Culberson County Airport Explained

Culberson County Airport
Iata:VHN
Icao:KVHN
Faa:VHN
Type:Public
Owner:Culberson County
Location:Culberson County, near Van Horn, Texas
Elevation-F:3,957
Elevation-M:1,206
Coordinates:31.0578°N -104.7839°W
Pushpin Map:Texas
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Culberson County Airport
Pushpin Label:KVHN
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
R1-Number:3/21
R1-Length-F:6,005
R1-Length-M:1,830
R1-Surface:Asphalt
R2-Number:7/25
R2-Length-F:5,353
R2-Length-M:1,632
R2-Surface:Asphalt
Stat-Year:2024
Stat1-Header:Aircraft operations (year ending 3/11/2024)
Stat1-Data:3,480
Footnotes:Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Culberson County Airport 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.

Facilities and aircraft

Culberson County Airport covers an area of 1000acres which contains two asphalt paved runways: 3/21 measuring 6,005 x 76 ft. (1,830 x 23 m) and 7/25 measuring 5,353 x 75 ft. (1,632 x 23 m).

For the 12-month period ending March 11, 2024, the airport had 3,480 aircraft operations, average 67 per week; 89% general aviation and 10% military.

History

During World War II the airfield was used by the United States Army Air Forces

See also

References

  1. , effective July 11, 2024.