Actually there is always a lot of buzz around the AMA area, even if this particular part has been lost to time. With the Ospry program not to far away there is always the thump of those heavy rotars as they fly between Amarillo and Plainview for checks. I've flown in and out of AMA a few times. Great small airport.
One funny story I have about Amarillo Airport came when I worked for a major shipping companies air operations in Albuquerque. One day we get a message across that there was a 747 cargo plane coming into our operations. Since we were not equipped to handle such a big plane I kind of freaked. Come to find out it was actually going into Amarillo for a paint job. Man was our crew relieved.
... View more