FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
Location
| FAA Identifier: | AXH |
| Lat/Long: | 29-30-22.1000N / 095-28-36.9000W
29-30.368333N / 095-28.615000W
29.5061389 / -95.4769167
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 68 ft. / 20.7 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 05E (2000) |
| From city: | 15 miles SW of HOUSTON, TX |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 77583 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 02/1979 |
| Sectional chart: | HOUSTON |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | HOUSTON CENTER |
| FSS: | MONTGOMERY COUNTY FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
FOR FP FILING CALL CXO FSS 1-800-992-7433. |
| NOTAMs facility: | CXO (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | CONTINUOUS |
| Pattern altitude: | TPA FOR LIGHT ACFT 1000 FT AGL AND LARGE ACFT 1500 FT AGL. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
MIRL RY 09/27 PRESET LOW INTST, TO INCR INTST & ACTVT REIL RYS 09 & 27 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.0 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 123.625 (281-431-6572) |
| HOUSTON APPROACH: | 123.8 |
| HOUSTON DEPARTURE: | 123.8 |
| CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 120.8 |
| WX ASOS at SGR (12 nm NW): | 118.125 (281-242-7605) |
| WX ASOS at LVJ (12 nm E): | 118.525 (281-992-1853) |
| WX ASOS at HOU (13 nm NE): | PHONE 713-847-1462 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| HUBr224/13.8 | | HOBBY VOR/DME | | 117.10 | | 05E |
| IAHr189/27.9 | | HUMBLE VORTAC | | 116.60 | | 05E |
| VUHr288/34.9 | | SCHOLES VORTAC | | 113.00 | | 06E |
| MHFr259/38.2 | | TRINITY VOR/DME | | 113.60 | | 07E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| HULL | | 124/12.0 | | 388 | | 05E | | SGR | ... --. .-. |
| SANJAC | | 240/23.4 | | 347 | | 05E | | JPA | .--- .--. .- |
| WEISER | | 156/27.0 | | 286 | | 06E | | EYQ | . -.-- --.- |
| NIXIN | | 200/32.3 | | 326 | | 05E | | BVP | -... ...- .--. |
| DAVID HOOKS | | 168/37.5 | | 521 | | 05E | | DWH | -.. .-- .... |
| BAY CITY | | 026/37.8 | | 344 | | 06E | | BYY | -... -.-- -.-- |
| WHARTON | | 061/38.4 | | 245 | | 06E | | ARM | .- .-. -- |
| GALVESTON | | 277/39.1 | | 206 | | 08E | | GLS | --. .-.. ... |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | HIGH |
Runway Information
Runway 9/27
| Dimensions: | 5003 x 100 ft. / 1525 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in excellent condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 60.0 | | Double wheel: | 75.0 | | Double tandem: | 100.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
| Latitude: | 29-30.398558N | | 29-30.337592N |
| Longitude: | 095-29.085122W | | 095-28.144150W |
| Elevation: | 68.4 ft. | | 65.6 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 089 magnetic, 094 true | | 269 magnetic, 274 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.50 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | LOC/DME | | |
| Obstructions: | 20 ft. trees, 405 ft. from runway, 185 ft. right of centerline, 10:1 slope to clear
12 FT TREE 150 FT FM THLD AND 185 FT RT. | | 15 ft. road, 330 ft. from runway, 8:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | JAMES GRIFFITH JR
503 MC KEEVER RD
ARCOLA, TX 77583
Phone 281-431-2581 |
| Manager: | LEN FRANKLIN
503 MC KEEVER RD #1505
ARCOLA, TX 77583
Phone 281-431-2581 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 123 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 97 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 25 | | Helicopters: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 127/day * | | 65% | local general aviation | | 33% | transient general aviation | | 2% | military | | <1% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 04 June 2011 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | NO TOUCH & GO LANDINGS FOR TRANSIENT OR NON BASED ACFT. |
| - | HELICOPTER TFC INVOF ARPT. |
| - | ULTRALIGHT & BALLOON OPNS PROHIBITED. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 9 February 2012 at 0901Z and 8 March 2012 at 0900Z.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
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| BLUBELL TWO | |
download (224KB) |
| CARNE ONE | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (406KB) |
| COLUMBIA ONE (RNAV) | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (400KB) |
| DAISETTA EIGHT | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (553KB) |
| DYNMO ONE (RNAV) | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (338KB) |
| HAMMU ONE (RNAV) | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (407KB) |
| KABOY TWO (RNAV) | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (326KB) |
| ROKIT ONE (RNAV) | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (560KB) |
| ROYOH ONE | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (383KB) |
| STROS ONE (RNAV) | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (418KB) |
| STROS ONE (RNAV), CONT.2 | |
download (178KB) |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 09 | |
download (240KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 27 | |
download (217KB) |
| LOC/DME RWY 09 | |
download (234KB) |
Departure Procedures |
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| ALEXANDRIA FIVE **NEW** | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (511KB) |
| BOWFN THREE (RNAV) | |
download (306KB) |
| CRIED FOUR **NEW** | |
download (292KB) |
| EL DORADO THREE | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (343KB) |
| GIFFA FOUR **NEW** | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (310KB) |
| INDUSTRY FOUR | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (503KB) |
| LEONA SEVEN | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (457KB) |
| LUFKIN SIX | |
download (319KB) |
| PALACIOS FOUR | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (431KB) |
| SABINE PASS TWO (RNAV) | |
download (278KB) |
| SCHOLES FOUR | |
download (240KB) |
| WAILN ONE (RNAV) | |
download (265KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (25KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KSGR - Sugar Land Regional Airport (12 nm NW)
KLVJ - Pearland Regional Airport (12 nm E)
KHOU - William P Hobby Airport (13 nm NE)
KEFD - Ellington Field Airport (18 nm E)
KIWS - West Houston Airport (21 nm NW)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 13-Feb-2012
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(UTC-6) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:40 | | 12:40 |
| Sunrise | | 07:04 | | 13:04 |
| Sunset | | 18:08 | | 00:08 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:33 | | 00:33 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 14-Feb-2012 05:01:11 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 13-Feb-2012 23:01:11 |
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| METAR |
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| KAXH | 140435Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC015 12/12 A2994 RMK AO2
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KLVJ
12nm E | 140353Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC015 16/13 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP138 T01560133
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KHOU
13nm NE | 140353Z 00000KT 10SM BKN016 13/12 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP139 T01280117
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KEFD
17nm E | 140350Z 00000KT 10SM BKN015 14/11 A2995
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| TAF |
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KSGR
11nm NW | 140321Z 1403/1424 21003KT 1SM BR SCT001 BKN015 FM140500 VRB03KT 1/2SM FG OVC002 FM141430 19003KT 2SM BR BKN007 FM141600 18005KT P6SM FEW007 BKN015 FM141700 16008KT P6SM SKC AMD NOT SKED
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KHOU
13nm NE | 140202Z 1402/1424 26005KT P6SM SCT007 OVC015 FM140500 VRB03KT 4SM BR SCT002 OVC005 FM140800 21003KT 1/2SM FG OVC002 FM141430 19003KT 2SM BR BKN007 FM141600 18005KT P6SM FEW007 BKN015 FM141700 16008KT P6SM SKC
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KEFD
17nm E | 1404/1504 18009KT 9999 BKN025 QNH2987INS BECMG 1406/1407 20009KT 9999 OVC025 QNH3000INS T21/1420Z T07/1412Z
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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