Horizon Airport (FAA LID: 74R) is a public-use airport located nine miles (14 km) south of the central business district of San Antonio, in Bexar County, Texas, United States. It is privately owned by Toudouze Investments, Inc.[2]
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | Toudouze Investments, Inc. | ||||||||||||||
| Location | San Antonio, Texas | ||||||||||||||
| Opened | April 1945[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 550 ft / 168 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 29°17′01″N 098°30′01″W / 29.28361°N 98.50028°W | ||||||||||||||
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History
editThe facility opened as Lake Airport in 1945 as a commercial/municipal airport. It was renamed Lakefield Airport by 1953 and had two runways. It was given its current name Horizon Airport by 1967.[1] The airport went for sale in 2020.[3]
Facilities and aircraft
editHorizon Airport covers an area of 60 acres (24 ha)[3] adjacent to Mitchell Lake and contains two runways:[2]
- Runway 11/29: 2,360 x 80 ft (719 x 24 m), Surface: Turf
- Runway 16/34: 2,250 x 100 ft (686 x 30 m), Surface: Turf
For the 12-month period ending January 28, 2004, the airport had 2,800 aircraft operations, 100% of which were general aviation. As of the 12-month period ending May 9, 2020,[update] there have been zero operations at the airport.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Freeman, Paul (October 19, 2022). "Lake Airport / Lakefield Airport / Horizon Airport (74R), San Antonio, TX". Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields.
- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for 74R PDF, effective 2023-03-23
- ^ a b Cox, Ryan (March 2020). "For Sale: Horizon Airport (74R)" (PDF). AirSpaceTexas.
External links
edit- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for 74R
- AirNav airport information for 74R
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for 74R
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