Houston Fort Bend Airport

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Houston Fort Bend Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic use
OwnerJohn D. Hull, Jr. & Mary Hull
Serves Houston, Texas
Location Beasley, Texas
Elevation  AMSL 105 ft / 32 m
Coordinates 29°30′18″N095°54′00″W / 29.50500°N 95.90000°W / 29.50500; -95.90000
Map
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2H5
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
ftm
17/354,4001,341 Turf

Houston Fort Bend Airport( FAA LID : 2H5) 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. [1] It was formerly known as Happy Landings Airport. [2]

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Houston Fort Bend Airport covers an area of 350 acres (140 ha) at an elevation of 105 feet (32 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 17/35 with a turf surface measuring 4,400 by 100 feet (1,341 by 30 m). [1]

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Runway Area of surface used by aircraft to takeoff from and land on

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References

  1. 1 2 3 FAA Airport Master Record for 2H5 ( Form 5010 PDF ). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective April 10, 2008.
  2. ↑ "2H5 – Happy Landings Airport". FAA data republished by AirNav. Effective January 13, 2011. Archived from the original on March 3, 2011.Check date values in: |date= (help)


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