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KAXH Houston Southwest Airport
Houston, Texas, USA

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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
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: 5003 x 100 ft. / 1525 x 30 m
Surface: asphalt, in fair condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 13.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 9  RUNWAY 27
Latitude: 29-30.398558N29-30.337592N
Longitude: 095-29.085122W095-28.144150W
Elevation: 68.4 ft.65.6 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 089 magnetic, 094 true269 magnetic, 274 true
Markings: nonprecision, in fair conditionnonprecision, 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: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Instrument approach: LOC/DME
Obstructions: 50 ft. trees, 1550 ft. from runway, 27:1 slope to clear15 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
    
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
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
RNAV (GPS) RWY 09   download (240KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 27   download (218KB)
LOC/DME RWY 09   download (229KB)
 
Departure Procedures
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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From to KAXH

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 10-Feb-2010
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:4212:42
Sunrise07:0613:06
Sunset18:0600:06
Evening civil twilight18:3100:31

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  10-Feb-2010 09:45:54
Local (UTC-6)  10-Feb-2010 03:45:54
 
METAR
KAXH 100925Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 02/M02 A3030 RMK AO2 T00221022
KSGR 
11nm NW 
100853Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 01/M04 A3031 RMK AO2 SLP273 T00061039 55002 FZRANO TSNO
KLVJ 
12nm E 
100853Z AUTO 03003KT 10SM CLR 05/M05 A3033 RMK AO2 SLP270 T00501050 55001
KHOU 
13nm NE 
100853Z 02006KT 10SM FEW250 03/M04 A3030 RMK AO2 SLP266 T00331044 58002
KEFD 
17nm E 
100850Z 01005KT 10SM SKC 04/M04 A3033
TAF
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
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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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Houston Southwest Airport 281-431-2581
toll-free 1-800-511-6062
[web site]
[email]
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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Hotels near Houston Southwest Airport

Miles Price ($)
COURTYARD HOUSTON PEARLAND 5.7 109-110
HILTON GARDEN INN HOUSTON-PEARLAND 6.0 99-129

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

Hotels in other cities near Houston Southwest Airport

1 in Manvel
11 in Stafford
8 in Pearland
6 in Sugar Land
5 in Alvin
3 in South Houston
320 in Houston
 

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