Airports / Texas / SPS
Wichita Falls Municipal Airport / Sheppard Air Force Base
KSPS / SPSWichita Falls, TexasELEV 1,019 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
35 nm
To the nearest alternate
Lawton Fort Sill Regional Airport (LAW) — 2 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Wichita Falls Municipal Airport / Sheppard Air Force Base (KSPS / SPS) sits in Wichita Falls, Texas, where it functions as a mid-sized airport. The airport sits 1,019 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into SPS for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Lawton Fort Sill Regional Airport (LAW, 35 nm), Henry Post Army Air Field (FSI, 40 nm), and Altus Air Force Base (LTS, 56 nm).
Charter pricing from SPS depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. In directories and search listings it also appears under Sheppard Air Force Base. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Wichita Falls.
What fliers highlight
Terminal & facilities
5/5 reviews“Easy and quick Car rental facility.”
Alpesh Patel5★ on Google
Easy in & out
3/5 reviews“TSA clearance is fast and professional.”
Alpesh Patel5★ on Google
Staff & service
2/5 reviews“TSA clearance is fast and professional.”
Alpesh Patel5★ on Google
Themes counted by keyword across Google review texts for Wichita Falls Municipal Airport / Sheppard Air Force Base — every quote is verbatim from a real review.
Field capability
ICAO
KSPS
IATA
SPS
FAA / Local
SPS
Elevation
1,019 ft
Coordinates
33.9888° N · 98.4919° W
Airspace
D · DeltaClass D — DeltaA control tower runs the immediate airspace. Pilots establish two-way radio contact before entering — typical for busy business-aviation fields.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs TX fields
state range 6–4,849 ft
At 1,019 ft, SPS sits higher than 65% 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.
- 35nmLAWLawton Fort Sill Regional AirportLawton
- 40nmFSIHenry Post Army Air FieldFort Sill
- 56nmLTSAltus Air Force BaseAltus
- 66nmHBRHobart Regional AirportHobart
- 76nmMWLMineral Wells Regional AirportMineral Wells
- 84nmAFWPerot Field/Fort Worth Alliance AirportFort Worth
Location
Open the full mapKSPS · Wichita Falls Municipal Airport / Sheppard Air Force Base · Wichita Falls, TX
From the ramp
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