Banner Sunrise at Meacham International Airport

Close to the Heart of Everything

Meacham International Airport is the city’s oldest operating airport — dating to 1925

Situated on 900 acres and strategically located just five miles north of historic downtown Fort Worth, Meacham shares a rich history with the City of Fort Worth and is poised for growth as North Texas’ premier corporate and general aviation facility. Within minutes, travelers have access to: Fortune 500 business district, the famous Fort Worth Stockyards, four and five-diamond hotels and restaurants, year-round sports, world-class performance arts and museums, water gardens and much more.

Learn more about the history of Meacham .

Services

Meacham’s current facilities include three full-service two-full-service FBOs, aircraft maintenance facilities, flight schools, ASOS and onsite rental car facilities.

Two full-service FBOs
Aircraft maintenance facilities
Aircraft painting
Flight schools
Aircraft charter companies
Two museums
An ASOS system
Onsite rental car facilities
Onsite Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting capabilities
Instrument Landing Systems
24-hour Air Traffic Control Tower

In addition to these facilities, Meacham is the only general aviation airport in the D/FW Metroplex with a parallel runway for pattern work and flight training which makes it the perfect flight-training airport

Tenant Directory

Meacham International Airport is home to a variety of corporate, regional and local businesses serving a mix of personal, leisure, military, and business-related travel needs.

FBOS

Meacham International Airport has two award-winning Fixed Base Operators (FBOs). FBOs are airport service centers responsible for aircraft services, such as passenger handling, aircraft fueling, parking, maintenance, charters, rentals, flight training and de-icing. FBOs also take care of ground handling services, like towing and baggage handling, and other services, such as car rentals, hotel reservations and pilot lounges.

The airport also has 72 hangars ranging in size from 1200 square feet to 70,000 square feet with narrow and wide-body aircraft capacity. Click here for more information of hangar space availability.

American Aero	817-289-8000
Texas Jet	817-624-8438

Air Charter

Airshare	877-372-5136
Baker Aviation	817-625-2055
Epic Helicopters	817-625-1800
Jet Linx Aviation	817-625-5387
Longhorn Helicopters Inc.	817-625-5705
RVR Aviation	817-635-3400
Stature Aviation	469-340-3340

Flight School

Alpha Aero Academy	817-378-0155
Aviation Courses LTD	817-521-2063
Delta Qualiflight	817-626-6300
Epic Helicopters	817-625-1800
Go Aviation	817-740-9828
Gold Star Aviation	817-624-7320
Helicopter Institute	817-224-2500
Longhorn Helicopters Inc.	817-625-5705
M K Conquest International	817-625-6565
Metroplex Flyers	972-805-8878
Rich Aviation Services	817-625-1111
Stature Aviation	469-340-3340

Maintenance

Accord Aviation	817-626-1431
Aero Plane Shop Inc.	817-626-3551
Broadie's Aircraft	817-626-1532
Byam Propeller Service	817-625-0161
Epic Helicopters	817-625-1800
FieldTech Avionics,	817-625-2719
Jet Tech	817-626-1548
Jettison Aviation Maintenance Svcs.	682-404-1655
Leading Edge Aviation Services	817-750-0000
Orbital ATK	817-378-0110 ext. 209
Pro Aviation Services	817-625-1158
RSG Aviation	817-624-7330
Stature Aviation	469-340-3340
Trimec Aviation	817-626-1376
Turbine Engine Specialists	817-625-6100

Other Businesses

"Lifeguard Aeromed, Inc."	800-248-5433
"Premier Jet Services, Inc."	817-925-1616
Enterprise Rent-A-Car	817-626-6399
Fort Worth Aviation Management	817-624-0030
Fort Worth Aviation Museum	817-841-8661
Fort Worth Jet	817-886-0000
Go-Rentals	817-783-4099
Irvin Technologies Inc.	817-857-6930
Pollard Aircraft Sales Inc.	817-626-7000
Pro Test (FAA Testing Services)	817-740-1300
Vintage Flying Museum	817-624-1935
W4 Limited	817-501-1063

U.S. Customs

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) currently provides services for international general aviation flights at Meacham International Airport. Those interested in utilizing Customs at Meacham Airport should refer to Public Information Notice 19-010 for further information. Meacham is currently a Customs User Fee Airport. Current Rates & Charges can be found here.(PDF, 635KB)

Customs aircraft must park on the designated yellow US Customs parking box currently located on the western area of Apron-B near the Airport Administration Building. The Customs officer will meet you at the aircraft. Airport Fees for use of Customs services will be collected immediately upon landing by City of Fort Worth Airport Operations Personnel. For any questions regarding invoices and fees, please contact the City of Fort Worth Aviation Department at 817-392-5400.

FTW U.S. Customs and Border Protection Contact information:

Office: 817-740-8123

Duty Cell: 214-477-5660

Learn more

us customs parking location map

Aaron Barth, A.A.E., Assistant Aviation System Director

Aaron Barth has been in the aviation industry since 1996 when he enrolled in flight school.

After flight instruction, Barth worked as a corporate pilot, accumulating 4,600 flight hours in Beechjets and King Air 90s and 350s.

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For the Pilot

General Information

Location:	Dallas/FTW Sectional
FAA Identifier:	FTW
Lat/Long:	32-49-11.20 N/97-21-44.80 W
Elevation:	710 feet (surveyed)
Variation:	4.5E (2010)
From city:	5 miles North of Fort Worth, TX
Airport Use:	Public
FAR Part:	139 Index Class IV, ARFF Index B (24 hours)
Control Tower:	Yes (FAA, 24 hours)

Airport Communications

Meacham Ground:	121.9
Meacham Tower:	118.3
Meacham Clearance Delivery:	124.65
UNICOM:	122.95
WX (ASOS):	120.7 (817-740-3346)

Runway Information

Runway 16

Dimensions		7501 x 150 ft.
Surface		Concrete, Grooved
Weight Limitations		SW: 80,000 lbs. DW: 100,000 lbs. DTW: 190,000 lbs. DDTW: 350,000 lbs.
Runway Edge Lights		High intensity
Traffic Pattern		Left
Markings		Precision Instrument
Visual Glide Slope Indicator		4-box PAPI on right side
Approach Lights		MALSR
Elevation		710

Runway 34

Dimensions		7501 x 150 ft.
Surface		Concrete, Grooved
Weight Limitations		SW: 80,000 lbs. DW: 100,000 lbs. DTW: 190,000 lbs. DDTW: 350,000 lbs.
Runway Edge Lights		High Intensity
Traffic Pattern		Right
Markings		Precision Instrument
Visual Glide Slope Indicator		None
Approach Lights		MALS
Elevation		674

Runway 17

Dimensions		4006 x 75 ft.
Surface		Asphalt
Weight Limitations		SW: 12,500 lbs. DW: 50,000 lbs.
Runway Edge Lights		Medium intensity
Traffic Pattern		Right
Markings		Non-precision instrument
Visual Glide Slope Indicator		2-box PAPI on left side
Elevation		668

Runway 35

Dimensions		4006 x 75 ft.
Surface		Asphalt
Weight Limitations		SW: 12,500 lbs. DW: 50,000 lbs.
Runway Edge Lights		Medium intensity
Traffic Pattern		Left
Markings		Non-precision instrument
Visual Glide Slope Indicator		2-box PAPi on left side
Elevation		667

Operations

Helicopter Operations

Meacham International Airport is a strong supporter of helicopter operations and encourages use of the airport by all helicopter users. Meacham provides two helipad landing surfaces on the airport’s west side for helicopter practice. Meacham Airport also allows auto-rotation practice landings on Taxiway-B. No skidding landings are approved on Runway 17/35, these are restricted to Taxiway-B. Please call the airport’s management with any questions.

Military Operations

Attention Civilian Pilots: Military aircraft use this field for training on a regular basis. Below is a link to information that will help you to understand military aircraft performance and operating procedures so that you can successfully identify and avoid these aircraft when operating in the local pattern.

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Resources

Location

201 American Concourse
Fort Worth, TX 76106

Contact

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