World / USA / Texas / Amarillo, 11 km from center Coordinates: 35°13'2"N   101°42'22"W

Amarillo Rick Husband International Airport (AMA/KAMA)


www.globalair.com/airport/airport.aspx?aptcode=KAMA

www.airnav.com/airport/KAMA
www.ci.amarillo.tx.us/departments/airport.htm

Amarillo International Airport. Also called the Rick Husband International Airport.

Former Amarillo Air Force Base and B-52 base. Air Force base closed December 31, 1968.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Husband_Amarillo_International_Airport
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28 months ago   +1
Also formerly Amarillo Air Force Base. Base admin area is just to the east of the airport.
 25 months ago   +1
These runways were originally built of B-52 bombers and are much thicker than normal airport runways.
 13 months ago mark   -1
They are also HEATED. During snowstorms, airports for hundreds of miles would be closed, but Amarillo was always open. :-D
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