Chambers County-Winnie Stowell Airport
Encyclopedia
Chambers County-Winnie Stowell Airport is a county-owned public-use airport located in Chambers County, Texas
, United States
. The airport is named after the unincorporated communities
of Winnie
and Stowell
, both located east of the airport. It is also known as Tom Jenkins Memorial Airport.
of 25 feet (8 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway
designated 17/35 with a 3,600 by 75 ft (1,097 x 23 m) asphalt
pavement.
For the 12-month period ending September 20, 2007, the airport had 3,000 aircraft operations, an average of 250 per month, all of which were general aviation
. At that time there were 10 aircraft based at this airport: 80% single-engine
and 20% multi-engine.
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The airport is named after the unincorporated communities
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
of Winnie
Winnie, Texas
Winnie is a census-designated place in Chambers County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,914 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Winnie is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all of it land.-Historical development:The town plat was filed in...
and Stowell
Stowell, Texas
Stowell is a census-designated place in Chambers County, Texas, United States The population was 1,572 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Stowell is located at ....
, both located east of the airport. It is also known as Tom Jenkins Memorial Airport.
Facilities and aircraft
Chambers County-Winnie Stowell Airport covers an area of 112 acres (45.3 ha) at an elevationElevation
The elevation of a geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point, most commonly a reference geoid, a mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential gravitational surface ....
of 25 feet (8 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway
Runway
According to ICAO a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and take-off of aircraft." Runways may be a man-made surface or a natural surface .- Orientation and dimensions :Runways are named by a number between 01 and 36, which is generally one tenth...
designated 17/35 with a 3,600 by 75 ft (1,097 x 23 m) asphalt
Asphalt
Asphalt or , also known as bitumen, is a sticky, black and highly viscous liquid or semi-solid that is present in most crude petroleums and in some natural deposits, it is a substance classed as a pitch...
pavement.
For the 12-month period ending September 20, 2007, the airport had 3,000 aircraft operations, an average of 250 per month, all of which were general aviation
General aviation
General aviation is one of the two categories of civil aviation. It refers to all flights other than military and scheduled airline and regular cargo flights, both private and commercial. General aviation flights range from gliders and powered parachutes to large, non-scheduled cargo jet flights...
. At that time there were 10 aircraft based at this airport: 80% single-engine
Aircraft engine
An aircraft engine is the component of the propulsion system for an aircraft that generates mechanical power. Aircraft engines are almost always either lightweight piston engines or gas turbines...
and 20% multi-engine.