Waco Regional Airport (IATA: ACT, ICAO: KACT, FAA LID: ACT) is a public airport located five miles (8 km) northwest of the central business district of Waco, a city in McLennan County, Texas, United States. It is owned by the City of Waco.
The airport is a 20-25 minute drive by street to Downtown Waco and the Baylor University Campus.
The airport was built by the United States Army Air Force as a pilot training airfield, and was activated on 2 July 1942. It was initially named China Springs Army Air Field and was also known as Waco Army Air Field No. 2 before being renamed Blackland Army Airfield after the local black soil.
Waco Regional Airport covers an area of 1,369 acres (554 ha) which contains two asphalt paved runways: 1/19 measuring 6,596 x 150 ft (2,010 x 46 m) and 14/32 measuring 5,896 x 150 ft (1,797 x 46 m).
For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2006, the airport had 36,011 aircraft operations, an average of 98 per day: 65% general aviation, 27% air taxi, 8% military and 1% scheduled commercial. There are 100 aircraft based at this airport: 53% single-engine, 38% multi-engine, 6% jet and 3% helicopter.
