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KAXH · Houston Southwest Airport

ICAO · US · 32 NTSB events

ID KAXH FAA AXH Elev 68 ft Lat 29° 30.37' N Lon 95° 28.61' W Zulu …

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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: 5,002 ft. Max gradient: 0.05%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
09 94.2° 5,002 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.05%
27 274.2° 5,002 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.05%

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).

Communications · 3 frequencies

  • CLD CLNC DEL 120.800
  • A/D HOUSTON APP/DEP 123.800
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 123.000

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open KAXH on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 1 matched · 24 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 REIL Rwy 09 and Rwy 27. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

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  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 09 and Rwy 27. 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 REIL Rwy 09 and Rwy 27. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT REIL Rwy 09 and Rwy 27—CTAF

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (24 sentences)
  • ·TEXAS 357 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – HOUSTON FORT BEND (2H5) 33 SW UTC–6(–5DT) N29º29.95´ W95º53.90´ 105 NOTAM FILE CXO RWY 17–35: 4400X100 (TURF) RWY 17: Fence.
  • ·Arpt has perimeter fence, gates locked, ctc arpt manager for access.
  • ·Rwy deliniated by mowing.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 713-725-3267
  • ·CTAF 122.9 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Houston Apch at 281-443-5844 to cnl IFR call 281-443-5888. – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – HOUSTON/SOUTHWEST (AXH)(KAXH) 15 SW UTC–6(–5DT) N29º30.37´ W95º28.62´ 69 B NOTAM FILE CXO RWY 09–27: H5002X100 (ASPH) S–60, D–75, 2D–100 MIRL RWY 09: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.5º TCH 50´.
  • ·PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 43´.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 281-431-2581
  • ·AWOS–3 123.625 (281) 431–6572.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 123.0 ® APP/DEP CON 123.8 CLNC DEL 120.8 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Houston Apch at 281-443-5844.
  • ·To cnl IFR ctc Houston Apch at 281-443-5888.
  • ·TRINITY (VL) (DL) VORW/DME 114.75 MHF Chan 94(Y) N29º32.78´ W94º44.85´ 260º 38.3 NM to fld. 38/7E.
  • ·VOR unusable: 060º–079º byd 40 NM 080º–090º byd 40 NM blo 6,000´ 080º–090º byd 50 NM blo 8,000´ 091º–109º byd 40 NM 110º–190º blo 2,000´ LOC/DME 108.9 I–AXH Chan 26 Rwy 09. – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – PEARLAND RGNL (LVJ)(KLVJ) 17 S UTC–6(–5DT) N29º31.28´ W95º14.53´ 44 B NOTAM FILE LVJ RWY 14–32: H4313X75 (CONC) S–30 MIRL RWY 14: Trees.
  • ·S4 FUEL 100LL, JET A LGT MIRL Rwy 14–32 SS–SR preset low intst; incr intst and actvt—CTAF.
  • ·Rwy 14 and Rwy 32 hels use right–hand traffic.
  • ·Lgtd oil derrick 116´ AGL, 0.65 NM southeast of arpt.
  • ·Rwy 14 25 ft lgtd poles in trees 520 ft fm thr.
  • ·Rwy 14–32 safety area ireg sfc irrigation ditches E and W side adj 40´, 10´ drop.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 281-482-7551
  • ·ASOS 118.525 (281) 992–1853.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.725 ®HOUSTON APP/DEP CON 134.45 CLNC DEL 124.0 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Houston Apch at 281-443-5844.
  • ·To cnl IFR ctc Houston Apch at 281-443-5888.
  • ·SCHOLES (VH) (DH) VORW/DME 113.0 VUH Chan 77 N29º16.16´ W94º52.06´ 302º 24.7 NM to fld. 4/6E.
  • ·VOR unusable: 285º–295º byd 35 NM blo 2,500´ – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – HOUSTON HOUSTON COPTER H–7C, L–19D, 21A, GOAW IAP HOUSTON COPTER L–19E, 21A, GOAW IAP, AD SC, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Private

Scheduled service

No

Tags

Arcola

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FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

32 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

32

since 1982

Fatal

2

6.3% of total

Last 5 years

4

≈ 0.8/yr

Last 10 years

6

≈ 0.6/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 100,100 ops in 1990

2024 total

42,624

10-yr total

435,799

2024 mix

AC/AT 7% · GA 93% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

13.8

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.86

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=5

  • Ground collision 1
  • Stall / spin 1
  • Hard landing 1
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1
  • Gear-up landing 1

All time · n=32

  • Other 8
  • Stall / spin 5
  • Loss of control 5
  • Engine failure / power loss 4
  • Gear-up landing 3
  • Ground collision 3
  • Hard landing 2
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2016-02-01 COSTRUZIONI AERONAUTICHE TECNA P92 ECHO SUPER · Stall / spin · day →
2012-05-12 Cessna 182S · Other · day →
2012-03-30 Piper PA-28-161 · Engine failure · day →
2012-03-18 Piper PA-28R-200 · Weather · day →
2006-11-23 Cessna 152 · Hard landing · VMC · day →
2025-01-22 EPIC AIRCRAFT LLC E1000 · Gear-up · VMC · night →
2024-07-16 Piper PA-28-181 · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
2023-09-07 McDonnell Douglas Helicopter 369E · Hard landing · VMC · day →
2022-06-02 Cessna 170 · Stall / spin · day →
2020-07-14 Champion 7GCBC · Ground collision · day →
2012-12-07 Cessna 172M · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2010-06-16 AMERICAN CHAMPION AIRCRAFT 7GCBC · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2010-03-27 Waco YPF-7 · Other · day →
2008-01-01 Micco Aircraft Company MAC-145B · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2007-11-03 Bellanca 7GCBC · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2006-08-19 Piper PA-28-161 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2006-03-15 Cessna 182 · Other · day →
2005-05-30 Beech A36 · Stall / spin · day →
2004-11-05 Wilson Loenslo YMF-80 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2004-08-27 Lancair 320 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2004-03-02 Piper PA-38-112 · Ground collision · day →
2003-05-10 Bellanca 7GCBC · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2001-05-13 Beech D35 · Gear-up · day →
1995-05-07 Beech F33A · Loss of control · day →
1991-10-20 MAHAN HARDAWAY QUICKIE Q2 · Other · VMC · day →
1990-01-14 Cessna A185F · Other · VMC · day →
1987-05-01 Boeing E75N1 · Other · day →
1987-04-18 HUNTER Executive · Ground collision · VMC · day →
1986-11-21 Mooney M20E · Other · IMC · night →
1985-06-16 Piper PA-31-350 · Gear-up · VMC · day →
1984-12-03 Cessna 152 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
1983-11-15 Cessna R182 · Other · 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
Allen Salibo Pearland TX 9 nm
Charles Hoy Hainline Pearland TX 9 nm
Richard E Thorp Sugar Land TX 10 nm
Jeffrey Vincent Kling Friendswood TX 14 nm
Brian Jay Sheatz Houston TX 17 nm
Corey Deshawn Shepard Houston TX 17 nm
Daryl Gene Stewart Houston TX 17 nm
Erik Daniel Kessler Houston TX 17 nm
George Patrick Brown Houston TX 17 nm
Timothy Ryan Hulon Houston TX 17 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
Jenifer Anne Pekar Arcola TX 0 nm
Paul Joseph Rotter Fresno TX 2 nm
Krzysztof Jan Wajnikonis Fresno TX 2 nm
Lucio Malone Vazquez Fresno TX 2 nm
Terry John Cox Missouri City TX 5 nm
Jon Spencer Nash Missouri City TX 5 nm
James Earl Yokley Missouri City TX 5 nm
Scott Howard Hutchinson Missouri City TX 5 nm
Jon Jasper Haddad Missouri City TX 5 nm
Dawne Frederick Griffith Missouri City TX 5 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
Alan Michael Peters Arcola TX 0 nm
Eric James Starks Arcola TX 0 nm
Paul Joseph Rotter Fresno TX 2 nm
Krzysztof Jan Wajnikonis Fresno TX 2 nm
Benjamin English Blakely Fresno TX 2 nm
Richard Fernandez Fresno TX 2 nm
Howard Boudreaux Jr Fresno TX 2 nm
Jimmy J Brown Fresno TX 2 nm
Steven Jay Miller Fresno TX 2 nm
Eldredge Robinson Jr Fresno TX 2 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Houston, TX
Houston, TX
 14 nm
Brazos Avionics, Inc.
Houston, TX
 17 nm
General Avionics, Inc.
Houston, TX
 21 nm
K & W Aviation, Inc.
LA PORTE, TX
 24 nm
CXO MX, LLC
Conroe, TX
 51 nm
Avionics Unlimited, Inc.
Conroe, TX
 51 nm
ALTMAN AVIATION SERVICES LLC.
Lockhart, TX
 116 nm
Castleberry Instruments & Avionics
Pflugerville, TX
 124 nm
McKee Avionics, Inc.
San Marcos, TX
 127 nm
Crystal Avionics, LLC
New Braunfels, TX
 134 nm

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