Andrau Airpark
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| Andrau Airpark | |||
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| IATA: AAP – ICAO: KAAP | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | General Aviation | ||
| Operator | Closed | ||
| Serves | Houston, Texas | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 80 ft / 24.38 m | ||
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| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 91/34 | 4750 | 1447.8 | Concrete |
Andrau Airpark (IATA: AAP, ICAO: KAAP) was a public use airport located in the Alief section of Houston, Texas, United States, formerly an unincorporated section of Harris County, from the late 1940s through 1998. The airport was southwest of the intersection of Old Westheimer road and Richmond Avenue. The airport closed in 1998 and as of 2008 is the Royal Oaks Country Club subdivision.
[edit] Airport History
The first known photo of the area is from 1953.[1]
The airport served general aviation for west Houston, but a Douglas DC-3 and an A-26C Invader are known to have landed there. The airport had two runways, the longest at 4,750 feet, and a seaplane landing and takeoff pond on the east end of the airpark.
The airport was closed on December 23, 1998 when a Houston real estate firm paid Andrau Airpark Inc., the airport's owners, 53 million dollars for the land.[2] The airport was quickly demolished and the Royal Oaks Country Club subdivision and a golf course replaced the field.
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.airfields-freeman.com/TX/Airfields_TX_HoustonW.htm#andrau. Paul Freeman. Last accessed May 30, 2007.
- ^ http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=1999_3142292. Ralph Bivins, Houston Chronicle. May 30, 1999. Last accessed May 30, 2007.
