Sheppard AFB - Wichita Falls MAP

1Landing to the South

After leaving Interstate 44 via Missile Road and turning left onto route 240, continue to the north. When you see some houses and farms, take the next right onto Bailey Road. Park your car to the right and take your position for some landing traffic. However, most T-38Cs make a landing turn into runway 15R and will turn inside this road. The field next to the Bailey Road has no gate and you can walk along the fence, via a left and right turn, towards a small spot with some trees. Here, you have a excellent view onto all landing traffic for runway 15R and photography is possible with about 600mm/full frame. You can also continue along Bailey Road towards the spot for landing T-6Cs.

2View onto 82TRW aircraft

After leaving Interstate 44 via Missile Road and turning left onto route 240, continue to the north. Take the first road to the right, which is a dirt road, and continue to the end. At the fence, you have a view onto landing traffic for runway 15R and some parked aircraft of the 82nd TRW.

3View onto 82TRW apron/PM

After leaving Interstate 44 via Missile Road, take a left and park at the parking spots at your right. From these slightly elevated spots, you can look onto the large apron full with ground instruction aircraft and the preserved B-52.

4Wichita Falls MAP

From spot 3, take the route 240 to the south, towards Wichita Falls. When the fence of Sheppard AFB takes a right turn, do the same onto McKinley Street. This street will drive into Airport Drive and follow this one. Take a left towards Wichita Falls MAP and follow the road towards the civil terminal to have a look here. All civil aircraft will taxi along the fence, always with the sun in your back. Inside the wooden area, two Hercules aircraft are positioned but these are hard to see.

5Landing to the North

From spot 3, take the route 240 to the south, towards Wichita Falls. When the fence of Sheppard AFB takes a right turn, do the same onto McKinley Street. This street will drive into Airport Drive and follow this one. At the next crossing, Airport Drive and Old Friburg Church Road, positioning yourself for landing traffic. When you walk into the "No Trespassing" road, you will have a better view.

6View onto Runways

From spot 3, take the route 240 to the south, towards Wichita Falls. When the fence of Sheppard AFB takes a right turn, do the same onto McKinley Street. This street will drive into Airport Drive and follow this one. Pass the next crossing and take the next right onto Emmert Road. Stop at the next crossing to have a proper view onto the runways, especially runway 33C. Too bad the Emmert Road from this spot on is closed while the road to the right, Old Friberg Road, is a gated private road.

7View onto runways

From spot 6, take the Old Friberg Road to the right. At the next crossing with Farm to Market Road 171, take a left. At the next crossing take another left. At the next crossing, take a left again onto a dirt track. This track will lead towards the fence of Sheppard AFB and you will have a view onto runway 33R.