Perry–Houston County Airport

Perry–Houston County Airport (ICAO: KPXE, FAA LID: PXE) is a public airport located four miles (6 km) northwest of the central business district of Perry, a city in Houston County, Georgia, United States and 10 miles (16 km) south of Warner Robins, Georgia. It is owned by the Perry–Houston County Airport Authority.[1] It is used for general aviation, mainly flight training.

Perry–Houston County Airport
2006 USGS airphoto
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerPerry–Houston County Airport Authority
ServesPerry, Georgia
Elevation AMSL418 ft / 127 m
Coordinates32°30′38″N 83°46′02″W
Map
KPXE
Location of Perry–Houston County Airport
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
18/36 5,002 1,525 Asphalt
Statistics (2006)
Aircraft operations22,000
Based aircraft67

Overview

Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, Perry–Houston County Airport is assigned PXE by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA.[2]

Facilities and aircraft

Perry–Houston County Airport covers an area of 465 acres (188 ha) and contains one asphalt paved runway designated 18/36 which measures 5,002 x 100 ft (1,525 x 30 m). For the 12-month period ending January 31, 2006, the airport had 22,000 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 60 per day. There are 67 aircraft based at this airport: 91% single-engine, 6% multi-engine and 3% helicopter.[1]

History

Opened in July 1942, during World War II, the Perry–Houston County airport was used as an auxiliary training airfield for the Army pilot school at Cochran Army Airfield. With the end of the war, it was turned over to the city of Perry and developed into a municipal airport which opened in May 1947.

See also

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency website http://www.afhra.af.mil/.

  1. FAA Airport Form 5010 for PXE PDF, effective 2007-10-25
  2. Great Circle Mapper: KPXE – Perry, Georgia (Perry–Houston County Airport)
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