Airports / Texas / GLE
Gainesville Municipal Airport
KGLE / GLEGainesville, TexasELEV 845 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
26 nm
To the nearest alternate
North Texas Regional Airport Perrin Field (PNX) — 4 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Gainesville Municipal Airport, listed as KGLE / GLE, is a general aviation field in Gainesville, Texas. The airport sits 845 feet above sea level. With no scheduled airline service, it caters to private, charter, and general aviation traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into GLE for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are North Texas Regional Airport Perrin Field (PNX, 26 nm), Perot Field/Fort Worth Alliance Airport (AFW, 40 nm), and Durant Regional Airport - Eaker Field (DUA, 44 nm).
Charter pricing from GLE depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Gainesville.
What fliers highlight
FBO & ground handling
3/5 reviews“You can access the FBO after hours and we ran into a couple local people there and they were very helpful.”
Teresa Brown5★ on Google
Easy in & out
3/5 reviews“Many other local fast food favorites Whataburger, Panda Express, Taco Casa, Wendy's, McDonald's and as Starbuck's!!”
Armando L5★ on Google
Terminal & facilities
3/5 reviews“This facility has gone through the paces and we are aiming at coming out on top.”
Armando L5★ on Google
Staff & service
3/5 reviews“You can access the FBO after hours and we ran into a couple local people there and they were very helpful.”
Teresa Brown5★ on Google
Themes counted by keyword across Google review texts for Gainesville Municipal Airport — every quote is verbatim from a real review.
Field capability
ICAO
KGLE
IATA
GLE
FAA / Local
GLE
Elevation
845 ft
Coordinates
33.6514° N · 97.1970° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Small
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs TX fields
state range 6–4,849 ft
At 845 ft, GLE sits higher than 57% of the 127 Texas fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 26nmPNXNorth Texas Regional Airport Perrin FieldDenison
- 40nmAFWPerot Field/Fort Worth Alliance AirportFort Worth
- 44nmDUADurant Regional Airport - Eaker FieldDurant
- 46nmDFWDallas Fort Worth International AirportDallas-Fort Worth
- 51nmFTWFort Worth Meacham International AirportFort Worth
- 52nmDALDallas Love FieldDallas
Location
Open the full mapKGLE · Gainesville Municipal Airport · Gainesville, TX
From the ramp
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