FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
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 |
| 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 fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| 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 fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair 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: | 50 ft. trees, 1550 ft. from runway, 27:1 slope to clear | | 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: | LYNN FRANKLIN
503 MC KEEVER RD
ARCOLA, TX 77583
Phone 281-431-2581 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 129 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 101 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 27 | | 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 27 January 2006 | |
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 19 November 2009 at 0901Z and 17 December 2009 at 0900Z.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
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| BLUBELL TWO | |
download (224KB) |
| COLUMBIA ONE (RNAV) | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (399KB) |
| DAISETTA EIGHT | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (554KB) |
| KABOY ONE (RNAV) | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (310KB) |
| LISSE SIX | |
download (298KB) |
| ROKIT ONE (RNAV) | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (562KB) |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 09 | |
download (240KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 27 | |
download (218KB) |
| LOC/DME RWY 09 | |
download (229KB) |
Departure Procedures |
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| ALEXANDRIA FOUR | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (507KB) |
| COLLEGE TWO | |
download (285KB) |
| CRIED THREE | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (323KB) |
| EL DORADO ONE | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (330KB) |
| GIFFA THREE | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (294KB) |
| INDUSTRY THREE | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (495KB) |
| LEONA SIX | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (454KB) |
| LUFKIN FIVE | |
download (303KB) |
| PALACIOS THREE | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (418KB) |
| SABINE PASS ONE (RNAV) | |
download (280KB) |
| SCHOLES THREE | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (431KB) |
| 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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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 10-Dec-2009
| | Local
(UTC-6) | | Zulu
(UTC) |
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:41 | | 12:41 |
| Sunrise | | 07:07 | | 13:07 |
| Sunset | | 17:23 | | 23:23 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:49 | | 23:49 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 10-Dec-2009 17:41:05 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 10-Dec-2009 11:41:05 |
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| METAR |
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| KAXH | 101701Z AUTO 01009KT 10SM CLR 05/M02 A3022 RMK AO2 T00531020
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KSGR
11nm NW | 101653Z 03010KT 10SM CLR 06/M04 A3023 RMK AO2 SLP246 T00561039
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KLVJ
12nm E | 101653Z AUTO 05011KT 10SM CLR 07/M04 A3023 RMK AO2 SLP234 T00671039
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KHOU
13nm NE | 101653Z 04011KT 10SM BKN300 05/M03 A3022 RMK AO2 SLP238 T00501033
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KEFD
17nm E | 101650Z 02008KT 10SM BKN250 06/M01 A3023
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| TAF |
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KSGR
11nm NW | 101120Z 1012/1112 04009KT P6SM BKN250 FM110500 05008KT P6SM SCT070 OVC180 FM111100 05007KT P6SM FEW020 BKN070 OVC180
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KHOU
13nm NE | 101120Z 1012/1112 03011KT P6SM BKN250 FM110500 05008KT P6SM SCT070 OVC180 FM111100 05007KT P6SM FEW020 BKN070 OVC180
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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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