Brownwood Regional Airport (IATA: BWD, ICAO: KBWD, FAA LID: BWD) is a city owned, public use airport located five nautical miles (6 mi, 9 km) north of the central business district of Brownwood, a city in Brown County, Texas, United States. It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility. The 21st Cavalry Brigade of the III Corps, U.S. Army also utilize the airport as part of their flight training area for the Apache and Blackhawk helicopters.
The airport has been served by commercial airlines in the past. Service was subsidized by the Essential Air Service program until March 13, 2005, when it was terminated due to federal law not allowing a subsidy over $200 per passenger for communities located within 210 miles of the nearest large or medium hub airport (Brownwood is 145 miles from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, a medium hub serving Austin, Texas). As per Federal Aviation Administration records, Brownwood Regional Airport had 1,764 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2003, 1,417 enplanments in 2004, and 232 in 2005.
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