Houston Southwest Airport

Houston Southwest Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerJames Griffith, Jr.
ServesHouston, Texas
LocationArcola, Texas
Elevation AMSL69 ft / 21 m
Coordinates29°30′22″N 095°28′37″W / 29.50611°N 95.47694°W / 29.50611; -95.47694
Websitewww.HoustonAirport.com
Map
AXH is located in Texas
AXH
AXH
Location of airport in Texas
AXH is located in the United States
AXH
AXH
AXH (the United States)
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
9/27 5,002 1,525 Asphalt
Statistics (2023)
Aircraft operations (year ending 4/11/2023)42,624
Based aircraft120
Sources: airport web site[1] and FAA[2]

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]

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 5,002 x 100 ft (1,525 x 30 m) asphalt surface. For the 12-month period ending April 11, 2023, the airport had 42,624 aircraft operations, an average of 117 per day: 93% general aviation, 7% air taxi, and <1% military. At that time there were 120 aircraft based at this airport: 102 single-engine, 13 multi-engine, 2 jet and 3 helicopter.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Houston Southwest Airport, official site
  2. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for AXH PDF, effective 2023-08-10
  3. ^ Great Circle Mapper: KAXH - Houston, Texas (Houston Southwest Airport)


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