Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, Perry–Houston County Airport is assigned PXE by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA.[2]
Facilities and aircraft
Perry–Houston County Airport covers an area of 465 acres (188 ha) and contains one asphalt paved runway designated 18/36 which measures 5,004 x 100 ft (1,525 x 30 m). For the 12-month period ending January 31, 2006, the airport had 22,000 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 60 per day. There are 84 aircraft based at this airport: 91% single-engine, 6% multi-engine and 3% helicopter.[1]
History
Opened in July 1942, during World War II, the Perry–Houston County airport was used as an auxiliary training airfield for the Army pilot school at Cochran Army Airfield. With the end of the war, it was turned over to the city of Perry and developed into a municipal airport which opened in May 1947.
