Houston-Southwest Airport (AXH) in Arcola, Texas
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Houston-Southwest Airport (AXH)
- General
- Type: Airport, Status: Operational, Acivation Date: 02/01/1979, Runways: 1, Land Area Covered By Airport: 165 acres, Ownership: Privately owned, Facility Use: Open to public, Site Number: 24067.6*A, Location ID: AXH, Region: Southwest, District Office: TEX, Unicom Frequency: 123.000 MHz, Common Traffic Advisory Frequency (CTAF): 123.000 MHz, Aeronautical sectional chart: Houston, Tie-In FSS: No, Tie-In FSS ID: CXO, Tie-In FSS Name: Montgomery County, Tie-In FSS Toll-Free Number: 1-800-WX-BRIEF, Elevation: 68 ft, Elevation determination method: Surveyed, Elevation Source: 3RD PARTY SURVEY (2010-11-13), Air traffic control tower: No, Boundary ARTCC (FAA) computer ID: ZCH, Boundary ARTCC ID: ZHU, Boundary ARTCC Name: Houston, Airspace Determination: No Objection, Federal Agreements: NG, NOTAM Service: Yes, NOTAM Facility ID: CXO, Last Inspection Date: 03/04/2014, Inspection Group: Private contract personnel, Inspection Method: State
- Location
- State: Texas, County: Fort Bend, City: Arcola, GPS (Degrees): Lat: 29° 30' 22.100'', Lng: -95° 28' 36.900'', GPS (Seconds): Lat: 29.506139, Lng: -95.476917, GPS determination method: Estimated, Position Source: 3RD PARTY SURVEY (2010-11-13), Distance from central business district: 15 mi (SW) Find on map
- Owner
- James Griffith Jr, 503 Mc Keever Rd, Arcola, Tx 77583, 281-431-2581
- Manager
- Len Franklin, 503 Mc Keever Rd #1505, Arcola, Tx 77583, 281-431-2581
- Schedule
- All Year / All Week / All Day
- Operations
- Period: 12/31/2012 - 12/31/2013, Air Taxi Operations: 166, Itinerant Operations: 15,100, Local Operations: 30,200, Military Operations: 915
- Aircraft
- Single Engine Aircraft: 72, Multi Engine Aircraft: 15, Helicopters: 3
- Additional
- Fuel Types: 100LLA, Magnetic Variation: 5E (Year 2000), Beacon Color: Clear-green (lighted land airport), Bottled Oxygen Type: High pressure, Lighting Schedule: See Rmk, Beacon Schedule: Ss-Sr, Airframe repair service availability/type: Major, Power Plant repair service availability/type: Major, Customs Airport Of Entry: No, Customs Landing Rights: No, Non-Commercial Landing Fee: No, Transient storage: HGR,TIE, Wind direction indicator: Y-L, Segmented circle airport marker system: No, Other services: INSTR, RNTL
- Remarks
- Traffic Pattern Altitude: TPA FOR LIGHT ACFT 1000 FT AGL AND LARGE ACFT 1500 FT AGL.
Runway 1
- Base End
- Base End ID: 09, True Alignment: 94, Instrument Landing System (ILS) Type: LOC/DME, Right Traffic Pattern: No, Runway Markings Type: Non-precision instrument, Markings Condition: Good, Physical GPS (Degrees): Lat: 29° 30' 23.910'', Lng: -95° 29' 05.102'', Physical GPS (Seconds): Lat: 29.506642, Lng: -95.484751, Physical Elevation: 69 ft, Threshold Crossing Height: 50.0 ft, Glide Path Angle: 0.04 °, Elevation At Touchdown Zone: 68.9 ft, Visual Glide Slope Indicators: P2L, Runway End Identifier Lights (REIL): Yes, Controlling Object Description: TREES, FAA FAR Part 77 Category: Other than utility, Object Clear Slope: 25, Object Height: 54 ft, Object Distance From Runway: 1550.0 ft, Object Offset From Runway: 0B ft, Position Source: 3RD PARTY SURVEY (11/13/2010), Elevation Source: 3RD PARTY SURVEY (11/13/2010), Touchdown Zone Elevation Source: 3RD PARTY SURVEY (11/13/2010)
- Reciprocal End
- Reciprocal End ID: 27, True Alignment: 274, Right Traffic Pattern: No, Runway Markings Type: Non-precision instrument, Markings Condition: Good, Physical GPS (Degrees): Lat: 29° 30' 20.253'', Lng: -95° 28' 08.647'', Physical GPS (Seconds): Lat: 29.505626, Lng: -95.469069, Physical Elevation: 66 ft, Threshold Crossing Height: 43.0 ft, Glide Path Angle: 0.03 °, Elevation At Touchdown Zone: 67.5 ft, Visual Glide Slope Indicators: P2L, Runway End Identifier Lights (REIL): Yes, Controlling Object Description: ROAD, FAA FAR Part 77 Category: Other than utility, Object Clear Slope: 8, Object Height: 15 ft, Object Distance From Runway: 330.0 ft, Object Offset From Runway: 0B ft, Position Source: 3RD PARTY SURVEY (11/13/2010), Elevation Source: 3RD PARTY SURVEY (11/13/2010), Touchdown Zone Elevation Source: 3RD PARTY SURVEY (11/13/2010)
National Wildlife Strike Incidents
2010-12-17
Time: Night (19:00), Sky: No Cloud, Precipation: None, Operator: Business, Aircraft: CITATIONJET (Airplane), Mass: 2251 - 5700 kg, Engines: 2, Power Type: Turbofan, Registration: N94AL, Remains Collected: No, Runway: 9, Phase of Flight: Landing Roll, Birds Struck: 1, Species: White-tailed deer, Size: Large, Pilot warned of birds/wildlife: No, Strikes/Damages: Struck Fuselage, Effect On Flight: None, Report Type: FAA Form 5200-7-EComments: xxxx-x-x-xxxxxx OPERATOR / OWNER = S SAENZ / BUSINESS AIRCRAFT LEASING INC
Remarks: NO DMG TO A/C. UNABLE TO LOCATE DEER.
2003-09-03
Time: Night, Sky: No Cloud, Precipation: None, Operator: Privately Owned, Aircraft: MOONEY M20 (Airplane), Mass: <= 2,250 kg, Engines: 1, Power Type: , Registration: N9752M, Remains Collected: No, Runway: 9, Above Ground: 2000 ft, Speed: 135 knots, Phase of Flight: Descent, Birds Struck: 1, Species: Unknown bird - medium, Size: Medium, Pilot warned of birds/wildlife: No, Strikes/Damages: Struck windshield, Struck nose, Struck Engine 1, Struck Propeller, Struck Wing or Rotor, Struck Landing Gear, Effect On Flight: Precautionary Landing, Report Type: FAA Form 5200-7-ERemarks: BIRD HIT PROP THEN REMAINS SPLATTERED OVER AIRCRAFT. PILOT SAID THERE AREA LOT OF RED-TAILED HAWKS IN THE AREA. BUT WAS NOT SURE WHAT HE HIT.
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