FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 APRIL 2025
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 |
| 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 |
| SNDAY RNAV STAR: | 124.225 |
| 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 |
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| IAHr189/27.9 | | HUMBLE VORTAC | | 116.60 | | 05E |
| VUHr288/34.9 | | SCHOLES VOR/DME | | 113.00 | | 06E |
| MHFr259/38.2 | | TRINITY VOR/DME | | 114.75 | | 07E |
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 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
| Latitude: | 29-30.398505N | | 29-30.337558N |
| Longitude: | 095-29.085042W | | 095-28.144123W |
| Elevation: | 68.9 ft. | | 66.4 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 089 magnetic, 094 true | | 269 magnetic, 274 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, 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: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | LOC/DME | | |
| Obstructions: | 15 ft. road, 265 ft. from runway, 260 ft. left of centerline, 4:1 slope to clear | | 15 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 |
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 17 April 2025 at 0901Z to 15 May 2025 at 0900z.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
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| CESAN FOUR (RNAV) | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (405KB) |
| HUDZY FOUR | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (306KB) |
| OHIIO FOUR | |
download (266KB) |
| SNDAY ONE (RNAV) | |
download (233KB) |
| TKNIQ THREE (RNAV) | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (330KB) |
| TSHRT TWO | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (340KB) |
| WAPPL SIX (RNAV) | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (379KB) |
| WAPPL SIX (RNAV), CONT.2 | |
download (282KB) |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 09 | |
download (187KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 27 | |
download (200KB) |
| LOC RWY 09 | |
download (168KB) |
Departure Procedures |
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| ALEXANDRIA THREE | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (349KB) |
| BLTWY SEVEN (RNAV) | |
download (155KB) |
| BORRN SIX (RNAV) | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (301KB) |
| CRIED ONE | |
download (193KB) |
| EL DORADO ONE | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (265KB) |
| GIFFA ONE | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (250KB) |
| HOODO SEVEN (RNAV) | |
download (197KB) |
| INDIE EIGHT (RNAV) | |
download (184KB) |
| KARRR SEVEN (RNAV) | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (249KB) |
| LEONA FOUR | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (366KB) |
| LUFKIN THREE | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (269KB) |
| LURIC EIGHT (RNAV) | |
download (205KB) |
| MMALT SEVEN (RNAV) | |
download (211KB) |
| PALACIOS THREE | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (322KB) |
| STRYA EIGHT (RNAV) | |
download (194KB) |
| STYCK EIGHT (RNAV) | |
download (180KB) |
| 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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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by John Dyer
Taken in April 2020
looking east.
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 25-Apr-2025
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:21 | | 11:21 |
| Sunrise | | 06:46 | | 11:46 |
| Sunset | | 19:54 | | 00:54 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:18 | | 01:18 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 25-Apr-2025 10:23:28 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 25-Apr-2025 05:23:28 |
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| METAR |
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| KAXH | 250955Z AUTO 00000KT 5SM HZ OVC004 A2996 RMK AO2
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KSGR
11nm NW | 250953Z AUTO 14003KT 4SM BR BKN009 OVC026 22/22 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP140 T02220217 $
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KLVJ
12nm E | 250953Z AUTO 13003KT 6SM BR OVC007 24/23 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP144 T02390228
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KHOU
13nm NE | 250953Z 14004KT 5SM BR SCT012 BKN024 OVC032 23/22 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP144 T02330222
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KEFD
17nm E | 250954Z 13005KT 3SM BR BKN014 23/23 A2994
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KSGR
11nm NW | 250817Z 2508/2606 VRB03KT 6SM BR BKN004 OVC022 TEMPO 2510/2513 4SM BR FM251500 16008KT P6SM BKN025 FM251700 16009KT P6SM BKN050
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KHOU
13nm NE | 250817Z 2508/2606 00000KT 6SM BR SCT016 BKN030 FM250900 VRB05KT 6SM BR FEW007 BKN015 TEMPO 2510/2513 4SM BR BKN007 OVC015 FM251500 16008KT P6SM BKN025 FM251700 16010KT P6SM SCT045
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KEFD
17nm E | 250400Z 2504/2610 VRB06KT 9999 SCT035 BKN050 BKN100 QNH2991INS BECMG 2513/2514 VRB06KT 8000 -RA FEW004 OVC011 QNH3001INS BECMG 2515/2516 16009KT 9000 -SHRA FEW011 SCT019 BKN026 OVC042 QNH3003INS BECMG 2516/2517 16010G15KT 8000 -SHRA SCT034 BKN050 OVC075 QNH3003INS BECMG 2604/2605 VRB06KT 8000 RA SCT004 BKN011 BKN019 QNH3001INS TX30/2520Z TN18/2512Z
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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