Fort Worth Spinks Airport (FWS)

Location & QuickFacts

FAA Information Effective	2026-07-09
Airport Identifier	FWS
Airport Status	Operational
Longitude/Latitude	97°18'30.3820" W / 32°33'54.4810" N -97.308439 / 32.565134 (Estimated)
Elevation	700.40 ft / 213.48 m (Surveyed)
Land	822 acres
From nearest city	14 nautical miles S of Fort Worth, TX
Location	Tarrant County, TX
Magnetic Variation	03E (2025)

Owner & Manager

Ownership	Publicly owned
Owner	CITY OF FORT WORTH
Address	201 AMERICAN CONCOURSE SUITE 330 FORT WORTH, TX 76106
Phone number	817-392-5400
Manager	JOE HAMMOND
Address	450 ALSBURY CT. FORT WORTH, TX 76028
Phone number	817-392-5430

Airport Operations and Facilities

Airport Use	Open to public
Wind indicator	Yes
Segmented Circle	Yes
Control Tower	ATCT
Lighting Schedule	SEE RMK
Beacon Color	White-Green (lighted land airport)
Sectional chart	DALLAS-FT WORTH
Region	ASW - Southwest
Responsible ARTCC	ZFW - FORT WORTH
Tie-in FSS	FTW - FORT WORTH
FSS Toll Free	1-800-WX-BRIEF
NOTAMs Facility	FWS (NOTAM-d service available)

Airport Communications

CTAF	124.625 MHz
UNICOM	122.7 MHz
AWOS-3PT	FWS (817-426-4172)

Airport Services

Fuel types	100LL,A
Airframe repair	MAJOR
Power plant repair	MAJOR
Transient storage	Hangar, Tiedown
Other services	AVNCS,INSTR,RNTL

Runway Information

Runway 18L/36R

Dimensions	3660 x 60 ft (1116 x 18 m)
Surface	TURF (GOOD)
Surface treatment

	18L	36R
Alignment	180°	°
Physical elevation	694.20 ft	695.00 ft
Coordinates	32.571586 / -97.306417	32.561528 / -97.306417
Traffic pattern	Left	Right
Runway marking	None , Fair Condition	None , Fair Condition

Runway 18R/36L

Dimensions	6002 x 100 ft (1829 x 30 m)
Surface	ASPH (GOOD)
Surface treatment
Edge lights	Medium

	18R	36L
Alignment	180°	360°
Physical elevation	700.40 ft	689.10 ft
Coordinates	32.572514 / -97.309654	32.556017 / -97.309691
Traffic pattern	Right	Left
Runway marking	Precision instrument , Good Condition	Precision instrument , Good Condition
ILS type		ILS
VGSI	4-light PAPI on left	4-light PAPI on left
Approach light		MALSR

Radio Navigation Aids

ID	Type	Name	Ch	Freq	Var	Dist
FT	NDB	MUFIN		365.00	08E	20.0 nm
DT	NDB	PINCK		257.00	04E	43.5 nm
NFW	TACAN	NAS JRB FORT WORTH	24X	108.70	04E	14.1 nm
JEN	TACAN	GLEN ROSE	97X	115.00	06E	37.8 nm
TTT	VOR/DME	MAVERICK	78X	113.10	06E	22.7 nm
CVE	VOR/DME	COWBOY	109X	116.20	06E	28.3 nm
FUZ	VORTAC	RANGER	104X	115.70	06E	20.6 nm
MQP	VORTAC	MILLSAP	124X	117.70	09E	36.2 nm
FTW	VOT	FORT WORTH		108.20		15.6 nm
DAL	VOT	DALLAS		113.30		29.1 nm

Remarks

• NOISE ABATEMENT PROCEDURE: AVOID NOISE SENSITIVE AREAS ALL QUADRANT OF ARPT; MAINTAIN ALTITUDES AT OR ABOVE 1000 FT AGL OVER THESE AREAS.
• HEL SKIDDING OPNS PROHIBITED.
• TWY A UNLIGHTED.
• BIRDS & WILDLIFE INVOF ARPT.
• ROTORCRAFT OPNS PROHIBITED IN SELF SVC FUEL AREAS.
• FOR CD WHEN ATCT IS CLSD CTC LONE STAR APCH AT 972-615-2799.
• ROTORCRAFT OPNS PROHIBITED ON TWY A BTN TWY H AND TWY A2.