| Horizon Airport | |||||||||||||||
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| Summary | |||||||||||||||
| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | Toudouze Investments, Inc. | ||||||||||||||
| Location | San Antonio, Texas | ||||||||||||||
| Opened | April 1945 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 550 ft / 168 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 29°17′01″N 098°30′01″W / 29.28361°N 98.50028°W / 29.28361; -98.50028 | ||||||||||||||
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  74R | |||||||||||||||
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| Source: Federal Aviation Administration | |||||||||||||||
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.
History
The 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. The airport went for sale in 2020.
Facilities and aircraft
Horizon Airport covers an area of 60 acres (24 ha) adjacent to Mitchell Lake and contains two runways:
- 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, there have been zero operations at the airport.
See also
References
- ^ Freeman, Paul (October 19, 2022). "Lake Airport / Lakefield Airport / Horizon Airport (74R), San Antonio, TX". Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields.
- ^ FAA Airport Form 5010 for 74R PDF, effective 2023-03-23
- ^ Cox, Ryan (March 2020). "For Sale: Horizon Airport (74R)" (PDF). AirSpaceTexas.
External links
- 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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