Horizon Airport (El Paso, Texas)
Encyclopedia
Horizon Airport is a public-use airport
in El Paso, Texas
, located 11 miles (18 km) southeast of the central business district
on Pellicano Drive about 1.5 miles east of Joe Battle Boulevard (Texas Loop 375). It is privately owned by the family of the late Phil Barrett .
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For the 12-month period ending April 28, 2007, the airport had 31,200 aircraft operations, an average of 85 per day, 100% of which were general aviation
. There are 90 aircraft based at this airport: 76% single engine, 2% multi-engine, 11% gliders
and 11% ultralights.
Horizon Airport is home to the local soaring society for gliders. It has previously hosted 1/4 mile drag racing
events and features a cement launch pad and paved staging area.
Airport
An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...
in El Paso, Texas
El Paso, Texas
El Paso, is a city in and the county seat of El Paso County, Texas, United States, and lies in far West Texas. In the 2010 census, the city had a population of 649,121. It is the sixth largest city in Texas and the 19th largest city in the United States...
, located 11 miles (18 km) southeast of the central business district
Central business district
A central business district is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city. In North America this part of a city is commonly referred to as "downtown" or "city center"...
on Pellicano Drive about 1.5 miles east of Joe Battle Boulevard (Texas Loop 375). It is privately owned by the family of the late Phil Barrett .
Facilities and aircraft
Horizon Airport covers an area of 200 acres (80.9 ha) which contains one runwayRunway
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...
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- Runway 8/26: 6,885 x 50 ft (2,099 x 15 m), Surface: 6,885 ft Asphalt / 2,500 ft Dirt
For the 12-month period ending April 28, 2007, the airport had 31,200 aircraft operations, an average of 85 per day, 100% 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...
. There are 90 aircraft based at this airport: 76% single engine, 2% multi-engine, 11% gliders
Glider aircraft
Glider aircraft are heavier-than-air craft that are supported in flight by the dynamic reaction of the air against their lifting surfaces, and whose free flight does not depend on an engine. Mostly these types of aircraft are intended for routine operation without engines, though engine failure can...
and 11% ultralights.
Horizon Airport is home to the local soaring society for gliders. It has previously hosted 1/4 mile drag racing
Drag racing
Drag racing is a competition in which specially prepared automobiles or motorcycles compete two at a time to be the first to cross a set finish line, from a standing start, in a straight line, over a measured distance, most commonly a ¼-mile straight track....
events and features a cement launch pad and paved staging area.