La Porte Municipal Airport (Texas)
Coordinates: 29°40′09″N 095°03′51″W / 29.66917°N 95.06417°W
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | City of La Porte | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | La Porte, Texas | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 25 ft / 8 m | ||||||||||||||
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  T41 Location of airport in Texas / United States | |||||||||||||||
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La Porte Municipal Airport (FAA LID: T41) is a city-owned public-use airport located three miles (5 km) northwest of the central business district of La Porte, a city in Harris County, Texas, United States.[1]
Facilities and aircraft[]
La Porte Municipal Airport covers an area of 300 acres (120 ha) which contains two asphalt paved runways: 12/30 measuring 4,165 x 75 ft (1,269 x 23 m) and 5/23 measuring 2,998 x 75 ft (914 x 23 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending June 5, 2007, the airport had 79,433 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 217 per day. At that time there were 95 aircraft based at the airport: 87% single-engine, 9% multi-engine, 1% jet and 2% helicopter.[1]
Accidents and incidents[]
- On July 15, 2018, two people were killed when a homebuilt Kolb Twinstar III[2] crashed into a pipeline easement 300 yards from the end of the runway.[3][4]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for T41 PDF, effective 2007-12-20
- ^ "FAA REGISTRY: N3135J". FAA REGISTRY. U.S. Department of Transportation - Federal Aviation Administration. Retrieved 16 Jul 2018.
- ^ Blakinger, Keri; Ward, Alyson (15 July 2018). "2 dead after plane crash near La Porte neighborhood". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
- ^ Burke, Dana (17 July 2018). "La Porte plane crash victims identified as father and son from The Woodlands". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
External links[]
- "Airport : La Porte, TX - Official Website". la-porte.tx.us. City of La Porte. Archived from the original on 21 February 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
- "The Economic Impact of La Porte Municipal Airport" (PDF). at Texas DOT web site
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for T41
- AirNav airport information for T41
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for T41
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