Lone Star Executive Airport
| Lone Star Executive Airport | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: CXO – ICAO: KCXO – FAA LID: CXO | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | Montgomery County | ||
| Serves | Houston, Texas | ||
| Location | Conroe, Texas | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 245 ft / 75 m | ||
| Coordinates | 30°21′09″N 095°24′52″W / 30.3525°N 95.41444°W | ||
| Website | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 14/32 | 6,000 | 1,829 | Asphalt |
| 1/19 | 5,000 | 1,524 | Concrete |
| Statistics (2006) | |||
| Aircraft operations | 80,060 | ||
| Based aircraft | 254 | ||
| Sources: airport web site[1] and FAA[2] | |||
Lone Star Executive Airport (IATA: CXO, ICAO: KCXO, FAA LID: CXO) is a county-owned public-use airport located in Conroe, Montgomery County, Texas, United States,[1] 37 miles (60 km) north of the central business district of Houston.[2] It is was formerly known as Montgomery County Airport.
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[edit] History
Lone Star Executive Airport was constructed during World War II to serve as a military facility, but was converted in 1945 to be a predominately civilian airfield.[3]
[edit] Facilities and aircraft
Lone Star Executive Airport covers an area of 1,277 acres (517 ha) which contains two runways: 14/32 with a 6,000 x 150 ft (1,829 x 46 m) concrete pavement and 1/19 with a 5,000 x 100 ft (1,524 x 30 m) concrete surface.[2]
For the 12-month period ending April 30, 2010, the airport had 78,432 aircraft operations, an average of 215 per day: 94% general aviation, 5% military and <1% air taxi. At that time there were 254 aircraft based at this airport: 74% single-engine, 15% multi-engine, 3% jet, 3% helicopter and 5% military.[2]
[edit] Accidents and incidents
- On June 20, 1996, Douglas DC-3A N23WT of Loren Davis Ministries International was destroyed in a crash at Cut and Shoot, Texas. The aircraft was on a training flight based at Conroe Airport when an engine failure occurred. The co-pilot did not hear the call to feather the propellor on the affected engine. The aircraft flew into a tree, hit power lines and was destroyed in the subsequent fire.[4] A witness stated that the aircraft was lifted off with insufficient airspeed. The crew also attempted to fly the aircraft at an incorrect airspeed following the engine failure.[5]
- On January 3, 2012, a pilot flying a Cessna 172 from West Houston Airport to Lone Star Executive Airport reported losing power to her aircraft. She made an emergency landing in a city street in Conroe.[6] The Daily Mail said that the pilot "has been commended after completing the landing, which even veteran pilots would find difficult, without injuring herself or anyone on the ground."[7]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Lone Star Executive Airport at Montgomery County web site
- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Master Record for CXO (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2007-12-20
- ^ Jackson, Charles Christopher. "Conroe, Texas". Handbook of Texas Online. http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/CC/hec3_print.html. Retrieved 2008-03-03.
- ^ "N23WT Accident description". Aviation Safety Network. http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19960620-1. Retrieved 25 June 2010.
- ^ "FTW96FA262". National Transportation Safety Board. http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief2.asp?ev_id=20001208X05955&ntsbno=FTW96FA262&akey=1. Retrieved 29 June 2010.
- ^ Swanson, Dan. "Texas Wing pilot makes emergency landing on a city street." Nebraska City News Press at the Syracuse Journal-Democrat. January 5, 2012. Retrieved on January 6, 2012.
- ^ Reilly, Jill. "Miracle as 22-year-old rookie female pilot dodges cars to makes emergency landing on busy downtown street." The Daily Mail. January 6, 2012. Retrieved on January 6, 2012.
[edit] External links
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for KCXO
- ASN accident history for CXO
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures
