FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 SEPTEMBER 2008
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 ft. / 20.7 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 |
| Sectional chart: | HOUSTON |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | HOUSTON CENTER |
| FSS: | MONTGOMERY COUNTY FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
FOR FP FILING CALL CXO FSS 1-800-992-7433. |
| NOTAMs facility: | CXO (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | CONTINUOUS |
| Pattern altitude: | TPA FOR LIGHT ACFT 1000 FT AGL AND LARGE ACFT 1500 FT AGL. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.0 |
| HOUSTON APPROACH: | 123.8 |
| HOUSTON DEPARTURE: | 123.8 |
| CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 120.8 |
| 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 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| HUBr224/13.8 | | HOBBY VOR/DME | | 117.10 | | 05E |
| IAHr189/27.9 | | HUMBLE VORTAC | | 116.60 | | 05E |
| VUHr288/34.9 | | SCHOLES VORTAC | | 113.00 | | 06E |
| MHFr259/38.2 | | TRINITY VOR/DME | | 113.60 | | 07E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| SANDY POINT | | at field | | 402 | | 05E | | SYG | ... -.-- --. |
| HULL | | 124/12.0 | | 388 | | 05E | | SGR | ... --. .-. |
| LAKESIDE | | 146/21.4 | | 249 | | 05E | | LYD | .-.. -.-- -.. |
| SANJAC | | 240/23.4 | | 347 | | 05E | | JPA | .--- .--. .- |
| WEISER | | 156/27.0 | | 286 | | 06E | | EYQ | . -.-- --.- |
| NIXIN | | 200/32.3 | | 326 | | 05E | | BVP | -... ...- .--. |
| DAVID HOOKS | | 168/37.5 | | 521 | | 05E | | DWH | -.. .-- .... |
| BAY CITY | | 026/37.8 | | 344 | | 06E | | BYY | -... -.-- -.-- |
| WHARTON | | 061/38.4 | | 245 | | 06E | | ARM | .- .-. -- |
| GALVESTON | | 277/39.1 | | 206 | | 08E | | GLS | --. .-.. ... |
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: | 5003 x 100 ft. / 1525 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
| Latitude: | 29-30.398558N | | 29-30.337592N |
| Longitude: | 095-29.085122W | | 095-28.144150W |
| Elevation: | 68.4 ft. | | 65.6 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 089 magnetic, 094 true | | 269 magnetic, 274 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.50 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | LOC/DME | | |
| Obstructions: | 50 ft. trees, 1550 ft. from runway, 27:1 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
ARCOLA, TX 77583
Phone 281-431-2581 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 129 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 101 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 27 | | Helicopters: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 127/day * | | 65% | local general aviation | | 33% | transient general aviation | | 2% | military | | <1% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 27 January 2006 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | NO TOUCH & GO LANDINGS FOR TRANSIENT OR NON BASED ACFT. |
| - | HELICOPTER TFC INVOF ARPT. |
| - | ULTRALIGHT & BALLOON OPNS PROHIBITED. |
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 25 September 2008 at 0901Z and 23 October 2008 at 0900Z.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
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| BLUBELL TWO | |
download (224KB) |
| DAISETTA SEVEN | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (446KB) |
| LISSE SIX | |
download (298KB) |
| ROKIT NINE | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (523KB) |
| TRINITY ONE | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (397KB) |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 09 | |
download (234KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 27 | |
download (212KB) |
| LOC/DME RWY 09 | |
download (228KB) |
Departure Procedures |
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| ALEXANDRIA THREE | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (507KB) |
| COLLEGE TWO | |
download (285KB) |
| CRIED TWO | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (319KB) |
| EL DORADO ONE | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (330KB) |
| GIFFA TWO | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (290KB) |
| INDUSTRY THREE | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (495KB) |
| LEONA SIX | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (454KB) |
| LUFKIN FIVE | |
download (303KB) |
| PALACIOS THREE | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (418KB) |
| SCHOLES TWO | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (417KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (25KB) |
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 Field Airport (18 nm E)
KIWS - West Houston Airport (21 nm NW)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 14-Oct-2008
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
(UTC) |
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:00 | | 12:00 |
| Sunrise | | 07:24 | | 12:24 |
| Sunset | | 18:51 | | 23:51 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:15 | | 00:15 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 14-Oct-2008 15:29:59 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 14-Oct-2008 10:29:59 |
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| METAR |
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KSGR
11nm NW | 141453Z 10007KT 10SM FEW013 SCT022 SCT033 26/23 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP197 T02560228 53014
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KLVJ
12nm E | 141522Z AUTO 12008KT 3SM -RA BR FEW008 BKN016 OVC032 24/23 A3011 RMK AO2 P0009 TSNO
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KHOU
13nm NE | 141453Z 10009G17KT 8SM SCT015 BKN025 BKN080 BKN250 26/23 A3008 RMK AO2 RAE49 SLP192 P0001 60022 T02560233 53012
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KEFD
17nm E | 131950Z 08009KT 10SM SCT025 30/22 A3005
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| TAF |
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KSGR
11nm NW | 141308Z 141312 11005KT P6SM VCSH FEW013 TEMPO 1314 3SM SHRA BR BKN005 OVC013 FM1400 11010KT P6SM VCSH BKN025CB FM1700 10012KT P6SM VCTS BKN035CB TEMPO 1822 3SM TSRA BKN025CB FM2300 10012KT P6SM SCT030 BKN250 FM0500 10005KT P6SM VCSH SCT015 BKN120 BKN
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KHOU
13nm NE | 141311Z 141312 10005KT P6SM VCSH BKN010 BKN025CB TEMPO 1314 3SM SHRA BR BKN008 FM1400 11010KT P6SM VCTS BKN025CB FM1700 11012KT P6SM VCTS BKN035CB TEMPO 1822 3SM TSRA BKN025CB FM2300 11012KT P6SM SCT030 BKN250 FM0500 10005KT P6SM VCSH SCT015 BKN120 B
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KEFD
17nm E | 141212 09008KT 9000 -SHRA BKN015 QNH3006INS TEMPO 1215 8000 VCTS BKN008 BKN030CB BECMG 1718 12009KT 9999 NSW BKN030 QNH2998INS BECMG 2021 12012KT 9000 -SHRA VCTS BKN030CB BKN150 QNH2999INS BECMG 0102 12006KT 6000 BR SCT030 BKN150 QNH2999INS T28/21Z T
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| NOTAMs |
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