Culberson County Airport
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Coordinates: 31°03′28″N 104°47′02″W / 31.05778°N 104.78389°W
| Culberson County Airport | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: VHN – ICAO: KVHN – FAA LID: VHN | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | Culberson County | ||
| Location | Culberson County, near Van Horn, Texas | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 3,957 ft / 1,206 m | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 3/21 | 6,000 | 1,829 | Asphalt |
| 7/25 | 5,353 | 1,632 | Asphalt |
| Statistics (2007) | |||
| Aircraft operations | 500 | ||
| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||
Culberson County Airport (IATA: VHN, ICAO: KVHN, FAA LID: VHN) is a county-owned public-use airport located three miles (5 km) northeast of the central business district of Van Horn, a town in Culberson County, Texas, United States.[1]
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[edit] Facilities and aircraft
Culberson County Airport covers an area of 1,000 acres (405 ha) which contains two asphalt paved runways: 3/21 measuring 6,000 x 75 ft. (1,829 x 23 m) and 7/25 measuring 5,353 x 75 ft. (1,632 x 23 m). For the 12-month period ending April 27, 2007, the airport had 500 aircraft operations: 60% general aviation and 40% military.[1]
[edit] History
During World War II the airfield was used by the United States Army Air Force
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[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for VHN
- ASN accident history for VHN
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for VHN
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