Houston Southwest Airport[1]orHouston-Southwest Airport[2] (ICAO: KAXH, FAA LID: AXH) is a public-use airport located in Arcola, a city in Fort Bend County, Texas, United States, 15 miles (24 km) southwest of the central business districtofHouston. It is privately owned by James Griffith, Jr.[2]
Houston Southwest Airport
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | James Griffith, Jr. | ||||||||||
| Serves | Houston, Texas | ||||||||||
| Location | Arcola, Texas | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 69 ft / 21 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 29°30′22″N 095°28′37″W / 29.50611°N 95.47694°W / 29.50611; -95.47694 | ||||||||||
| Website | www.HoustonAirport.com | ||||||||||
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Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, Houston Southwest Airport is assigned AXH by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA.[3]
Houston-Southwest Airport covers an area of 165 acres (67 ha) which contains one runway designated 9/27 with a 5,002 x 100 ft (1,525 x 30 m) asphalt surface. For the 12-month period ending April 11, 2023, the airport had 42,624 aircraft operations, an average of 117 per day: 93% general aviation, 7% air taxi, and <1% military. At that time there were 120 aircraft based at this airport: 102 single-engine, 13 multi-engine, 2 jet and 3 helicopter.[2]
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