Conroe-North Houston Regional Airport (IATA: CXO, ICAO: KCXO, FAA LID: CXO), formerly known as "Lone Star Executive Airport" is a county-owned public-use airport located in Conroe, Montgomery County, Texas, United States, 37 miles (60 km) north of the central business district of Houston. It was formerly known as Montgomery County Airport.
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History
Conroe-North Houston Regional Airport was constructed during World War II to serve as a military facility, but was converted in 1945 to be a predominately civilian airfield.
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Facilities
Conroe-North Houston Regional Airport covers an area of 1,277 acres (517 ha) which contains two runways: 14/32 with a 7,501 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.
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.
There are currently two Fixed Based Operators at the airport: Galaxy FBO and General Aviation FBO.
The airport added ARFF Aircraft rescue and firefighting in 2015 with AR-1 Oshkosh Corporation P-19.
Accidents and incidents
- On June 20, 1996, Douglas DC-3A N23WT of Loren Davis Ministries International was destroyed in a crash at Cut and Shoot, Texas. The aircraft was on a training flight based at Conroe Airport when an engine failure occurred. The co-pilot did not hear the call to feather the propellor on the affected engine. The aircraft flew into a tree, hit power lines and was destroyed in the subsequent fire. A witness stated that the aircraft was lifted off with insufficient airspeed. The crew also attempted to fly the aircraft at an incorrect airspeed following the engine failure.
- On January 3, 2012, a pilot flying a 1985 Cessna 172P with a 180 HP engine from West Houston Airport to Lone Star Executive Airport reported losing power to her aircraft. She made an emergency landing in a city street in Conroe.[5] The Daily Mail said that the pilot "has been commended after completing the landing". The plane was totaled however and rests at Lone Star Executive airport
- On September 19, 2014, NetJets Flight 322, an Embraer Phenom 300 arriving from Nashville International Airport, slid off the runway. The area had recently been inundated by the remains of Hurricane Odile. Neither the pilot nor co-pilot were hurt.
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