# Houston Southwest Airport (KAXH)

**Houston Southwest Airport** (ICAO: KAXH) is a small airport in Rosharon, Texas, United States. It opened in Feb 1979. It has one runway, 5,002 ft (1,525 m) long, asphalt.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kaxh

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: — / KAXH
- FAA: AXH
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Rosharon, Texas, United States
- Opened: Feb 1979
- Elevation: 69 ft / 21 m
- Coordinates: 29.5061, -95.4769
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 5,002 ft / 1,525 m
- Instrument procedures: 3 approaches, 17 departures, 7 arrivals
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Website: http://www.houstonairport.com/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houston_Southwest_Airport (5 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3207537
- Weather station: KAXH
- Ident: KAXH

## Timeline

- Feb 1979: Houston Southwest Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 09/27 | 5,002 ft / 1,525 m | 100 ft / 31 m | Asphalt | 094° / 274° | yes |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 5,002 ft / 1,525 m | =6,437 of 29,858 | =2,277 in North America | =1,868 in US |
| Elevation | 69 ft / 21 m | =38,226 of 43,403 | =17,342 in North America | =14,418 in US |
| Age | Opened 1979 | =7,894 of 15,079 | =5,873 in North America | =5,773 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | HOUSTON APP/DEP | 123.800 |
| CLD | CLNC DEL | 120.800 |
| UNIC | CTAF/UNICOM | 123.000 |

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## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kaxh/data