KDWH David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport (480 acres) Spring, TX Four Nearby Instrument Airports: [KEYQ] 9 SW ; [KIAH] 12 SE ; [KIWS] 16 SW ; [KCXO] 19 N ;(ave. distance: 14 nm) Total Based Aircraft: 154 (123 single-props, 21 … Continue reading →
It has been many decades of hard work, and the end-result may soon be here: closure of this unneeded airport to eliminate health hazards, add parks, and better serve the local community. Airport neighbors are severely impacted, mainly by charter jets … Continue reading →
The following table presents a chronology for the first quarter of 2015, showing all known ‘fatal’ U.S. civil aviation accidents, as well as a few selected non-fatal accidents and incidents. Data shows date (weekends are underlined), location, number of fatalities, and a … Continue reading →
An FAA Press Release on July 10, 2014 announced that FAA has received nine candidate lead-free fuel formulations to soon be evaluated. This is part of a decades-delayed program to phase out dangerous lead that is still being added to aviation fuels. … Continue reading →
1ABEAllentown, PA — 108,108 Total Annual Operations (16% Commercial Ops & 55% Local Ops) 2ABIAbilene, TX — 65,409 Total Annual Operations (17% Commercial Ops & 38% Local Ops) 3ABQAlbuquerque, NM — 136,915 Total Annual Operations (62% Commercial Ops & 7% … Continue reading →
Overview — AK AL AR AZ CA CO CT DC DE FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA MA MD ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NH NJ NM NV NY OH OK OR … Continue reading →
KCXO Lone Star Executive Airport (1,277 acres) Conroe, TX Four Nearby Instrument Airports: [KDWH] 19 S ; [6R3] 21 E ; [KIAH] 22 S ; [KUTS] 25 N ;(ave. distance: 22 nm) Total Based Aircraft: 327 (236 single-props, 33 multi-props) … Continue reading →
KIWS West Houston Airport (200 acres) Houston, TX Four Nearby Instrument Airports: [KEYQ] 7 N ; [KTME] 12 W ; [KSGR] 12 S ; [KDWH] 16 NE ;(ave. distance: 12 nm) Total Based Aircraft: 0 Operations & ATC: (est. 282 … Continue reading →
12/26/13: Gettysburg, PA 12/18/13: Charlottesville, VA 12/17/13: Atlanta, GA A clip from a local news article: . …neighbors said Tuesday night that the sound of airplanes is constant due to the neighborhood’s proximity to the airport. But this time, something … Continue reading →
8-15-2015 KIAH GEORGE BUSH INTERCONTINENTAL/HOUSTON AIRPORT (10,000 acres) Houston, TX Four Nearby Instrument Airports: [KDWH] 12 NW ; [KEYQ] 16 W ; [KIWS] 20 SW ; [KHOU] 21 S ;(ave. distance: 17 nm) Total Based Aircraft:39 (2 multi-props, 37 jets) … Continue reading →