FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 DECEMBER 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 14 January 2010 at 0901Z and 11 February 2010 at 0900Z.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
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| BLUBELL TWO | |
download (224KB) |
| COLUMBIA ONE (RNAV) | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] |
| DAISETTA EIGHT | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (554KB) |
| KABOY ONE (RNAV) | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] |
| LISSE SIX | |
download (298KB) |
| ROKIT ONE (RNAV) | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] |
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] (158KB) |
| EL DORADO ONE | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] |
| GIFFA THREE | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (294KB) |
| INDUSTRY THREE | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (495KB) |
| LEONA SIX **CHANGED** | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (455KB) |
| LUFKIN FIVE | |
download (303KB) |
| PALACIOS THREE | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (418KB) |
| SABINE PASS ONE (RNAV) | |
download |
| SCHOLES THREE | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (267KB) |
| 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 10-Feb-2010
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(UTC-6) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:42 | | 12:42 |
| Sunrise | | 07:06 | | 13:06 |
| Sunset | | 18:06 | | 00:06 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:31 | | 00:31 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 10-Feb-2010 09:45:54 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 10-Feb-2010 03:45:54 |
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| METAR |
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| KAXH | 100925Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 02/M02 A3030 RMK AO2 T00221022
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KSGR
11nm NW | 100853Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 01/M04 A3031 RMK AO2 SLP273 T00061039 55002 FZRANO TSNO
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KLVJ
12nm E | 100853Z AUTO 03003KT 10SM CLR 05/M05 A3033 RMK AO2 SLP270 T00501050 55001
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KHOU
13nm NE | 100853Z 02006KT 10SM FEW250 03/M04 A3030 RMK AO2 SLP266 T00331044 58002
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KEFD
17nm E | 100850Z 01005KT 10SM SKC 04/M04 A3033
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| TAF |
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KSGR
11nm NW | 100520Z 1006/1106 36006KT P6SM SCT250 FM100900 02005KT P6SM BKN250 FM101500 04008KT P6SM SCT120 BKN200 FM102100 06007KT P6SM OVC100 FM110500 07005KT P6SM OVC060 TEMPO 1105/1106 -RA
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KHOU
13nm NE | 100520Z 1006/1106 36009KT P6SM SCT250 FM100900 01006KT P6SM BKN250 FM101500 04008KT P6SM SCT120 BKN200 FM102100 05007KT P6SM OVC100 FM110500 07005KT P6SM OVC060 TEMPO 1105/1106 -RA
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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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