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KVHN Culberson County Airport
Van Horn, Texas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: VHN
Lat/Long: 31-03-28.2390N / 104-47-01.7000W
31-03.470650N / 104-47.028333W
31.0578442 / -104.7838056
(estimated)
Elevation: 3957 ft. / 1206.1 m (surveyed)
Variation: 10E (1990)
From city: 3 miles NE of VAN HORN, TX
Time zone: UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 79855

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 11/1943
Sectional chart: EL PASO
Control tower: no
ARTCC: ALBUQUERQUE CENTER
FSS: ALBUQUERQUE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: ABQ (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
MIRL RYS 03/21 & 07/25 PRESET LOW INTST SS-SR; TO INCR INTST ACTVT - CTAF. AFT SR ACTVT - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9
  • APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY ALBUQUERQUE ARTCC ON FREQS 135.875/292.15 (EL PASO/A/ RCAG).

Nearby radio navigation aids

NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
VAN HORNat field23310EVHN ...- .... -.

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A1+
FOR FUEL CALL 432-283-2237/2664/2920/2003.
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 3/21

Dimensions: 6000 x 75 ft. / 1829 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt, in excellent condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 15.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 3  RUNWAY 21
Latitude: 31-03.251517N31-03.956883N
Longitude: 104-47.475117W104-46.669000W
Elevation: 3956.2 ft.3918.2 ft.
Gradient: 0.6%0.6%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 035 magnetic, 045 true215 magnetic, 225 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-box VASI on right (3.00 degrees glide path)2-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 5 ft. brush, 275 ft. from runway, 250 ft. left of centerline, 15:1 slope to clearnone

Runway 7/25

Dimensions: 5353 x 75 ft. / 1632 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 15.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 7  RUNWAY 25
Latitude: 31-03.276833N31-03.362700N
Longitude: 104-47.489350W104-46.468767W
Elevation: 3957.0 ft.3910.9 ft.
Gradient: 0.9%0.9%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 074 magnetic, 084 true254 magnetic, 264 true
Markings: basic, in good conditionbasic, in good condition
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 5 ft. brush, 275 ft. from runway, 15:1 slope to clearnone

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: CULBERSON COUNTY
COUNTY COURTHOUSE
VAN HORN, TX 79855
Phone 915-283-2059
Manager: LARRY SIMPSON
BOX 583
VAN HORN, TX 79855
Phone 915-283-2237
COUNTY COMMISSIONER.

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 2
Single engine airplanes: 2
    
Aircraft operations: avg 42/month *
40% transient general aviation
40% military
20% local general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 27 April 2007

Additional Remarks

GCO AVBL ON FREQ 121.725 THRU ABQ AFSS.

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 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 2009 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 21   download (247KB)
NDB RWY 21   download (221KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (25KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KMRF - Marfa Municipal Airport (57 nm SE)
KPEQ - Pecos Municipal Airport (68 nm E)
E38 - Alpine-Casparis Municipal Airport (70 nm SE)
KCNM - Cavern City Air Terminal (81 nm N)
T27 - Horizon Airport (84 nm NW)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 08-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:5612:56
Sunrise07:2113:21
Sunset18:0500:05
Evening civil twilight18:3000:30

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  08-Nov-2009 19:07:14
Local (UTC-6)  08-Nov-2009 13:07:14
 
METAR
KGDP 
47nm N 
081851Z AUTO 23018G24KT 10SM CLR 20/02 A3007 RMK AO2 PK WND 25026/1806 SLP120 T02000017 TSNO
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

 In this space we feature lodging establishments that are convenient to the Culberson County Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Culberson County Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.  
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AirNav users who flew into KVHN have stayed at...

Miles Price ($)
RAMADA LTD VAN HORN TX 4.6 51-60
 

Other hotels near Culberson County Airport

Miles Price ($)
DAYS INN VAN HORN TX 2.7 54-70
SUPER 8 VAN HORN TX 2.8 56-66
KNIGHTS INN VAN HORN 4.0 59-69
AMERICAS BEST VALUE INN 4.2 52-95
ECONO LODGE VAN HORN 4.2 90-91
HAMPTON INN VAN HORN 4.6 104-114
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS VAN HORN 4.6 91-96

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 Culberson County Airport

8 in Van Horn
 

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