Scholes International Airport at Galveston

Scholes International Airport at Galveston

(former Galveston Army Air Field)
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Galveston
ServesGalveston, Texas
Elevation AMSL6 ft / 2 m
Coordinates29°15′55″N 094°51′38″W / 29.26528°N 94.86056°W / 29.26528; -94.86056
Websitewww.GalvestonAirport.com
Map
GLS
GLS
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
14/32 6,000 1,829 Asphalt/Concrete
18/36 6,001 1,829 Concrete
Statistics (2023)
Aircraft operations (year ending 4/6/2023)49,448
Based aircraft128

Scholes International Airport at Galveston (IATA: GLS, ICAO: KGLS, FAA LID: GLS) is three miles southwest of Galveston, in Galveston County, Texas, United States. The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a reliever airport.

The airport provides charter service and has no scheduled flights; the runways can accommodate airplanes as large as the Boeing 767-200.