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| Texas Gulf Coast Airport |
| IATA: LJN – ICAO: KLBX – FAA LID: LBX |
| Summary |
| Airport type |
Public |
| Owner |
Brazoria County |
| Serves |
Angleton / Lake Jackson, Texas |
| Elevation AMSL |
25 ft / 8 m |
| Coordinates |
29°06′31″N 095°27′44″W / 29.10861°N 95.46222°W / 29.10861; -95.46222 |
| Website |
www.airport1.com |
| Runways |
| Direction |
Length |
Surface |
| ft |
m |
| 17/35 |
7,000 |
2,134 |
Concrete |
| Statistics (2006) |
| Aircraft operations |
60,000 |
| Based aircraft |
92 |
| Source: Federal Aviation Administration |
Topographical map of the Brazoria County Airport and the Retrieve Unit (Wayne Scott Unit), July 1, 1984 - U.S. Geological Survey Brazoria County Airport (IATA: LJN, ICAO: KLBX, FAA LID: LBX) is a county-owned public-use airport located four miles (6 km) southwest of the central business district of Angleton and north of Lake Jackson, both cities in Brazoria County, Texas, United States.
Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, Brazoria County Airport is assigned LBX by the FAA and LJN by the IATA (which assigned LBX to Lubang in the Philippines).
On March 24, 2010, the Brazoria County Commissioners' Court voted to change the name of the airport to Texas Gulf Coast Regional Airport, effective October 1, 2010. Facilities and aircraft
Brazoria County Airport covers an area of 674 acres (273 ha) which contains one concrete paved runway (17/35) measuring 7,000 x 100 ft (2,134 x 30 m). For the 12-month period ending July 31, 2006, the airport had 60,000 aircraft operations, an average of 164 per day: 97% general aviation, 3% air taxi and 1% military. There are 92 aircraft based at this airport: 77% single-engine, 8% multi-engine, 7% jet and 9% helicopter.
The airport's runway was closed in December 2009 for a major reconstruction project, in which the runway's former asphalt surface was replaced with concrete. During the runway closure, aircraft temporarily used the airport's main taxiway for takeoffs and landings. Larger aircraft, such as the Aerodynamics (ADI) Dynajet Airbus ACJ operated as a shuttle service for Dow Chemical, were diverted to William P. Hobby Airport in Houston during the runway closure. The runway reconstruction project was completed in July 2010, and the airport is fully operational once again.
Airline History
Brazoria County Airport in the late 1970's and early 80's once was linked to the national airway grid with regularly scheduled airline service. Among some of the more unusual routes were Victoria, Texas and the Clear Lake City STOLport [1] served in between the regular schedules from Brazoria County to Houston Intercontinental Airport (IAH) as this airport was called prior to airline deregulation. In the 1980's the airport was moved from the older shorter runway facilities close to Lake Jackson's town center to an area just north of the city limits of Lake Jackson. It is to this original former airport, in which the largest commercial airliner to visit the area a National Airlines (NA) Boeing 727[2] was hijacked in the early years of the 1970's.
After the airport was moved to its present location, Metro Airlines occasionally briefly used Shorts 330 later to be supplanted by Twin Otters on "commuter" routes linking "Brazosport" to IAH. Other sorts of regional aircraft seen occasionally at LBX in scheduled airline serve were Royale Airlines Embraer EMB 110 Bandeirantes and Beechcraft Model 99s. Royale functioned as a feeder airline for Continental Airlines to IAH prior to its bankruptcy and the difficulties which small communities suffered affected by the post deregulation airline industry.
Other airlines which more recently are seen regularly at the Brazoria County KLBX, were Comairs CRJ Regional jets and Aerodynamics Inc. (ADI), Fokker F28s.[3] Both of these airlines had contracts doing scheduled corporate charters shuttling employees to Dow Chemicals Midland Michigan facilities.
Currently, Dow Chemical uses the services of Aerodynamics (ADI)- Dynajet and their European built Airbus 319 Airbus equipment for the corporate shuttle to Michigan.
At present, no regularly scheduled commercial passenger service is offered from this underused airfield.
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Location & QuickFacts
| FAA Information Effective: | 2008-09-25 |
| Airport Identifier: | LBX |
| Airport Status: | Operational |
| Longitude/Latitude: | 095-27-43.5000W/29-06-31.1000N
-95.462083/29.108639 (Estimated) |
| Elevation: | 25 ft / 7.62 m (Surveyed) |
| Land: | 674 acres |
| From nearest city: | 4 nautical miles SW of Angleton/lake Jackson, TX |
| Location: | Brazoria County, TX |
| Magnetic Variation: | 05E (2000) |
Owner & Manager
| Ownership: | Publicly owned |
| Owner: | Brazoria County |
| Address: | Brazoria County Courthouse
Angleton, TX 77515 |
| Phone number: | 979-849-5711 |
| Manager: | Jeff Bilyeu |
| Address: | 8015 Airport Way
Angleton, TX 77515 |
| Phone number: | 979-849-5755
ALSO 979-849-5756. |
Airport Operations and Facilities
| Airport Use: | Open to public |
| Wind indicator: | Yes |
| Segmented Circle: | Yes |
| Control Tower: | No |
| Lighting Schedule: | DUSK-DAWN
MIRL RY 17/35 PRESET LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST & ACTVT MALSR RY 17 - CTAF. |
| Beacon Color: | Clear-Green (lighted land airport) |
| Landing fee charge: | No |
| Sectional chart: | Houston |
| Region: | ASW - Southwest |
| Boundary ARTCC: | ZHU - Houston |
| Tie-in FSS: | CXO - Montgomery County |
| FSS on Airport: | No |
| FSS Toll Free: | 1-800-WX-BRIEF
FOR FP FILING CALL CXO FSS 1-800-833-5602 |
| NOTAMs Facility: | LBX (NOTAM-d service avaliable) |
| Certification type/date: | IV A U 08/199
24 HRS PPR FOR ACR OPNS WITH MORE THAN 30 PSGR SEATS; CTC AMGR 979-849-5755. |
| Federal Agreements: | NGY |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 123.000 |
| Unicom: | 123.000 |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LLA
100LL FUEL AVBL 24 HRS SELF SERVICE. FOR JET A FUEL AFT HRS CALL 979-319-2740. |
| Airframe Repair: | MINOR |
| Power Plant Repair: | MAJOR |
| Bottled Oxygen: | LOW |
Runway Information
Runway 17/35
| Dimension: | 7000 x 100 ft / 2133.6 x 30.5 m |
| Surface: | ASPH, Poor Condition
RUTTING AND LARGE PATCHES. |
| Surface Treatment: | Saw-cut or plastic Grooved |
| Weight Limit: | Single wheel: 60000 lbs.
Dual wheel: 95000 lbs. |
| Edge Lights: | Medium |
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Runway 17 |
Runway 35 |
| Longitude: | 095-27-43.5893W | 095-27-43.4944W |
| Latitude: | 29-07-05.7608N | 29-05-56.4662N |
| Elevation: | 25.00 ft | 24.00 ft |
| Alignment: | 127 | 127 |
| ILS Type: | ILS
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| Traffic Pattern: | Right | Left |
| Markings: | Precision instrument, Good Condition | Non-precision instrument, Good Condition |
| Crossing Height: | 52.00 ft | 40.00 ft |
| VASI: | 2-light PAPI on left side | 2-box on left side |
| Visual Glide Angle: | 3.00° | 3.50° |
| Approach lights: | MALSR
MALSR OTS INDEFLY. | |
| Decleard distances: | Take off run available 7000.00 ft
Take off distance available 7000.00 ft
Actual stop distance available 7000.00 ft
Landing distance available 7000.00 ft
| Take off run available 7000.00 ft
Take off distance available 7000.00 ft
Actual stop distance available 7000.00 ft
Landing distance available 7000.00 ft
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Radio Navigation Aids
| ID |
Type |
Name |
Ch |
Freq |
Var |
Dist |
| BYY | NDB | Bay City | | 344.00 | 06E | 22.4 nm |
| SYG | NDB | Sandy Point | | 402.00 | 05E | 23.7 nm |
| SGR | NDB | Hull | | 388.00 | 05E | 33.1 nm |
| ARM | NDB | Wharton | | 245.00 | 06E | 37.3 nm |
| JPA | NDB | Sanjac | | 347.00 | 05E | 39.4 nm |
| GLS | NDB | Galveston | | 206.00 | 08E | 39.4 nm |
| LYD | NDB | Lakeside | | 249.00 | 05E | 44.0 nm |
| EFD | TACAN | Ellington | 031X | | 05E | 33.8 nm |
| HUB | VOR/DME | Hobby | 118X | 117.10 | 05E | 34.3 nm |
| MHF | VOR/DME | Trinity | 083X | 113.60 | 07E | 45.8 nm |
| VUH | VORTAC | Scholes | 077X | 113.00 | 06E | 32.7 nm |
| PSX | VORTAC | Palacios | 120X | 117.30 | 08E | 49.0 nm |
| HOU | VOT | Houston Wm P Hobby | | 108.40 | | 33.6 nm |
Remarks
- PAEW INVOF RY & TWY 0600-1900.
- ACR OPNS INVOLVING ACFT WITH MORE THAN 30 PSGRS ARE NOT AUZD IN EXCESS OF 15 MIN BEFORE OR AFT SKED ARR OR DEP TIMES WITHOUT PRIOR COORDINATION WITH AMGR & CONFIRMATION THAT ARFF SVCS ARE AVBL PRIOR TO LNDG OR TKOF.
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| General Info
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| Country |
United States
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| State |
TEXAS
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| FAA ID |
LBX
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| Latitude |
29-06-31.100N
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| Longitude |
095-27-43.490W
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| Elevation |
25 feet
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| Near City |
ANGLETON/LAKE JACKSON
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