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Eastland Economic Development Corporation
Eastland City Hall
113 E. Commerce Street
Eastland, Texas  76448

Phone: (254) 629-3349

 

Transportation

Eastland’s transportation network provides convenient access to all U.S. and Canadian markets as well as the large emerging markets in Mexico.

Highway Network
Eastland ‘s location on Interstate 20 provides immediate access to the West Texas region, and also East and West coast markets, and is the gateway to the population centers of Mexico.

 

Eastland Municipal Airport (KETN)

FAA Identifier: ETN
Lat/Long: 32-24-48.5700N / 098-48-35.1240W
                32-24.809500N / 098-48.585400W
                32.4134917 / -98.8097567 (estimated)
Elevation: 1464 ft. / 446.2 m (surveyed)
Variation: 07E (1995)
From city: 1 mile N of EASTLAND, TX
Airport use: Open to the public
Fuel available: 100LL JET-A (FOR FUEL AFT HRS CALL 254-629-1588.)
Parking: hangars and tie-downs

VIEW ARIEL PHOTO of airport and see the proposed runway expansion.

IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 35              download (162KB)
NDB RWY 35                         download (173KB)

GET Full FFA Information about Eastland Municipal Airport


Abilene Regional Airport

The Abilene Regional Airport is a FAR Part 139 certified airport on 1,700 city owned acres located approx. 3 nautical miles southeast of the central business district.

Facilities
    • Precision Category 1 Instrument Runway (runway 35R)with
       HIRL lighting system
    • Parallel runway system, 17R-35L & 17L-35R, are 7,200 feet long
       by 150 feet wide (asphalt grooved)
    • Runway 4-22, length 3,686 feet and 100 ft wide (asphalt)
    • No obstruction clearance restrictions for departures
    • FAA tower and TRACON open 24 hours a day
    • On site fire station manned 24 hours a day
    • Dusk to Dawn lighting on all aircraft movement areas
    • VASI equipment installed on 17R, and 35L
    • PAPI equipment installed on 17L (P-4L)
    • NDB approach to runway 35R
    • VOR approach to runway 17R
    • RVR equipment installed for runway 35R approach
    • REILS equipment installed for runway 35L approach
Services
    • American Eagle offering frequent daily service to DFW
    • Continental Connection offering roundtrip flights to
       Houston's Bush Intercontinental Airport
    • FBO service 24 hours a day offering full maintenance,
       avionics repair, parking, storage, refueling, charter, and
       ground handling.
    • Fuel available – 100 low lead, Jet A, Jet A-2M
    • Five auto rental agencies
    • Regional jet service available
General
    • Airport elevation 1,791 feet
    • Over 85 Based Aircraft
    • Aeronautical property available for development
    • 100,000 operations per year/25% of airport capacity
    • 8.9 nautical miles from Dyess Air Force Base
    • 350+ flying days per year
    • $7M.+ terminal renovation and expansion complete with
       new jet ways and baggage handling carousels
 

Railroads

Eastland is located on the main line of the Union Pacific Railroad. 

 


Union Pacific Railroad
24125 Aldine Westfield Road
Spring, Texas 77373
Contact Information
Ken Lueckenhoff
218-350-7496
800-346-1973 ext.1
FAX: 218-350-7179


Trucking
Motor Freight Carriers / Overnight Carriers

ABF Freight Systems, Inc.                   Land Air Express Inc.
Airborne Express                                Lone Star Overnight
American Freightways Inc.                   Mark VII Transportation
Andrews Transport                            Old Dominion Freight Line
Central Freight Lines Inc.                    Overnite Transportation
Consolidated Freightways (CF)             Roadway Express
ConWay Southern Express                  SAIA Motor Freight Lines
Coy Transportation Services                UPS
Dan Vic Distribution                            USF Bestways
Federal Express                                 Watkins Motor Lines
Gator Freightways Inc.                       Yellow Freight Systems, Inc.

 


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