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Owner | City of Dallas | ||||||||||||||
Operator | Dallas, Texas | ||||||||||||||
Location | 5303 Challenger Drive #17 Dallas, Texas, United States 75232 | ||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 661 ft / 201 m | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 32°40′51″N 96°52′06″W / 32.68083°N 96.86833°W | ||||||||||||||
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Dallas Executive Airport (IATA: RBD, ICAO: KRBD, FAA LID: RBD), formerly Redbird Airport, is six miles (10 km) southwest of Downtown Dallas, in Dallas County, Texas, United States. The airport is used for general aviation and is a reliever airport for Dallas Love Field.
In 2013, the Commemorative Air Force announced that they would build a "National Airbase" at Executive which would include their headquarters and main museum, both of which would be moved from Midland.[2] As of 2016, the Commemorative Air Force established their headquarters at the airport and currently occupies a hangar on the southeast side of the airfield. The Dallas Police Department operates their helicopter(s) from Dallas Executive Airport.[3]
During 2017, extensive work was done to improve the existing runway, and more work is being done in 2018 to extend runway 13/31 to move the safety areas and protections zones onto the airport.