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23XS

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

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 16 APRIL 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 (254-690-3131)
WX AWOS-3PT at TPL (18 nm SE):	134.975 (254-774-8337)
WX AWOS-3PT at PWG (20 nm NE):	135.525 (254-848-4581)

PHANTOM RDO FREQUENCY 357.5

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance	VOR name	Freq	Var
GRKr014/20.9	GRAY VOR/DME	111.80	07E
AGJr062/26.3	GOOCH SPRINGS VORTAC	112.50	05E
ACTr219/27.5	WACO VORTAC	115.30	09E

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
ROBINSON		251/32.0		400		03E		ROB	.-. --- -...

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 15/33

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

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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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 30-Apr-2026

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:22	11:22
Sunrise	06:48	11:48
Sunset	20:08	01:08
Evening civil twilight	20:34	01:34

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	30-Apr-2026 08:46:26
Local (UTC-5)	30-Apr-2026 03:46:26

METAR

KGOP 7nm NW	300835Z AUTO VRB04KT 10SM OVC012 15/15 A2991 RMK AO2
KHLR 14nm S	300755Z AUTO 02006KT 10SM OVC004 15/15 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP118 T01530147
KILE 18nm S	300756Z AUTO 02005KT 10SM OVC006 A2991 RMK AO2 SLPNO FZRANO $
KPWG 19nm E	300804Z AUTO 35005KT 10SM SCT008 OVC012 16/16 A2991 RMK AO2
KGRK 19nm SW	300820Z AUTO 01006KT 6SM BR OVC005 16/16 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP124
KTPL 19nm SE	300751Z AUTO 01005KT OVC005 16/15 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP121 T01560150 PWINO RVRNO $

TAF

KGRK
19nm SW

300801Z 3008/0114 01010KT 8000 BR OVC004 QNH2990INS BECMG 3011/3012 01010KT 9000 -SHRA BR OVC008 QNH2994INS BECMG 3014/3015 03010G15KT 9999 NSW OVC008 QNH2988INS BECMG 3017/3018 03010G15KT 4800 SHRA OVC008 QNH2986INS BECMG 0104/0105 03010G15KT 9999 NSW OVC006 QNH2992INS BECMG 0109/0110 04015G25KT 3200 RA OVC004 QNH2992INS TX22/3021Z TN14/3010Z

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