Horizon Airport (El Paso, Texas)

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Horizon Airport
IATA: none – ICAO: none – FAA: T27
Summary
Airport type		Public
Owner		Phil Barrett
Location		El Paso, Texas
Elevation AMSL		4,007 ft / 1,221 m
Coordinates		31°43′11″N 106°14′13″W / 31.71972, -106.23694
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
8/26	6,885	2,099	Asphalt/Dirt
Statistics (2007)
Aircraft operations			31,200
Based aircraft			90
Source: Federal Aviation Administration^[1]

Horizon Airport (FAA LID: T27) is a public-use airport located 11 miles (18 km) southeast of the central business district of El Paso, a city in El Paso County, Texas, United States. It is privately owned by Phil Barrett.^[1]

[edit] Facilities and aircraft

Horizon Airport covers an area of 200 acres (81 ha) which contains one runway:^[1]

Runway 8/26: 6,885 x 50 ft. (2,099 x 15 m), Surface: Asphalt/Dirt

For the 12-month period ending April 28, 2007, the airport had 31,200 aircraft operations, an average of 85 per day, 100% of which were general aviation. There are 90 aircraft based at this airport: 76% single engine, 2% multi-engine, 11% gliders and 11% ultralights.^[1]