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Shorthorn Auxiliary Landing Strip Private

23XS · Fort Hood, TX · 720 ft elevation · var 7E · Towered

Airport information

FAA LID
23XS
Coordinates
31.3607, -97.6729
Elevation
720 ft MSL
Magnetic variation
7E
Sectional chart
SAN ANTONIO
Airport use
Private
Control tower
Yes
ARTCC
FORT WORTH (ZFW)
Flight service (FSS)
SAN ANGELO
Segmented circle
No
Distance from city
7 NW

Weather

METAR observed

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TAF forecast

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Sun & FAA night 2026-06-20

EventLocal (CDT)UTC
Morning civil twilight
Loggable night ends
05:58 AM10:58Z
Sunrise06:26 AM11:26Z
Sunset08:38 PM01:38Z
Evening civil twilight
Loggable night begins
09:06 PM02:06Z
Loggable night (§1.1)
09:06 PM → 05:58 AM
Night currency (§61.57)
09:38 PM → 05:26 AM

Plan a flight from 23XS

Runway 15/33

2,200 ft × 50 ft · Asphalt
15
Heading
145° mag · 152° true
Traffic pattern
Left
33
Heading
n/a
Traffic pattern
Left

Communication frequencies

ServiceFrequencyNotes
A/G143.35LONGHORN AUX TWR
ATIS118.8
INFO30.45RNG CTL
MISC38.75FORT HOOD FLT FLW
OPS38.7GRAY OPS
PMSV41.2PMSV GRAY METRO
TWR120.75GRAY TWR

Nearby navigation aids

NavAidTypeFreqRadial / Dist magnetic
TPL · TempleVOR-DME110.40r297° / 15.6 NM
GRK · GrayVOR-DME111.80r013° / 21 NM
AGJ · Gooch SpringsVORTAC112.50r059° / 26.2 NM
LZZ · LampasasVORTAC112.50r058° / 26.3 NM
ACT · WacoVORTAC115.30r220° / 27.5 NM

No published instrument procedures or Chart Supplement for 23XS. VFR sectional link above.

Ownership & management

Owner
UNKNOWN
Manager
UNKNOWN
UNKNOWN, UNKNOWN

Remarks FAA

  • ATTENDED DUR TRNG PERIODS, OPR HR BY NOTAM (HLR) AS RQR BY TRNG REQ.
  • RSTD - PPR. CTC GRK OPS DSN 738-9200, C254-288-9200.
  • RSTD: ALL ARR/DEP ACFT MUST OPEN/CLSD FLT PLANS WITH ROBERT GRAY AAF OPS DSN 738-9200, C254-288-9200 OR UNIT FLT OPS WHEN ON A TACTICAL FLT STRIP.
  • CAUTION: SOME ACFT OPR IN AREA WO CONSPICUOUS MRK AND BLEND WITH TERRAIN.
  • FOR LNDG/DEP CTC LONGHORN TWR ON 138.55/237.5 OR 36.5.
  • FOR CD CTC FORT WORTH ARTCC AT 817-858-7584.

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