Lubbock Preston Smith International
LBB · KLBB · Lubbock, Texas · Lubbock County · map
Lubbock Preston Smith International is a public-use airport owned by the City of Lubbock, 4 miles north of Lubbock, Texas, 3,282 feet above sea level. It has 3 runways; the longest, 17R/35L, is 11,500 feet of concrete. It has a control tower, fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A-1 with additive) and about 156 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 81,497 takeoffs and landings a year. About 558,462 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Lubbock Preston Smith International?
Its FAA code is LBB, and its ICAO code is KLBB.
Where is Lubbock Preston Smith International?
It is 4 miles north of Lubbock, Texas, 3,282 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Lubbock Preston Smith International?
The longest of its 3 runways, 17R/35L, is 11,500 feet long.
Does Lubbock Preston Smith International have a control tower?
Yes, it has a control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Lubbock Preston Smith International?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A-1 with additive.
Where can you fly nonstop from Lubbock Preston Smith International?
Airline flights go to 8 airports, the busiest of them Dallas-Fort Worth International, Dallas Love Field, George Bush Intcntl/Houston, Denver International, Abilene Regional. Every route
Are there flight schools at Lubbock Preston Smith International?
5 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it, including Hub City Aviation Academy LLC and Raider Aviation LLC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Lubbock Preston Smith International?
6 pilot examiners and 3 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 Lubbock Preston Smith International…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA LBB · ICAO KLBB
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Lubbock
- Elevation
- 3,282 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower with a TRACON · around the clock
- Attended
- around the clock
- Lights
- runway lights sunset to sunrise; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A-1 with additive; the services card below
- Notes
- certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Dallas-Ft Worth sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 6E
- In the FAA's files since
- November 1937
Runways 3
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17R/35L | 11,500 × 150 ft | Concrete, good | High-intensity lights |
| 08/26 | 8,003 × 150 ft | Concrete, good | High-intensity lights |
| 17L/35R | 2,891 × 74 ft | Asphalt, fair |
- Runway 17R: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the right, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), right-hand traffic pattern
- Runway 35L: VASI, four boxes on the left
- Runway 08: PAPI, four lights on the left, right-hand traffic pattern
- Runway 26: ILS, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR)
- Runway 35R: right-hand traffic pattern, road 18 ft high 573 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| ATIS (recorded airport information) | 125.3 | Lubbock |
| Clearance delivery | 118.4 | |
| Clearance delivery | 125.8 | Lubbock |
| Ground | 121.9 | Lubbock |
| Tower | 120.5 | Lubbock |
| Approach and departure · Class C airspace | 119.2 | Lubbock |
| Approach (secondary) Departure (secondary) · Class C (secondary) | 119.9 | Lubbock |
| Departure (secondary) | 124.45 | Lubbock |
| Emergency | 121.5 | Lubbock |
| Lubbock and rco | 122.2 | Lubbock |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 806-766-6432.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A-1 with additive
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Oxygen
- bottled oxygen (high- and low-pressure), bulk oxygen (high- and low-pressure)
- Also here
- air freight, air ambulance, avionics, charter flights, flight instruction, aircraft sales
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Lubbock Executive Airpark (11 nm south), City Of Slaton/Larry T Neal Memorial (13 nm southeast), Levelland Municipal (28 nm west).
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
- Runway 17L/35R rstrd to gen avn aircraft 12500 pounds or less.
- Runway 17L/35R not available for part 121/PART 380 operations with schedule passenger carrying operations more than 9 passenger seats and unscheduled passenger carrying operations more than 30 passenger seats.
- Taxiways B and D; txls east and E1 rstrd to aircraft weighing less than 50000 pounds.
- Runway 17L/35R; taxiways B and D; txls east and E1 not available for air carrier aircraft with over 9 psgr seats.
- Nmrs birds on and in the vicinity of airport.
- East ramp delineated txl and apron area rstrd to 120000 pounds dual tand aircraft; 89000 pounds dual sngl wheel aircraft; 60000 pounds sngl wheel aircraft. All otr east ramp pavements rstrd to aircraft less than 12500 pounds sngl wheel aircraft.
- Paew adjacent runways 08/26 and 17R/35L.
- Taxiway L between taxiway F and taxiway J closed to more than 120001 LB.
- Taxiways B and D, txls east and E1 not available for part 121/PART 380 operations with schedule passenger carrying operations more than 9 passenger seats and non schedule passenger carrying operations more than 30 passenger seats.
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 10,439 departures from LBB in those twelve months, carrying 577,666 passengers in 768,381 seats (75% filled), to 80 destinations (2 abroad) on 26 airlines.
All 80 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 | 100 |
| multi-engine | 35 |
| jets | 19 |
| helicopters | 2 |
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 register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 81,497, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| airline | 14,315 |
| air taxi and commuter | 15,277 |
| general aviation, travelling | 27,477 |
| general aviation, local | 17,486 |
| military | 6,942 |
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 Lubbock from the FAA register
271 aircraft are registered to owners in Lubbock, Texas: 193 piston singles, 21 turboprops, 17 piston twins, 14 business jets, 13 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, 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 Lubbock, by their names on the register (a start, not a directory):
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Hub City Aviation Academy LLC 11 aircraft · Lubbock Hub City Aviation Academy is a flight school and aircraft rental operator based in Lubbock, Texas.
- Raider Aviation LLC 9 aircraft · Lubbock Raider Aviation is a flight school located at Slaton Municipal Airport near Lubbock, Texas.
- Caprock Soaring Association 6 aircraft · Lubbock
- Lbb High Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · Lubbock
- Rv 9A Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · Lubbock
Repair stations in Lubbock:
- Condorsaa Aviation LLC Condor Avionics & Airmotive is an FAA-certificated repair station located at Preston Smith International Airport in Lubbock, Texas.
- Freeman Holdings of West Texas, LLC Million Air Lubbock is an FBO and repair station in Lubbock, Texas, operating since 1990.
- Weldon Ray Weston
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
6 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 3 for private pilot, 3 for commercial and instrument, 2 for airline transport pilot, 3 for flight instructor, 1 for type ratings; 3 for airplanes, 2 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 3 aviation medical examiners.
- Kenneth Melberg Chapman private pilot (proficiency) · HEX Reese Hangar · Lubbock, TX (0 nm) · (541) 944-1218 · [email protected]
- Patrick Timothy Bradley private pilot (proficiency) · Resse Hangar 82 · Lubbock, TX (0 nm) · (425) 503-4406 · [email protected]
- Rosemary Stidham private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes · Lubbock, TX (0 nm) · (806) 786-5074 · [email protected]
- Stanley Paul Smith type ratings, private pilot (proficiency) · HELICOPTER EXPRESS #82 · Lubbock, TX (0 nm) · (208) 989-2912 · [email protected]
- Willie Strieder private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Lubbock, TX (0 nm) · (806) 239-6099 · [email protected]
- Donald Borba 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 · Raider Aviation · Slaton, TX (13 nm) · (806) 474-6090 · [email protected]
All 9 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.
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 · 36 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 Lubbock 271 aircraft · 193 piston singles, 21 turboprops, 17 piston twins
- Hub City Aviation Academy LLC 11 aircraft in town
- Raider Aviation LLC 6 aircraft in town
- Sug-Air LLC 5 aircraft in town
- Caprock Soaring Association 5 aircraft in town
- N99Fe Aircraft Services LLC 1 aircraft · FBO or fuel seller
- Hub City Aviation Academy LLC 11 aircraft · flight school
- Raider Aviation LLC 9 aircraft · flight school
- Caprock Soaring Association 6 aircraft · flying club
- Condorsaa Aviation LLC · repair station
- Freeman Holdings of West Texas, LLC · repair station
- Weldon Ray Weston · repair station
- Dallas-Fort Worth International (DFW) 2,655 flights in twelve months · Envoy Air, SkyWest Airlines Inc.
- Dallas Love Field (DAL) 1,509 flights in twelve months · Southwest Airlines Co., Ameristar Air Cargo
- George Bush Intcntl/Houston (IAH) 1,430 flights in twelve months · CommuteAir LLC dba CommuteAir, Mesa Airlines Inc.
- Denver International (DEN) 983 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc., Southwest Airlines Co.
- Abilene Regional (ABI) 809 flights in twelve months · Federal Express Corporation, Envoy Air
- Midland International Air And Space Port (MAF) 449 flights in twelve months · Federal Express Corporation, Empire Airlines Inc.
- Louisville Muhammad Ali International (SDF) 409 flights in twelve months · United Parcel Service, ABX Air Inc
- Phoenix Sky Harbor International (PHX) 402 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc., Envoy Air
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 36 since 1982 · 5 fatal
- 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/LBB.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.