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Draughon-Miller Central Texas Regional Airport (KTPL) is a public-use, non-towered field serving Temple, Texas, in Bell County, with two paved runways suitable for a range of general aviation and business aircraft. Sitting at 669 feet elevation, it offers straightforward VFR access with UNICOM-advised traffic and a full complement of weather and clearance-delivery frequencies for pilots transiting the area.
Draughon-Miller Central Texas Regional Airport serves the city of Temple in Bell County, Texas, at an elevation of 669 feet. It is a public airport with no scheduled airline service, making it well suited to general aviation, business, and training traffic. It has recently been recognised by the Texas Department of Transportation's Aviation Division as National/Regional Airport of the Year, reflecting an active and well-maintained general aviation operation.
The field lies in central Texas near Temple, in Bell County. Its listed approach and departure frequency references Gray (120.075 MHz), indicating the airport sits within reach of Gray Army Airfield's approach control services, and pilots should expect to coordinate with that facility for IFR or transitioning traffic. There is no on-field control tower.
KTPL has two physical runways. Runway 15/33 is 6,998 feet long with a hard surface and runway lighting, the airport's primary runway for larger or higher-performance aircraft. Runway 03/21 is approximately 4,753 to 4,754 feet long, also hard-surfaced and lit, suitable for lighter general aviation traffic. There is no ILS approach at the field.
Traffic at KTPL is coordinated on CTAF/UNICOM at 123 MHz, as there is no control tower. Automated weather is available via AWOS-3 on 134.975 MHz. Clearance delivery is provided on 125.9 MHz for IFR departures. An approach/departure frequency of 120.075 MHz is listed, associated with Gray approach control, for pilots requiring services beyond the local pattern. A remote radio outlet is also listed on 110.4 MHz under San Angelo Radio.
As a non-towered airport, arriving and departing traffic self-announces on the CTAF/UNICOM frequency of 123 MHz. Pilots should monitor the AWOS on 134.975 MHz for current weather before joining the pattern, given the absence of local air traffic control.
The airport is home to the Temple Executive Air Center (TEAC), a fixed base operation providing services to based and visiting aircraft. In April 2024 the airport and the City of Temple received the National/Regional Airport of the Year Award from the Texas Department of Transportation's Aviation Division, recognising the facility's infrastructure and operational standards.