Houston Southwest Airport

Houston Southwest Airport[1] or Houston-Southwest Airport[2] (ICAO: KAXH, FAA LID: AXH) is a public-use airport located in Arcola, a city in Fort Bend County, Texas, United States, 15 miles (24 km) southwest of the central business district of Houston. It is privately owned by James Griffith, Jr.[2]

Houston Southwest Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerJames Griffith, Jr.
ServesHouston, Texas
LocationArcola, Texas
Elevation AMSL68 ft / 21 m
Coordinates29°30′22″N 095°28′37″W
Websitewww.HoustonAirport.com
Map
AXH
Location of airport in Texas / United States
AXH
AXH (the United States)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
9/27 5,003 1,525 Asphalt
Statistics (2006)
Aircraft operations46,381
Based aircraft151
Sources: airport web site[1] and FAA[2]

Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, Houston Southwest Airport is assigned AXH by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA.[3]

Facilities and aircraft

Houston-Southwest Airport covers an area of 165 acres (67 ha) which contains one runway designated 9/27 with a 5,003 x 100 ft (1,525 x 30 m) asphalt surface. For the 12-month period ending January 27, 2006, the airport had 46,381 aircraft operations, an average of 127 per day: 98% general aviation, 2% military and <1% air taxi. At that time there were 151 aircraft based at this airport: 74% single-engine and 26% multi-engine.[2]

References
  1. Houston Southwest Airport, official site
  2. FAA Airport Master Record for AXH (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2007-12-20
  3. Great Circle Mapper: KAXH - Houston, Texas (Houston Southwest Airport)


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