Cox Field


Cox Field is an airport seven miles east of Paris, in Lamar County, Texas. It is owned by the city of Paris but is operated and maintained by J.R. Aviation, the airport's fixed-base operator.

History

The airport opened in August 1943 as Cox Army Airfield and was used by Second Air Force, United States Army Air Forces. Later it was used by Air Technical Service Command as an aircraft maintenance and supply depot. At the end of the war the airfield not needed by the military and was turned over to the local government for civil use.
Mid-Continent DC-3s began landing at Paris in 1947; successor Braniff pulled out in 1952–53. Central Bonanzas appeared in 1950, followed by its DC-3s; successor Frontier left about January 1977.

Facilities

Cox Field covers at an elevation of 547 feet. It has three runways: 3/21 and 14/32 are each 4,624 by 150 feet concrete and 17/35 is 6,002 by 150 feet asphalt. It has one concrete helipad 40 by 40 feet.
In the year ending April 30, 2007 the airport had 8,050 aircraft operations, average 22 per day: 93% general aviation, 4% air taxi, and 3% military. 50 aircraft were then based at the airport: 86% single-engine, 8% multi-engine, 4% jet and 2% helicopter.