Culberson County Airport
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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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | Culberson County | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Culberson County, near Van Horn, Texas | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 3,957 ft / 1,206 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 31°03′28″N 104°47′02″W | ||||||||||||||
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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]
History
During World War II the airfield was used by the United States Army Air Forces
See also
References
- FAA Airport Master Record for VHN (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2007-10-25
External links
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for VHN
- 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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