Flying Museum INC 33 aircraft in town
- Rkd Aviation Services INC 2 aircraft · FBO or fuel seller
- Caden Aviation Services LLC 1 aircraft · FBO or fuel seller
- Falcon Aviation Services LLC 1 aircraft · FBO or fuel seller
- Ameriflight, LLC 109 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Delux Public Charter LLC 59 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Boutique Air, Inc. 12 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Windstar Aviation INC 11 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Stature Aviation LLC 4 aircraft · flight school
- Island Flyers INC 2 aircraft · flight school
- Musketeer Flying Club LLC 1 aircraft · flying club
- Action Aircraft Engine Overhaul · repair station
- Aero Star Aviation · repair station
- Aeroparts & Supply Southwest INC · repair station
- Aerorepair, CORP · repair station
- Easterwood Field (CLL) 10 flights in twelve months · Ameristar Air Cargo, Jet Aviation Flight Services, Inc.
- Dallas Love Field (DAL) 5 flights in twelve months · Ameristar Air Cargo
- Laredo International (LRD) 5 flights in twelve months · Ameristar Air Cargo
- Seattle Paine Field International (PAE) 4 flights in twelve months · Ameristar Air Cargo
- Drake Field (FYV) 3 flights in twelve months · Ameristar Air Cargo
- Austin-Bergstrom International (AUS) 2 flights in twelve months · Ameristar Air Cargo
- Nashville International (BNA) 2 flights in twelve months · Jet Aviation Flight Services, Inc., Ameristar Air Cargo
- William P Hobby (HOU) 2 flights in twelve months · Ameristar Air Cargo
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 41 since 1982 · 5 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Texas 6,235 since 1982 · 1,062 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 29,911 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/ADS.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 23, 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.