Kickapoo Airport- Home to the WWI Call Field Living Museum
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Kickapoo Downtown Airport (CWC)
4515 Jacksboro Highway
Wichita Falls, TX 76302
Phone:
(940) 766-1735
Fax:
(940) 766-3248
Hours:
Sun. – Sat. 6:00 AM – 8:00 PM
Email:
Sarah Johnson
Director of Airports |
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Description
Kickapoo Airport serves the general aviation needs of Wichita Falls and North Texas. Approximately 80 aircraft including small jets and helicopters are housed and maintained at Kickapoo on a permanent basis. The airport is minutes away from downtown businesses, area restaurants and shopping. |
| WWI Call Field Living Museum |
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Call Field Army Air Corp Base 1917
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Residents, aviators and visitors to Wichita Falls are pleased that the dream of returning an airworthy piece of history to the City has been realized. Kickapoo Downtown Airport is now the home of the World War I Call Field Living Museum. The museum honors and memorializes the brave men who trained in Wichita Falls at the World War I Army Air Corp base known as Call Field. The base operated in Wichita Falls from 1917-1918 with hundreds of pilots learnign to fly using the Curtiss JN4-D "Jenny." |
Only five of Curtiss Jenny's remain in flying condition in the world. Museum organizers are proud that the citizens and City Leaders of Wichita Falls financed the purchase of one of the five, now the center piece of the museum.
The Wichita Falls "Jenny," call number 2525 Sierra, is airworthy and is flown for demonstrations on special occassions. |
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Wichita Falls Curtiss "Jenny"
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World Renowned Aviator Tom Danaher (in costume) pilots the "Jenny"
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The museum is funded and operated by the Museum of North Texas History. For information on the museum and this project, please visit the Museum of North Texas History website or contact the museum at (940) 322-7628. You can also read more by going to this article in the Times Record News. |
Attention General Aviation Pilots
The area surrounding Sheppard Air Force Base and Kickapoo Airport is host to a great variety of aviation activities. Numerous airline, other civil aviation and military training flights take place at the Air Force base, Kickapoo Airport and the surrounding area. The Flight Safety Office at Sheppard Air Force Base publishes a very informative booklet about flying in and around North Texas and Southern Oklahoma. Please take a few minutes to read through this guide, "Share The Air" . It offers valuable advice on sharing the air in Texoma. |
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Learn to Fly at Kickapoo Airport
- Instructors Available for Fixed Wing and Helicopter Training
- Laser Grade Testing
- FAA Pilot Examiner
- Test Prep, Sectionals, Maps and Other Pilot Supplies Available
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For directions to Kickapoo Airport please click here.
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