Culberson County Airport | |||||||||||||||
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2006 USGS Airphoto
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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 / 31.05778°N 104.78389°WCoordinates: 31°03′28″N 104°47′02″W / 31.05778°N 104.78389°W | ||||||||||||||
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Location of Culberson County Airport | |||||||||||||||
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Source: Federal Aviation Administration
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Aircraft operations | 500 |
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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.
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.
During World War II the airfield was used by the United States Army Air Forces