La Porte Municipal Airport (Texas)
Encyclopedia
La Porte Municipal Airport is a city-owned public-use airport
located three miles (5 km) northwest of the central business district
of La Porte
, a city in Harris County
, Texas
, United States
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paved runway
s: 12/30 measuring 4,165 x 75 ft (1,269 x 23 m) and 5/23 measuring 2,998 x 75 ft (914 x 23 m).
For the 12-month period ending June 5, 2007, the airport had 79,433 general aviation
aircraft operations, an average of 217 per day. At that time there were 95 aircraft based at the airport: 87% single-engine, 9% multi-engine, 1% jet and 2% helicopter
.
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...
located three miles (5 km) northwest 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"...
of La Porte
La Porte, Texas
La Porte is a city in Harris County, Texas within the Bay Area of the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area. As of the 2000 U.S. Census, the city population was 31,880...
, a city in Harris County
Harris County, Texas
As of the 2010 Census, the population of the county was 4,092,459, White Americans made up 56.6% of Harris County's population; non-Hispanic whites represented 33.0% of the population. Black Americans made up 18.9% of the population. Native Americans made up 0.7% of Harris County's population...
, Texas
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
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Facilities and aircraft
La Porte Municipal Airport covers an area of 300 acres (121.4 ha) which contains two asphaltAsphalt
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...
paved 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...
s: 12/30 measuring 4,165 x 75 ft (1,269 x 23 m) and 5/23 measuring 2,998 x 75 ft (914 x 23 m).
For the 12-month period ending June 5, 2007, the airport had 79,433 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...
aircraft operations, an average of 217 per day. At that time there were 95 aircraft based at the airport: 87% single-engine, 9% multi-engine, 1% jet and 2% helicopter
Helicopter
A helicopter is a type of rotorcraft in which lift and thrust are supplied by one or more engine-driven rotors. This allows the helicopter to take off and land vertically, to hover, and to fly forwards, backwards, and laterally...
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External links
- Airport page at City of La Porte web site at Texas DOT web site