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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 14-Feb-2026
 Local
(UTC-6)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:4912:49
Sunrise07:1413:14
Sunset18:1600:16
Evening civil twilight18:4100:41

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  15-Feb-2026 00:03:19
Local (UTC-6)  14-Feb-2026 18:03:19
 
METAR
KGOP 
7nm NW 		142355Z AUTO 19004KT 10SM SCT100 15/15 A2978 RMK AO2
KHLR 
14nm S 		142355Z AUTO 25004KT 10SM FEW060 BKN080 BKN095 15/14 A2976 RMK AO2 RAB2255E14 SLP073 P0000 60065 T01540139 10202 20150 50010
KILE 
18nm S 		142356Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW075 OVC095 A2978 RMK AO2 RAE41UPB41E52 SLPNO P0000 60021 50000 FZRANO $
KPWG 
19nm E 		142356Z AUTO 10SM CLR 16/16 A2977 RMK AO2 RAE10 SLP077 P0000 60057 T01610156 10211 20156 50018
KGRK 
19nm SW 		142339Z 00000KT 9SM -RA SCT033 SCT055 BKN085 16/15 A2977 RMK AO2A SLP075
KTPL 
19nm SE 		142351Z AUTO 24011KT SCT100 16/15 A2981 RMK AO2 PRESRR SLP086 60045 T01560150 10206 20150 53018 PWINO RVRNO $
TAF
KGRK 
19nm SW 		142040Z 1420/1522 25010KT 4800 SHRA OVC070 QNH2976INS TEMPO 1420/1422 25010G20KT TSRA OVC070CB BECMG 1423/1424 VRB06KT 9999 NSW BKN080 QNH2975INS BECMG 1504/1505 26010G20KT 9999 FEW150 QNH2980INS BECMG 1510/1511 33015G25KT 9999 SCT120 QNH2994INS TX17/1420Z TN13/1511Z
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