# Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport (AMA)

> Amarillo, US · IATA: AMA · ICAO: KAMA · Medium Airport

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `AMA` |
| ICAO | `KAMA` |
| City | Amarillo |
| Country | US |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 1099 m |
| Cargo | ❌ |
| GPS | 35.21940, -101.70600 |

## Description

Tiltrotors leave this airfield ready to fly: Bell's Amarillo Assembly Center, located on airport grounds, performs final assembly of the V-22 Osprey. The airport has carried the name of Rick Husband, the Amarillo-born commander of the lost Columbia mission, since 2002. Southwest and American link the Texas Panhandle city to Dallas, Denver and Houston, and a FedEx feeder covers the express market, but there is no cargo terminal for volume freight; palletised shipments truck down I-40 and US-287 to the Dallas hubs. The region's beef output, roughly a quarter of US production within a few hours' drive, moves in reefer containers via seaports rather than by air. AMA is a passenger and aerospace site, not a freight stop.

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