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23XS Shorthorn Auxiliary Landing Strip
Fort Hood (Killeen), Texas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 JANUARY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: 23XS
Lat/Long: 31-21-30.6030N 097-40-16.0690W
31-21.510050N 097-40.267817W
31.3585008,-97.6711303
(estimated)
Elevation: 720 ft. / 219 m (estimated)
Variation: 07E (1985)
From city: 7 miles NW of FORT HOOD (KILLEEN), TX
Time zone: UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 76544

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Control tower: no
ARTCC: FORT WORTH CENTER
FSS: SAN ANGELO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: 
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

CTAF: 138.55
TOWER: 36.5
WX AWOS-3PT at GOP (7 nm NW): 119.725 (254-865-6742)
WX AWOS-3PT at ILE (16 nm S): 128.575 (254-690-3131)
WX AWOS-3PT at TPL (18 nm SE): 134.975 (254-774-8337)
WX AWOS-3PT at PWG (20 nm NE): 135.525 (254-848-4581)
  • PHANTOM RDO FREQUENCY 357.5

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
GRKr014/20.9GRAY VOR/DME111.8007E
AGJr062/26.3GOOCH SPRINGS VORTAC112.5005E
ACTr219/27.5WACO VORTAC115.3009E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
ROBINSON251/32.040003EROB .-. --- -...

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 15/33

Dimensions: 2200 x 50 ft. / 671 x 15 m
Surface: asphalt
RUNWAY 15  RUNWAY 33
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: U.S. Army
Owner: UNKNOWN
Manager: UNKNOWN
UNKNOWN
UNKNOWN

Additional Remarks

- ATTENDED DUR TRNG PERIODS, OPR HR BY NOTAM (HLR) AS RQR BY TRNG REQ.
- RSTD - PPR. CTC GRK OPS DSN 738-9200, C254-288-9200.
- RSTD: ALL ARR/DEP ACFT MUST OPEN/CLSD FLT PLANS WITH ROBERT GRAY AAF OPS DSN 738-9200, C254-288-9200 OR UNIT FLT OPS WHEN ON A TACTICAL FLT STRIP.
- CAUTION: SOME ACFT OPR IN AREA WO CONSPICUOUS MRK AND BLEND WITH TERRAIN.
- FOR LNDG/DEP CTC LONGHORN TWR ON 138.55/237.5 OR 36.5.
- FOR CD CTC FORT WORTH ARTCC AT 817-858-7584.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 23XS.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KHLR - Yoakum-Defrenn Army Heliport (13 nm S)
KILE - Skylark Field Airport (16 nm S)
KTPL - Draughon-Miller Central Texas Regional Airport (18 nm SE)
KGRK - Robert Gray Army Airfield (19 nm SW)
KPWG - Mc Gregor Executive Airport (20 nm NE)
  
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From to 23XS

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 06-Feb-2026
 Local
(UTC-6)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:5612:56
Sunrise07:2113:21
Sunset18:0900:09
Evening civil twilight18:3400:34

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  06-Feb-2026 13:20:24
Local (UTC-6)  06-Feb-2026 07:20:24
 
METAR
KGOP 
7nm NW 		061255Z AUTO 31004KT 10SM CLR 05/M01 A3017 RMK AO2
KHLR 
14nm S 		061255Z AUTO 28010KT 10SM CLR 11/M03 A3015 RMK AO2 SLP207 T01101035 $
KILE 
18nm S 		061256Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR A3018 RMK AO2 SLPNO FZRANO $
KPWG 
19nm E 		061256Z AUTO 24005KT 10SM CLR 06/M01 A3016 RMK AO2 SLP213 T00561011
KGRK 
19nm SW 		061255Z AUTO 26013G18KT 9SM CLR 13/M05 A3015 RMK AO2 SLP207 T01271049 $
KTPL 
19nm SE 		061251Z AUTO 28009KT CLR 11/M03 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP210 T01061028 PWINO RVRNO $
TAF
KGRK 
19nm SW 		052030Z 0520/0622 26009KT 9999 SKC QNH3012INS TEMPO 0520/0522 32012G18KT BECMG 0620/0621 33006KT 9999 SKC QNH3011INS TX21/0521Z TN09/0609Z
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