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KAXH Houston Southwest Airport
Houston, Texas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 21 MARCH 2024

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
Control tower: no
ARTCC: HOUSTON CENTER
FSS: MONTGOMERY COUNTY FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: CXO (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: CONTINUOUS
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: no
Lights: MIRL RWY 09/27 PRESET LOW INTST DUSK-DAWN, TO INCR INTST & ACTVT REIL RWY 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
ALEXANDRIA DP: 123.8
BLTWY RNAV DP: 123.8
BLUBELL STAR: 124.225
BORRN RNAV DP: 123.8
CESAN STAR: 121.3
CRIED DP: 123.8
DREMR DP: 123.8
EL DORADO DP: 123.8
GIFFA DP: 123.8
HOODO RNAV DP: 123.8
HUDZY STAR: 120.05
INDIE RNAV DP: 123.8
INDUSTRY DP: 123.8
KARRR RNAV DP: 123.8
LEONA DP: 123.8
LUFKIN DP: 123.8
LURIC DP: 123.8
MMALT RNAV DP: 123.8
OHIIO STAR: 120.05
PALACIOS DP: 123.8
STRYA DP: 123.8
STYCK DP: 123.8
TKNIQ STAR: 119.625
TSHIRT STAR: 119.175
TSHRT STAR: 119.175
WAPPL STAR: 120.05
WATFO DP: 123.8
WYLSN RNAV DP: 123.8
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
WX AWOS-3 at EFD (18 nm E): 135.575 (713-847-4430)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
IAHr189/27.9HUMBLE VORTAC116.6005E
VUHr288/34.9SCHOLES VOR/DME113.0006E
MHFr259/38.2TRINITY VOR/DME114.7507E

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: 15 ft. road, 265 ft. from runway, 260 ft. left of centerline, 4:1 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: 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: 105
Multi engine airplanes: 13
Jet airplanes: 2
Helicopters: 3
    
Aircraft operations: avg 117/day *
62% local general aviation
31% transient general aviation
7% air taxi
<1% military
* for 12-month period ending 11 April 2023

Additional Remarks

HEL TFC INVOF ARPT. RWY 09 CALM WIND RWY.
FOR CD CTC HOUSTON APCH AT 281-443-5844. TO CNL IFR CTC HOUSTON APCH AT 281-443-5888.

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 from 21 March 2024 at 0901Z to 18 April 2024 at 0900z.

 
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals
BLUBELL FOUR   download (301KB)
CESAN FOUR (RNAV)   2 pages: [1] [2] (404KB)
HUDZY FOUR   2 pages: [1] [2] (330KB)
OHIIO FOUR   download (291KB)
TKNIQ THREE (RNAV)   2 pages: [1] [2] (330KB)
TSHRT TWO   2 pages: [1] [2] (375KB)
WAPPL SIX (RNAV)   2 pages: [1] [2] (379KB)
WAPPL SIX (RNAV), CONT.2   download (282KB)
 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 09   download (186KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 27   download (200KB)
LOC RWY 09   download (169KB)
 
Departure Procedures
ALEXANDRIA THREE   2 pages: [1] [2] (376KB)
BLTWY SEVEN (RNAV)   download (155KB)
BORRN SIX (RNAV)   2 pages: [1] [2] (300KB)
CRIED ONE   download (210KB)
EL DORADO ONE   2 pages: [1] [2] (282KB)
GIFFA ONE   2 pages: [1] [2] (263KB)
HOODO SEVEN (RNAV)   download (198KB)
INDIE EIGHT (RNAV)   download (184KB)
INDUSTRY ONE   2 pages: [1] [2] (424KB)
KARRR SEVEN (RNAV)   2 pages: [1] [2] (250KB)
LEONA FOUR   2 pages: [1] [2] (394KB)
LUFKIN THREE   2 pages: [1] [2] (290KB)
LURIC EIGHT (RNAV)   download (206KB)
MMALT SEVEN (RNAV)   download (211KB)
PALACIOS THREE   2 pages: [1] [2] (346KB)
STRYA EIGHT (RNAV)   download (195KB)
STYCK EIGHT (RNAV)   download (181KB)
WATFO SIX (RNAV)   download (164KB)
WYLSN EIGHT (RNAV)   download (168KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (207KB)

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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Taken in April 2020
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 29-Mar-2024
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:5111:51
Sunrise07:1512:15
Sunset19:3800:38
Evening civil twilight20:0201:02

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  29-Mar-2024 05:06:46
Local (UTC-5)  29-Mar-2024 00:06:46
 
METAR
KAXH 290455Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 14/13 A3019 RMK AO2 T01420128
KSGR 
11nm NW 
290453Z AUTO 17006KT 10SM CLR 14/12 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP218 T01440117
KLVJ 
12nm E 
290453Z AUTO 16003KT 10SM CLR 15/12 A3020 RMK AO2 SLP225 T01500117
KHOU 
13nm NE 
290453Z 17006KT 10SM CLR 16/12 A3018 RMK AO2 SLP223 T01610117
KEFD 
17nm E 
290454Z 16006KT 10SM CLR 14/12 A3018
TAF
KSGR 
11nm NW 
281723Z 2818/2918 14005KT P6SM SKC FM282200 20006KT P6SM FEW250 FM290000 15008KT P6SM SKC FM291500 16011KT P6SM SKC
KHOU 
13nm NE 
290309Z 2903/2924 16006KT P6SM SKC FM291300 14006KT P6SM FEW250 FM291600 16013G23KT P6SM SKC
KEFD 
17nm E 
290400Z 2904/3010 VRB06KT 9999 FEW035 QNH3019INS BECMG 2915/2916 16015G20KT 9999 FEW270 QNH3014INS BECMG 3000/3001 15009KT 9999 FEW240 QNH3000INS TX23/2920Z TN14/2911Z
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Your Houston Connection
26 mins from the Medical Center
24 mins from the Galleria
25 Mins from Downtown Houston
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