Aviation View | Volume 1, Issue 2

182 AVIATION VIEW VOLUME 1, ISSUE 2 Hood IRPORT K illeen-Fort Hood Regional Airport (GRK) started operations on August 2nd, 2004, moving from the Killeen Municipal Airport (ILE), whose runway was not long enough to accommodate the airlines transition from turbo prop aircraft to regional jets. The transition to the Robert Gray Army Airfield was negotiated between the City of Killeen, Texas and the U.S. Army, and had to be approved by Congress. Robert Gray Army Airfield and Killeen-Fort Hood Regional now operate as a joint-use airport that leases approximately 81 acres from the army. Currently, the airport has two commercial airlines –American and United Airlines – operating scheduled services. American Airlines has eight daily flights to Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, and United operates three flights a day to George Bush Intercontinental (Houston International Airport). While Killeen- Fort Hood Regional Airport does have some AT A GLANCE KILLEEN-FORT HOOD REGIONAL AIRPORT WHAT: Joint-use airport shared with Robert Gray Army Airfield WHERE: Killeen, Texas WEBSITE: www.killeentexas.gov/548/Killeen-Fort-Hood-Regional-Airport IT JUST KEEPS GETTING BETTER