Culberson County Airport

Culberson County Airport
2006 USGS Airphoto
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Culberson County
Location Culberson County, near Van Horn, Texas
Elevation AMSL 3,957 ft / 1,206 m
Coordinates 31°03′28″N 104°47′02″W / 31.05778°N 104.78389°W / 31.05778; -104.78389Coordinates: 31°03′28″N 104°47′02″W / 31.05778°N 104.78389°W / 31.05778; -104.78389
Map
KVHN
Location of Culberson County Airport
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
3/21 6,000 1,829 Asphalt
7/25 5,353 1,632 Asphalt
Statistics (2007)
Aircraft operations 500

Culberson County Airport (IATA: VHN, ICAO: KVHN, FAA LID: VHN) is a county-owned public-use airport located three miles (5 km) northeast of the central business district of Van Horn, a town in Culberson County, Texas, United States.[1]

Facilities and aircraft

Culberson County Airport covers an area of 1,000 acres (405 ha) which contains two asphalt paved runways: 3/21 measuring 6,000 x 75 ft. (1,829 x 23 m) and 7/25 measuring 5,353 x 75 ft. (1,632 x 23 m). For the 12-month period ending April 27, 2007, the airport had 500 aircraft operations: 60% general aviation and 40% military.[1]

History

During World War II the airfield was used by the United States Army Air Forces

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