Culberson County Airport (IATA: VHN, ICAO: KVHN, FAA LID: VHN) 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.[1]

Culberson County Airport
2006 USGS Airphoto
IATA: VHN ICAO: KVHN FAA LID: VHN
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Culberson County
Location	Culberson County, near Van Horn, Texas
Elevation AMSL	3,957 ft / 1,206 m
Coordinates	31°03′28″N 104°47′02″W
Map
KVHN Location of Culberson County Airport
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 3/21 6,000 1,829 Asphalt 7/25 5,353 1,632 Asphalt
Statistics (2007)
Aircraft operations 500
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Facilities and aircraft

Culberson County Airport covers an area of 1,000 acres (405 ha) which contains two asphalt paved runways: 3/21 measuring 6,000 x 75 ft. (1,829 x 23 m) and 7/25 measuring 5,353 x 75 ft. (1,632 x 23 m). For the 12-month period ending April 27, 2007, the airport had 500 aircraft operations: 60% general aviation and 40% military.[1]

History

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

See also

• Texas World War II Army Airfields

References

External links

• Resources for this airport:
  • FAA airport information for VHN
  • AirNav airport information for VHN
  • ASN accident history for VHN
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for VHN

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