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23XS Shorthorn Auxiliary Landing Strip
Fort Hood (Killeen), Texas, USA

GOING TO FORT HOOD (KILLEEN)?

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 01 OCTOBER 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: 23XS
Lat/Long: 31-21-30.6030N 097-40-16.0690W
31-21.510050N 097-40.267817W
31.3585008,-97.6711303
(estimated)
Elevation: 720 ft. / 219 m (estimated)
Variation: 07E (1985)
From city: 7 miles NW of FORT HOOD (KILLEEN), TX
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 76544

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Control tower: no
ARTCC: FORT WORTH CENTER
FSS: SAN ANGELO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: 
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

CTAF: 138.55
TOWER: 36.5
WX AWOS-3PT at GOP (7 nm NW): 119.725 (254-865-6742)
WX AWOS-3PT at ILE (16 nm S): 128.575 (254-892-3293)
WX AWOS-3PT at TPL (18 nm SE): 134.975 (254-774-8337)
WX AWOS-3PT at PWG (20 nm NE): 135.525 (254-451-5891)
  • PHANTOM RDO FREQUENCY 357.5

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
GRKr014/20.9GRAY VOR/DME111.8007E
AGJr062/26.3GOOCH SPRINGS VORTAC112.5005E
ACTr219/27.5WACO VORTAC115.3009E

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 15/33

Dimensions: 2200 x 50 ft. / 671 x 15 m
Surface: asphalt
RUNWAY 15  RUNWAY 33
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: U.S. Army
Owner: UNKNOWN
Manager: UNKNOWN
UNKNOWN
UNKNOWN

Additional Remarks

- ATTENDED DUR TRNG PERIODS, OPR HR BY NOTAM (HLR) AS RQR BY TRNG REQ.
- RSTD - PPR. CTC GRK OPS DSN 738-9200, C254-288-9200.
- RSTD: ALL ARR/DEP ACFT MUST OPEN/CLSD FLT PLANS WITH ROBERT GRAY AAF OPS DSN 738-9200, C254-288-9200 OR UNIT FLT OPS WHEN ON A TACTICAL FLT STRIP.
- CAUTION: SOME ACFT OPR IN AREA WO CONSPICUOUS MRK AND BLEND WITH TERRAIN.
- FOR LNDG/DEP CTC LONGHORN TWR ON 138.55/237.5 OR 36.5.
- FOR CD CTC FORT WORTH ARTCC AT 817-858-7584.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 23XS.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KHLR - Yoakum-Defrenn Army Heliport (13 nm S)
KILE - Skylark Field Airport (16 nm S)
KTPL - Draughon-Miller Central Texas Regional Airport (18 nm SE)
KGRK - Robert Gray Army Airfield (19 nm SW)
KPWG - Mc Gregor Executive Airport (20 nm NE)
  
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From to 23XS

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 18-Oct-2026
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:1212:12
Sunrise07:3712:37
Sunset18:5523:55
Evening civil twilight19:1900:19

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  18-Oct-2026 20:09:19
Local (UTC-5)  18-Oct-2026 15:09:19
 
METAR
KGOP 
7nm NW 		181955Z AUTO 07005KT 10SM CLR 21/05 A3028 RMK AO2
KHLR 
14nm S 		181955Z AUTO 14006KT 9SM CLR 23/05 A3027 RMK AO2 SLP246 T02250045
KILE 
18nm S 		181956Z AUTO 12005KT CLR A3030 RMK AO2 SLPNO PWINO FZRANO $
KPWG 
19nm E 		181956Z AUTO 16005KT 10SM CLR 22/04 A3030 RMK AO2 SLP258 T02220044
KGRK 
19nm SW 		181955Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 22/05 A3028 RMK AO2 SLP249 T02180052
KTPL 
19nm SE 		181951Z AUTO 11004KT 10SM CLR A3030 RMK AO2 SLPNO FZRANO $
TAF
KGRK 
19nm SW 		181600Z 1816/1922 VRB06KT 9999 SCT300 QNH3017INS TX20/1821Z TN08/1912Z
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