How do I get there? We are located about 22 miles east of McKinney. Our physical address is 1298 FM 36N Greenville,TX. 75401.
From Anywhere:
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From North Dallas, Allen Plano:
Go North on Hwy 75 North toward McKinney.
In McKinney take Exit 38 A toward Hwy 5. You will exit 75 to the right. Stay on Hwy 5North. You will see the Hospital on your right. The road splits- merge left. Follow Hwy 5 North for approximately 2 miles. You will come to a Red light with a cemetery on your right and Quick Trip on your left. That is Industrial. Turn right on Industrial and follow toward the McKinney Airport for 1.2 miles to Airport Rd. ( Red Light) Turn left at airport road and follow for 1.9 miles. Airport Road will dead end into US-380. Take a right on US 380 and head East for 19.8 miles to FM 36 N
(When you see the Valero Truck Stop on your right you are almost there. FM 36 north is coming up in about 1 mile on your left) You can only turn left on FM 36N)
LOOK FOR THE SIGN TO MERIT Turn left (North) on FM 36 N go 2.2 miles to the lake entrance. The Lake will be on your left (West) side of the road. You will see a black pipe fence entrance with electric gates. FLY N SKI RANCH
Total estimated time 45- 60 minutes
From DFW Airport:
Take the North Airport Exit to TX-121 N (turns into Sam Rayburn Tollway for 29.6 miles to McKinney. When you get to the end of the tollway stay straight and you will run into Hwy 5 North. ( Look up ahead and you will see a big Water Tower, drive to that water tower.) Go approximately 2.5 miles to Industrial.( Red Light) Turn Right (East) on Industrial to Airport Rd. ( Red Light) Turn left ( North) on Airport Rd. for 1.9 miles to Hwy 380. Go (right) on Hwy 380 for 19.5 miles to FM 36 N.
(When you see the Valero Truck Stop on your right you are almost there. FM 36 North is coming up in about 1 mile on your left) You can only turn left on FM 36N)
(LOOK FOR THE SIGN TO MERIT) Go left (North) on FM 36 N for 2.2 miles to the Lake. The lake will be on the (left) west side of FM 36 N. You will see a black pipe fence entrance with electric gates. FLY N SKI RANCH
| Total Estimated time 1hr to 1 hr 15 minutes |
Flying your private plane: Our turf landing strip is adjacent to the lake. We are listed on the Dallas-Ft. Worth VFRTerminal Area Chart as FLY-N-SKI. Our identifier is 31XS. We are 8 miles due north of Caddo Mills Airport (7F3) and 12 miles northwest of Greenville Majors Field (GVT). Call for permission to land.
Dallas-Ft. Worth WaterSki School, Inc. * alanhendricks@dfwski.com * (214) 356-1601