2H5 — Houston Fort Bend Airport

Live conditions

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

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Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 4,400 ft. Max gradient: 0.11%

Designator	Heading	Length	Width	Surface	Lighting	Gradient
17	169°	4,400 ft	100 ft	TURF-E	No	0.11%
35	349°	4,400 ft	100 ft	TURF-E	No	0.11%

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 · 0 matched · 3 not yet translated

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

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (3 sentences)

·ARPT HAS PERIMETER FENCE, GATES LOCKED.
·FOR CD CTC HOUSTON APCH AT 281-443-5844 TO CNL IFR CALL 281-443-5888.
·RWY DELINIATED BY MOWING.

Field profile

Wikipedia

Full article ↗

Houston Fort Bend Airport is a privately owned, public use airport located in unincorporated Fort Bend County, Texas, United States. The airport is located east of Beasley and 33 nautical miles (61 km) southwest of the central business district of Houston. It was formerly known as Happy Landings Airport.

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Private

Scheduled service

No

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	Authorized for
Richard E Thorp	Sugar Land	TX	15 nm	Sport Pilot Examiner
Sarah Chantal Rovner	Brookshire	TX	17 nm	Private Pilot Examiner (ASEL) · Commercial/Instrument Examiner (ASEL) · Private Pilot Examiner (AMEL)
Allen Salibo	Pearland	TX	30 nm	Private Pilot Examiner (ASEL) · Commercial/Instrument Examiner (ASEL) · Private Pilot Examiner (AMEL)
Charles Hoy Hainline	Pearland	TX	30 nm	Private Pilot Examiner (ASEL) · Commercial/Instrument Examiner (ASEL) · Private Pilot Examiner (AMEL)
Brian Jay Sheatz	Houston	TX	32 nm	Private Pilot Examiner (ASEL) · Commercial/Instrument Examiner (ASEL) · Private Pilot Examiner (AMEL)
Corey Deshawn Shepard	Houston	TX	32 nm	Private Pilot Examiner (ASEL) · Commercial/Instrument Examiner (ASEL) · Airline Transport Pilot Examiner (ASEL)
Daryl Gene Stewart	Houston	TX	32 nm	Private Pilot Examiner (ASEL) · Commercial/Instrument Examiner (ASEL) · Private Pilot Examiner (AMEL)
Erik Daniel Kessler	Houston	TX	32 nm	Flight Instructor Instrument Examiner (Rotorcraft) · Private Pilot Examiner (Rotorcraft) · Competency Examiner (Rotorcraft)
George Patrick Brown	Houston	TX	32 nm	Private Pilot Examiner (ASEL) · Commercial/Instrument Examiner (ASEL) · Sport Pilot Examiner (ASEL)
Timothy Ryan Hulon	Houston	TX	32 nm	Private Pilot Examiner (ASEL) · Commercial/Instrument Examiner (ASEL) · Flight Instructor Examiner

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	Ratings
Richard Lawrence Cardwell	Rosenberg	TX	5 nm	CFI · Single & Multi-Engine Airplane · CFI · Helicopter · CFII · Instrument
John Robert Johnston	Rosenberg	TX	5 nm	CFI · Single-Engine Airplane · CFII · Airplane Instrument
Phillip Byron Begnaud	Rosenberg	TX	5 nm	CFI · Single & Multi-Engine Airplane · CFII · Airplane Instrument
Efiom Eyo Ita Jr	Rosenberg	TX	5 nm	CFI · Single-Engine Airplane · CFII · Airplane Instrument
David Aaron Fennen	Needville	TX	7 nm	CFI · Single-Engine Airplane · CFII · Airplane Instrument
Brett Jason Sbrusch	Needville	TX	7 nm	CFI · Single & Multi-Engine Airplane · CFII · Airplane Instrument
David Wayne Hannah	Richmond	TX	9 nm	CFI · Single & Multi-Engine Airplane · CFII · Airplane Instrument
Gary Larrion Standifer	Richmond	TX	9 nm	CFI · Single & Multi-Engine Airplane · CFII · Airplane Instrument · CFI · Helicopter
Thomas Metcalfe Stein	Richmond	TX	9 nm	CFI · Single-Engine Airplane · CFI · Glider
Christopher Lawrence Mallory	Richmond	TX	9 nm	CFI · Single & Multi-Engine Airplane · CFII · Airplane Instrument

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	Ratings
Elias Ruiz	Beasley	TX	1 nm	A · P
Darrel Wayne Creacy	Rosenberg	TX	5 nm	A · P
Eugene Joseph Botts	Rosenberg	TX	5 nm	A · P
John L Degand	Rosenberg	TX	5 nm	A · P
Charles Andrew Robinson	Rosenberg	TX	5 nm	A · P
Stephen Herman Psencik	Rosenberg	TX	5 nm	A · P
Raul Pizarro	Rosenberg	TX	5 nm	A
Jeffery Leon Roberson	Rosenberg	TX	5 nm	A · P
Everett Alan Shelton	Rosenberg	TX	5 nm	A · P
John Garces	Rosenberg	TX	5 nm	A · P

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop	Field	Distance	Specialty
General Avionics, Inc. Houston, TX	IWS	23 nm	—
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Houston, TX Houston, TX	HOU	34 nm	—
Brazos Avionics, Inc. Houston, TX	EFD	38 nm	—
K & W Aviation, Inc. LA PORTE, TX	T41	45 nm	The passion for general aviation maintenance stems from a combination of technical curiosi
CXO MX, LLC Conroe, TX	CXO	57 nm	Aircraft Maintenance Aircraft Detailing Inspections Repairs Prebuy Inspections Pre-Sale Pr
Avionics Unlimited, Inc. Conroe, TX	CXO	57 nm	—
ALTMAN AVIATION SERVICES LLC. Lockhart, TX	50R	95 nm	Routine Inspections and Maintenance, Annual and 100-Hour Inspections, Engine Maintenance a
Castleberry Instruments & Avionics Pflugerville, TX	AUS	105 nm	—
McKee Avionics, Inc. San Marcos, TX	HYI	106 nm	—
Crystal Avionics, LLC New Braunfels, TX	BAZ	112 nm	—

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

2H5 · Houston Fort Bend Airport