Aviation View | Volume 2, Issue 1

67 AVIATION VIEW VOLUME 2, ISSUE 1 TYLER POUNDS REGIONAL A I RPORT Benefitting not only the local region, it also serves as a quieter and simpler choice for travel to and from the big city. There are between three to six flights daily to Dallas Fort Worth, from which you can fly to any destination in the world. The first land purchased for Tyler Pounds Regional Airport, originally called Rhodes Field, was a 93-acre tract bought in June of 1929, at a cost of $4,461.50. One year later, it became the Tyler Municipal Airport with 240 acres of sandy hillside, a hangar, a small apron, a refueling pit, and a sod runway. The facility was renamed in 1943 after Lt. Jack Pounds who lost his life in World War II. Today the airport covers 1,200 acres, with three runways: 4/22 (concrete) is 8334 by 150 ft with full instrument landing capability (ILS); 13/31 (asphalt) is 5,200 by 150 ft; and 18/36 (asphalt) is 4,832 by 150 ft. There is also a relatively new, large terminal, an FAA Air Traffic Control Tower, and three parking lots.