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KAXH Houston Southwest Airport
Houston, Texas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 JUNE 2013

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: 68.9 ft. / 21.0 m (surveyed)
Variation: 05E (2000)
From city: 15 miles SW of HOUSTON, TX
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard 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)
Operates sunset to sunrise.

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
HUBr224/13.8HOBBY VOR/DME117.1005E
IAHr189/27.9HUMBLE VORTAC116.6005E
VUHr288/34.9SCHOLES VORTAC113.0006E
MHFr259/38.2TRINITY VOR/DME113.6007E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
HULL124/12.038805ESGR ... --. .-.
SANJAC240/23.434705EJPA .--- .--. .-
WEISER156/27.028606EEYQ . -.-- --.-
NIXIN200/32.332605EBVP -... ...- .--.
DAVID HOOKS168/37.552105EDWH -.. .-- ....
BAY CITY026/37.834406EBYY -... -.-- -.--
WHARTON061/38.424506EARM .- .-. --
GALVESTON277/39.120608EGLS --. .-.. ...

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: 5002 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
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 9  RUNWAY 27
Latitude: 29-30.398505N29-30.337558N
Longitude: 095-29.085042W095-28.144123W
Elevation: 68.9 ft.66.4 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 089 magnetic, 094 true269 magnetic, 274 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-light PAPI on left (3.50 degrees glide path)2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, 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
    
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 25 July 2013 at 0901Z and 22 August 2013 at 0900Z.
 
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals
BLUBELL TWO   download (192KB)
CARNE ONE   2 pages: [1] [2] (335KB)
COLUMBIA ONE (RNAV)   2 pages: [1] [2] (325KB)
DAISETTA EIGHT   2 pages: [1] [2] (466KB)
DYNMO ONE (RNAV)   2 pages: [1] [2] (281KB)
HAMMU ONE (RNAV)   2 pages: [1] [2] (335KB)
KABOY TWO (RNAV)   2 pages: [1] [2] (270KB)
ROKIT ONE (RNAV)   2 pages: [1] [2] (456KB)
ROYOH TWO   2 pages: [1] [2] (333KB)
STROS TWO (RNAV)   2 pages: [1] [2] (352KB)
STROS TWO (RNAV), CONT.2   download (132KB)
 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 09   download (198KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 27   download (175KB)
LOC/DME RWY 09   download (192KB)
 
Departure Procedures
ALEXANDRIA FIVE   2 pages: [1] [2] (415KB)
BOWFN THREE (RNAV)   download (253KB)
CRIED FOUR   download (230KB)
EL DORADO THREE   2 pages: [1] [2] (271KB)
GIFFA FOUR   2 pages: [1] [2] (249KB)
INDUSTRY FOUR   2 pages: [1] [2] (409KB)
LEONA SEVEN **CHANGED**   2 pages: [1] [2] (365KB)
LUFKIN SIX   download (255KB)
PALACIOS FOUR   2 pages: [1] [2] (349KB)
SABINE PASS TWO (RNAV)   download (231KB)
SCHOLES FOUR   download (189KB)
WAILN ONE (RNAV)   download (219KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply **NEW**   download (70KB)

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 Airport (18 nm E)
KIWS - West Houston Airport (21 nm NW)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 13-Aug-2013
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:2511:25
Sunrise06:5011:50
Sunset20:0401:04
Evening civil twilight20:2901:29

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  13-Aug-2013 15:28:53
Local (UTC-5)  13-Aug-2013 10:28:53
 
METAR
KAXH 131455Z AUTO 20006G14KT 10SM CLR 31/23 A3005 RMK AO2 T03060231
KSGR 
11nm NW 		131453Z 24008KT 10SM FEW012 31/24 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP173 T03110244 51010
KLVJ 
12nm E 		131453Z AUTO 22005KT 10SM CLR 29/24 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP176 T02940239 51011
KHOU 
13nm NE 		131453Z 23009KT 10SM FEW025 SCT250 31/23 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP176 8/101 T03060233 53012 $
KEFD 
17nm E 		131450Z 24006KT 10SM FEW020 SCT250 30/27 A3005
TAF
KSGR 
11nm NW 		131120Z 1312/1412 22004KT P6SM FEW015 SCT250 FM131400 22007KT P6SM SCT025 FM131900 17012KT P6SM SCT050 FM140500 18005KT P6SM SCT250
KHOU 
13nm NE 		131120Z 1312/1412 23006KT P6SM FEW020 SCT250 FM131400 22008KT P6SM SCT025 FM131900 17012KT P6SM SCT050 FM140500 18005KT P6SM SCT250 FM140900 22004KT P6SM SCT015 SCT250
KEFD 
17nm E 		1312/1418 VRB06KT 9999 SCT020 BKN250 QNH3000INS BECMG 1314/1315 19012KT 9999 FEW050 SCT200 QNH2989INS BECMG 1402/1403 18009KT 9999 SCT250 QNH2994INS BECMG 1411/1412 22006KT 8000 BR SCT010 BKN150 QNH2997INS BECMG 1414/1415 24012KT 9999 NSW SCT150 QNH2995INS T36/1320Z T22/1411Z
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Houston Southwest Airport 281-431-2581
toll-free 1-800-511-6062
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