| Lone Star Executive Airport | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: CXO – ICAO: KCXO – FAA LID: CXO | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | Montgomery County | ||
| Serves | Houston, Texas | ||
| Location | Conroe, Texas | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 245 ft / 75 m | ||
| Coordinates | |||
| Website | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 14/32 | 6,000 | 1,829 | Asphalt |
| 1/19 | 5,000 | 1,524 | Concrete |
| Statistics (2006) | |||
| Aircraft operations | 80,060 | ||
| Based aircraft | 254 | ||
| Sources: airport web site[1] and FAA[2] | |||
Lone Star Executive Airport (IATA: CXO, ICAO: KCXO, FAA LID: CXO) is a county-owned public-use airport located in Conroe, Montgomery County, Texas, United States,[1] 37 miles (60 km) north of the central business district of Houston.[2] It is was formerly known as Montgomery County Airport.
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Lone Star Executive Airport was constructed during World War II to serve as a military facility, but was converted in 1945 to be a predominately civilian airfield.[3]
Lone Star Executive Airport covers an area of 1,277 acres (517 ha) which contains two runways: 14/32 with a 6,000 x 150 ft (1,829 x 46 m) concrete pavement and 1/19 with a 5,000 x 100 ft (1,524 x 30 m) concrete surface.[2]
For the 12-month period ending April 30, 2010, the airport had 78,432 aircraft operations, an average of 215 per day: 94% general aviation, 5% military and <1% air taxi. At that time there were 254 aircraft based at this airport: 74% single-engine, 15% multi-engine, 3% jet, 3% helicopter and 5% military.[2]