This project documents public use airports in Texas to show the diversity and expansiveness of Texas aviation. From a tiny one-strip airport that has seen better days, to the mid-sized municipal airport with regular private activity, to the large, commercial field that most travelers have experience with, this series highlights a variety of airports, in every corner of the state.

Airports take up space. Functionally, the landscape of the airport must be relatively open because of aircraft movement, but the other components of the industry—hangars, pilot lounges, terminal buildings, control towers, flight lines, etc.—also create a particular sense of place.

Airports are living monuments to the history of aviation and they are set amidst a backdrop of various topographies and landscapes. These images take the viewer out of the terminal and into the exterior world of the airport, which is something that many travelers do not readily experience.

Over a five year period, Kathleen drove around Texas, traveling through every county, to photograph every public use airport in Texas. There are about 400 of them. Most of these images were shot on a Mamiya 6 Rangefinder.