Historic site · Texas
Original Lubbock Municipal Airport
Original Lubbock Municipal Airport is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 987 m. The nearest named place is Douglas C-47 Skytrain, a attraction 0.1 miles away. Texas Plains Trail passes 4.8 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 2014
- Material
- aluminium
What to expect
- Operated by
- Texas Historical Commission
How to reach it
Coordinates33.65603, -101.83466
- 4.8 mi off the Texas Plains Trail
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- South Plains Army Air Field: 0.2 mi
- W. G. McMillan Construction Company: 0.2 mi
- Site of Old Lubbock: 1.7 mi
- Migrant Labor Camps in Lubbock County: 4.1 mi
- Yellowhouse Canyon: 4.4 mi
Parks
- Gladys Sims Park: 1.4 mi
- Judge Davies Park: 2.1 mi
- Clayton Carter Park: 2.7 mi
- Hodges Park: 3.7 mi
- Canyon Lakes: 3.7 mi
Artworks: 45
- La Bodega Stairs: 4.9 mi
- The Fire Inside: 5.2 mi
- Fountain: 5.2 mi
- Biomimetic Benches: 5.2 mi
- Biomimetic Benches: 5.3 mi
Attractions: 11
- Douglas C-47 Skytrain: 0.1 mi
- Prairie Dog Town: 4.0 mi
- Arts District: 4.6 mi
- South Plains Fairgrounds: 4.7 mi
- Santa Land: 4.8 mi
Museums: 10
- Silent Wings Museum: 0.2 mi
- Lubbock Lake Landmark Visitors Center: 3.9 mi
- Bayer Museum of Agriculture: 4.9 mi
- Caviel Museum of African American History: 5.3 mi
- National Ranching Heritage Center: 5.3 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Picnic Area Westbound US 84: 14.3 mi
- Picnic Area Eastbound US 84: 14.3 mi
- Hale County Southbound Rest Area: 19.2 mi
- Hale County Northbound Rest Area: 19.3 mi
Gardens: 3
- Heart of Lubbock Community Garden: 5.8 mi
- Tech Terrace Community Garden: 6.2 mi
- Memorial Rose Garden: 7.1 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:52 | 19:26 | 19:59 |
| June solstice | 06:38 | 20:25 | 21:02 |
| September equinox | 07:36 | 19:13 | 19:46 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 17:05 | 17:44 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 41 | 45 | 53 | 61 | 70 | 79 | 81 | 80 | 72 | 62 | 50 | 42 |
| Precip in | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lubbock, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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