Pearland Regional Airport Explained

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Pearland Regional Airport
Icao:KLVJ
Faa:LVJ
Type:Privately owned, public use
Owner:Clover Acquisition Corp.
Operator:Texas Aviation Partners, LLC.
City-Served:Houston, Texas
Location:Pearland, Texas
Elevation-F:44
Elevation-M:13
Website:www.flypearland.com
Pushpin Map:USA Texas#USA
Pushpin Relief:yes
Pushpin Label:LVJ
Pushpin Label Position:top
R1-Number:14/32
R1-Length-F:4,313
R1-Length-M:1,315
R1-Surface:Concrete
Stat-Year:2000
Stat1-Header:Aircraft operations
Stat1-Data:87,125
Stat2-Header:Based aircraft
Stat2-Data:175
Footnotes:Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Pearland Regional Airport is in Brazoria County, Texas, near Pearland in Greater Houston, 17miles south of Downtown Houston. It was formerly Clover Field.[2]

Most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, but Pearland Regional Airport is LVJ to the FAA and has no IATA code.[3]

It was in the Pearland city limits from November 27, 2017, until March 26, 2018.

Facilities

The airport covers 450acres; its single runway, 14/32, is 4,313 x 75 ft (1315 x 23 m) concrete. In the year ending May 30, 2000 the airport had 87,125 aircraft operations, average 238 per day: 99.7% general aviation and 0.3% air taxi. 175 aircraft were then based at the airport: 94% single-engine, 2% multi-engine and 4% helicopter.

History

The airport was built in 1947 by Perry Brown and covered 320 acres at the time. Clover Acquisition purchased the property in 1957 and subsequently renamed it Clover Field. In 2003 the name was changed to Pearland Regional Airport.[4]

The land with the airport, "Area L", is an unincorporated area;[5] it was annexed by the City of Pearland on November 27, 2017.[6] However, in March 2018 the Pearland city council voted to deannex the territory.[7] It was de-annexed effective March 26, 2018.[6]

See also

Notes and References

  1. , effective 2007-12-20
  2. http://www.pbsj.com/features/Pearland.asp PBS&J - Making an Impact: Pearland Regional Airport Benefits Aviators/Local Economy
  3. http://gc.kls2.com/airport/KLVJ Great Circle Mapper: KLVJ - Pearland, Texas (Pearland Regional Airport)
  4. Web site: https://www.chron.com/neighborhood/pearland/news/article/Pearland-Regional-Airport-to-use-500-000-grant-11292433.phppublisher=[[Chron.com] Pearland Regional Airport to use $500,000 grant for upgrades]. July 24, 2017.
  5. Web site: Annexations. City of Pearland. 2018-06-26. The City’s 2017 annexation procedures are complete, and 3 of the 5 areas originally proposed for incorporation are now a part of the Pearland City limits. Annexation of Areas A, C and L were approved by the Pearland City Council,[...]. See: Map, Land Use, Survey Map.
  6. Web site: Annexation Update - 2017 ANNEXATIONS REPEALED – AREAS A, C AND L. City of Pearland. 2018-06-26.
  7. Web site: Pearland will de-annex all three 2017 additions, possibly revoke fire service . Community Impact. 2018-03-26. 2018-06-26.