Ennis Municipal Airport (FAA LID: F41) is a city-owned public airport in Ennis, Ellis County, Texas, United States, located 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) west of the central business district.
[4] Ennis Municipal Airport covers 30 acres (12 ha) at an elevation of 500 ft (152 m) above mean sea level and has one runway: For the 12-month period ending 4 April 2016, the airport had 3,720 aircraft operations, averaging 10 per day: 97% general aviation and 3% military.
[2] Initial consideration for a replacement airport began in 2005 to address maintenance problems and a lack of space; the existing runway cannot be extended economically due to proximity to FM Road 1722 and Lake Clark, and it has chronic paving problems due to poor soil and drainage.
[6] By September 2008, a provisional site was selected near the Texas Motorplex, with grants from the State Airport Fuel Fund (TxDOT) and the FAA to cover 90% of the cost, and the city the other 10%, with only the environmental assessment awaiting completion.
[5] However, the plans were shelved by early 2010 due to economic pressure and FAA funding cuts.