Houston Southwest Airport

Houston Southwest Airport or Houston-Southwest Airport (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 district of Houston. It is privately owned by James Griffith, Jr.

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.

Facilities and aircraft

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.

See also

• List of airports in Texas

References

External links

• Resources for this airport:
  • FAA airport information for AXH
  • AirNav airport information for AXH
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for AXH