hangar was relocated to the airfield from a US Army flying field near Corsicana, Texas. The FAA established a Flight Service Station (FSS) at the Airport in 1951 and Pioneer Airlines began scheduled air service in that year. Many changes have occurred including moving the Flight Service Station to Montgomery County - as of 2022, only American Eagle provides scheduled air service. United Express formerly served the airport from Houston, but ended this service on Jan. 4, 2022. The first control tower was erected at the Airport in 1952 and a commercial passenger terminal was constructed in 1957. Work began on an extension of Runway 16-34 (now 17–35) to its present length in 1984. At the same time the parallel taxiway to Runway 16-34 was extended. In 1988 work began on improvements to the Airport access road and construction of a new passenger terminal began. The new McKenzie Terminal opened in 1990 and plans were made to convert the old passenger terminal into a general aviation terminal. It was remodeled and re-opened for service in 1994 as a modern general aviation facility, housing line service and support personnel as well as flight operations. Facilities The airport covers and has two runways, 11/29, which is , asphalt and 17/35, which is , asphalt-concrete, all weather runway, an approach lighting system, an FAA control tower, FAA radio communication and an OmniRange-ILS Navigation Aid. In the year ending December 31, 2019, the airport had 56,749 aircraft operations, average 155 per day: 58% general aviation, 33% military, 9% air taxi and <1% airline. 50 aircraft were then based at this airport: 25 single-engine, 5 multi-engine, 18 jet and 2 helicopter. Transportation No public transportation infrastructure is available at Easterwood. Thus, travellers must utilize private transportation options including taxis, rental car services, and ride sharing. Texas A&M University has a shuttle bus designated as "Route 7" that runs between the University campus and Easterwood Airport, and is only available to students, faculty, and Texas A&M hotel guests. There are a few taxi companies registered with the City of College Station and the Easterwood Airport management. Rental car offices are located inside the terminal, while designated spaces for taxis and ride-shares are found outside. Airline and destination American Eagle flights to Dallas–Fort Worth are operated by Envoy Air using Bombardier CRJ700s and Embraer ERJ145s. Statistics See also Texas World War II Army Airfields References Thole, Lou