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27XS · Sport Flyers Airport

FAA-LID · US · 5 NTSB events

ID 27XS Elev 180 ft Lat 29° 50.28' N Lon 95° 56.99' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 4,091 ft.

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
17 — 4,091 ft 120 ft Turf Yes 0.00%
35 — 4,091 ft 120 ft Turf Yes 0.00%

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 1 matched · 6 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate LIRL RWY 17/35. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate LIRL RWY 17/35. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

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All translated remarks (1)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate LIRL RWY 17/35. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT LIRL RWY 17/35 - CTAF

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (6 sentences)
  • ·FOR CD CTC HOUSTON ARTCC AT 281-230-5622.
  • ·NO OBJECTION, PROVIDED THAT THE LOAS REMAIN IN EFFECT.
  • ·WE RECOMMEND THAT: A CLEAR 20:1 APPROACH SLOPE BE ESTABLISHED.
  • ·IF THERE ARE OBSTRUCTIONS THAT PENETRATE THE 20:1 APPROACH SURFACE, THEY SHOULD BE REMOVED OR LOWERED.
  • ·IF THE PENETRATING OBSTRUCTIONS CANNOT BE REMOVED OR LOWERED, WE RECOMMEND THAT THE THRESHOLDS BE DISPLACED AND APPROPRIATELY MARKED, SO AS TO PROVIDE A CLEAR 20:1 APPROACH SLOPE SURFACE TO EACH RUNWAY END.
  • ·THE CENTERLINE OF AN AIRPORT RUNWAY SHOULD HAVE A LATERAL SEPARATION OF AT LEAST 60 FEET FROM ROADS AND OTHER OBJECTS FOR AIRCRAFT WITH APPROACH SPEEDS LESS THAN 50 KNOTS AND 120 FEET FOR AIRPLANES WITH APPROACH SPEEDS OF 50 KNOTS OR GREATER.

Field profile

Use

Private

Ownership

Private

Scheduled service

No

Tags

1TX

Source: OurAirports community

NTSB events

5 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

5

since 1982

Fatal

0

0.0% of total

Last 5 years

1

≈ 0.2/yr

Last 10 years

1

≈ 0.1/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Other 1

All time · n=5

  • Loss of control 2
  • Gear-up landing 1
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1
  • Other 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2025-06-19 Cessna 172 · Other · day →
2010-06-07 Piper PA-28R-200 · Loss of control · day →
2008-05-10 Cessna 172H · Weather · night →
1993-04-30 Cessna 310H · Gear-up · night →
1992-10-11 Cessna L-19A · Loss of control · VMC · day →

Designees in TX

CFI Flight Instructors 6,561 A&P Mechanics 27,501 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 167 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 22 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 2 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 37 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 24 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 15 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 76 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 153 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 232 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 304 ODA Organizational Designations 11 Schools Flight Schools 183 FBO Fixed Base Operators 244 Clubs Flying Clubs 64 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 41 EAA EAA Chapters 43

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Sarah Chantal Rovner Brookshire TX 3 nm
Richard E Thorp Sugar Land TX 22 nm
Brian Jay Sheatz Houston TX 29 nm
Corey Deshawn Shepard Houston TX 29 nm
Daryl Gene Stewart Houston TX 29 nm
Erik Daniel Kessler Houston TX 29 nm
George Patrick Brown Houston TX 29 nm
Timothy Ryan Hulon Houston TX 29 nm
Joseph Henry Kapocsi Spring TX 32 nm
Paul Oconnell Spring TX 32 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Terry Lee Humphrey Brookshire TX 3 nm
William Keith Justice Brookshire TX 3 nm
Carl Gene Sharon Brookshire TX 3 nm
Louis Lawrence Landucci Brookshire TX 3 nm
Andrew Martinez Jr Brookshire TX 3 nm
Chong-Hun Byun Brookshire TX 3 nm
Travis Robert Schuster Brookshire TX 3 nm
Miguel Antonio De Armas Katy TX 6 nm
Donald Owen Euton Katy TX 6 nm
Harry Keene Johnson Iii Katy TX 6 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
James Robert Shawn Iii Pattison TX 2 nm
Larry Eugene Hobbs Pattison TX 2 nm
Danny Charles Baker Jr Pattison TX 2 nm
Carl Gene Sharon Brookshire TX 3 nm
Rudy Schmitt Brookshire TX 3 nm
Kenneth Duane Sauter Brookshire TX 3 nm
Sidney Odell Sutton Brookshire TX 3 nm
Gordon Andrew Van Dijk Brookshire TX 3 nm
Dominic Garcia Fierro Brookshire TX 3 nm
Richard Allen Ellis Brookshire TX 3 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
General Avionics, Inc.
Houston, TX
 15 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Houston, TX
Houston, TX
 36 nm
CXO MX, LLC
Conroe, TX
 41 nm
Avionics Unlimited, Inc.
Conroe, TX
 41 nm
Brazos Avionics, Inc.
Houston, TX
 43 nm
K & W Aviation, Inc.
LA PORTE, TX
 47 nm
ALTMAN AVIATION SERVICES LLC.
Lockhart, TX
 90 nm
Castleberry Instruments & Avionics
Pflugerville, TX
 94 nm
McKee Avionics, Inc.
San Marcos, TX
 100 nm
Central Texas Avionics, Inc.
Georgetown, TX
 103 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.