Aero Valley Airport is a privately owned, public use airport 3 nmi northwest of Roanoke, in Denton County, Texas, United States. The airport is used solely for general aviation purposes. There is a landing fee for non-based flight school aircraft, call for information. The airfield was originally called Aero Valley Airport until around 1988. In 2024, the airport name was changed back to the original name

History

Aero Valley Airport was founded by pioneering aviator Edna Gardner Whyte in 1970 following the death of her husband George Whyte. She first flew in 1926 while serving in the United States Navy Nurse Corps. She became a licensed pilot in 1928, and quit her job as a nurse in 1935 to open the New Orleans Air College. She later instructed USAAF and U.S. Navy pilots at Meacham Field during World War II before marrying Mr. Whyte in 1946 and operating Aero Enterprise Flight School with him. Mrs. Whyte won 127 trophies in cross-country air racing, aerobatic competition and other flight contests, served as President of the Ninety-Nines, and was the first female inductee to the Order of Daedalians. After losing her pilot's license following an in-flight heart attack in a Cessna 150 she was piloting on December 12, 1988, Ms. Whyte sold the runway and taxiways at Northwest Regional, but retained ownership of most remaining airport facilities. Ms. Whyte died on February 16, 1992, having lived at the airport until her death.

Facilities and aircraft

Aero Valley Airport covers 81 acre at an elevation of 643 ft above mean sea level and has one runway: For the 12-month period ending December 30, 2018, the airport had 166,000 aircraft operations, an average of 455 per day: 66% local general aviation, 33% transient general aviation, and <1% air taxi. At that time there were 616 aircraft based at this airport: 89% single-engine, 10% multi-engine, and 1% helicopter.

Accidents and incidents

Between 22 September and 3 November 2012, 4 separate accidents were linked to the airport, with 3 actually taking place on site. There were a total of 6 fatalities.