Regional airport serving the Texas-Oklahoma border area.
Opened
1941
Location
Denison, United States
North Texas Regional Airport, also known as Perrin Field, is a public airport located in Denison, Texas, situated near the Texas-Oklahoma state border in Grayson County. It serves general aviation and limited commercial operations in the North Texas region.
The airport carries the historical name Perrin Field, a reference to its past as a World War II-era military training base used by the United States Army Air Forces. After the war, the facility transitioned to civilian use and has since served the local regional community.
The airport has a relatively modest footprint compared to major commercial airports, primarily supporting general aviation, charter flights, and some commercial service. It serves communities in the Denison-Sherman metropolitan area and nearby southern Oklahoma.
Terminals
The airport has a small terminal facility consistent with a regional airport serving limited scheduled and general aviation traffic.
Getting to & from
Ground transportation options are limited, with personal vehicles and rental cars being the primary means of accessing the airport from Denison and the surrounding area.
Notable facts
- ›Originally established as Perrin Field, a U.S. Army Air Forces pilot training base during World War II.
- ›Located in Grayson County near the Texas-Oklahoma border.
- ›Serves the Denison-Sherman metropolitan area of North Texas.
- ›The airport has two runways supporting general aviation and regional operations.
- ›IATA code PNX and ICAO code KGYI identify it in aviation databases.
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