mineral wells regional airport

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Elevation: 974 ft. / 297 meters (estimated)
CTAF/UNICOM: 122.725
WX ASOS: 135.075 (940-325-2457)

Mineral Wells Aviation Business Center

The Mineral Wells Aviation Business Center was established to attract aviation-related businesses to facilities, tarmac areas and raw land that are available for lease at the Mineral Wells Regional Airport. While the Center actively markets all of the available properties on the airport, the photo below illustrates the primary area identified as the Aviation Business Center.

Mineral Wells Aviation Business Center

The airport is ideally suited for aviation businesses:

  • Located just 26 miles west of the DFW Terminal Control Area – no congested, crowded airspace to hamper operations.
  • Full-service FBO – discount fuel programs offer low prices on AvGAS and Jet A.
  • 6000' x 100' lighted main runway with ILS
  • 4400' x 100' lighted runway
  • VFR flight conditions more than 90% of the year
  • Main runway can support Boeing 737, DC9, Lockheed Hercules C130 and other similarly-sized aircraft.
  • Over 100 acres of prime airport property is available, plus already-existing hangars, tarmac areas, manufacturing facilities and office space

All of the tools of the big DFW Metroplex airports without the high prices and hassle!

The purpose of the Center is to develop the airport into the most effective aviation business facility west of the DFW Metroplex – the place to grow your business!

Several business sites and hangars are available for lease. See our Hangars for Lease.

The Aviation Business Center staff is ready to assist you with your lease, any necessary customization of your facilities and new construction. They will also help with your move-in and set-up for operation. The airport marketing program will support your other marketing efforts to create more sales.

In addition to the above, the Center offers more benefits to new aviation businesses:

  • Lower facility costs than DFW Metroplex locations
  • Lower operating costs than in the Metroplex
  • Special incentives provided by the City of Mineral Wells during the first years of your operations
  • Opportunity to join forces with synergistic businesses to participate in multi-discipline projects as a member of the Mineral Wells Aviation Associates organization

Prime business locations are still available for new tenants at prices below those typical of Metroplex airports – on the best airport and in the best Aviation Business Center on the west side of the DFW Metroplex. There’s still time for you to "get in on the ground floor."

pdfMineral Wells Aviation Business Center - Overview for Prospective Tenants

Business Opportunities

The airport has been the site of multiple businesses over the several decades of its history. Since at least the 1980s, it has been, at least locally, called "The Autopilot Capital of the World," as a result of the on-site operations of two aircraft autopilot manufacturers.

In addition, for more than twenty years, during the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s, the airport hosted companies that developed some of the first Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS). The airport has recently begun a marketing effort designed to attract current UAS manufacturers and support organizations to the airport and surrounding areas.

A significant portion of airport buildings, tarmac, and raw land has been identified, for marketing purposes, as the Mineral Wells Aviation Business Center. The Center includes facilities and properties that would be ideal sites for UAS and other aviation-related manufacturing and support companies, and product distribution companies that could use a connection to an airport.

Links

This page contains links to websites that can provide valuable information to pilots and interesting information to other airport visitors.

City of Mineral Wells 

Aviation Links

Other Links

Social Links

Amenities

The airport provides easy access to Mineral Wells and the North Texas Hill Country just 45 miles west of Fort Worth, a region that offer visitors lots of things to see and do.

Check out the Mineral Wells Area Chamber of Commerce website for information about the city and its history, local accommodations, an events calendar, a list of things to do, and more.

Hotels

Within one to five miles of the airport, you'll find a variety of moderately-priced motels. Here are just a few to give you an idea of what's available:

  • The Crazy Water Hotel: 940-325-4605
  • Best Western Clubhouse Inn & Suites: 940-325-2270 (Closest to Mineral Wells Regional Airport)
  • Magpie Inn: 940-745-7683
  • Lofts & Hospitality: 866-639-1530
  • Budget Host Inn: 940-325-3377 
  • Days Inn & Suites by Wyndham: 940-468-2727
  • Executive Inn: 940-328-1111
  • Motel 6: 940-327-0077
  • Red Lion Inn: 940-325-7829
  • Super 8: 940-325-6961

Restaurants - Catering Orders

Within five miles of the airport, you'll find a wide variety of restaurants. Here are a few to give you an idea of what's available:

(**) Annotates a business that has provided a catering order to flight operations in the past.

Local Attractions

Within a few miles of the airport, you'll find a variety of places to visit. Here are a few to consider when you visit the Mineral Wells area. Complete information on these and other attractions in an around the city is available at the Mineral Wells Area Chamber of Commerce.

  • The historic Baker Hotel & Spa in historic Downtown Mineral Wells: Currently closed to the public, a major multi-million restoration effort is now underway, The project is considered to be the most expensive restoration of a historic building in Texas, and is expected to reopen in 2025. Many visitors come by daily to admire the historic hotel and watch the renovation work by strolling around its exterior.
  • Famous Mineral Water Company: 940-325-8870  
  • The Little Rock Schoolhouse Museum: 940-325-2726
  • Brazos River Factory Stores: Local outlet mall 940-325-3318
  • Mineral Wells Fossil Park: Pennsylvania Period fossils 940-328-7803
  • The National Vietnam War Museum: Six gardens and a half-scale replica of the original Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall in Washington, D.C. 940-325-4003 or 940-664-3918 
  • Historic Fort Wolters Gate & Fort Wolters Memorial Park with the Medal of Honor Memorial: Located on the historic grounds of old Camp Wolters/Fort Wolters 
  • Historic Downtown Mineral Wells: Unique collection of restaurants, apparel boutiques, antiques, craft stores and gift shops are part of an ongoing revitalization and restoration effort. Work is underway to have over 100 downtown buildings certified as national historic structures, and a large portion of the downtown area certified as a national historic district. 

Recreation Opportunities

Within a few miles of the airport, you'll find a variety of recreation opportunities. Here are a few to consider when next you visit the Mineral Wells area: