Shorthorn Auxiliary Landing Strip Private

23XS · Fort Hood, TX · 720 ft elevation · var 7E · Non-towered

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Airport information

FAA LID: 23XS
Coordinates: 31.3607, -97.6729
Elevation: 720 ft MSL
Magnetic variation: 7E
Sectional chart: SAN ANTONIO
Airport use: Private
Control tower: No
ARTCC: FORT WORTH (ZFW)
Flight service (FSS): SAN ANGELO · 1-800-WX-BRIEF
Segmented circle: No
Distance from city: 7 NW

Weather

METAR observed

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TAF forecast

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Sun & FAA night 2026-06-22

Event	Local (CDT)	UTC
Morning civil twilight Loggable night ends	05:59 AM	10:59Z
Sunrise	06:27 AM	11:27Z
Sunset	08:38 PM	01:38Z
Evening civil twilight Loggable night begins	09:06 PM	02:06Z

Loggable night (§1.1)

09:06 PM → 05:59 AM

Night currency (§61.57)

09:38 PM → 05:27 AM

Plan a flight from 23XS

Destination (ICAO)

TAS (kt)Burn (gph)Reserve (hr)Wind from (°)Wind (kt)

Night operations

Pilot-controlled lighting: Usually keyed on CTAF 138.55 — confirm the click sequence in the Chart Supplement

FAA night windows (civil twilight, loggable night §1.1, currency §61.57) are in the live weather panel above.

Traffic pattern

Landing runway

LEFT traffic

Landing: Rwy 15 · 145°
Pattern: left (turns left)
TPA: 1,700 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
CTAF: 138.55

Enter the left downwind for Rwy 15 at 1,700 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) on a 45°. TPA estimated at 1,000 ft AGL (not charted for this field).

Runway 15/33

2,200 ft × 50 ft · Asphalt

Heading: 145° mag · 152° true
Traffic pattern: Left

Heading: n/a
Traffic pattern: Left

Will it fit? Your aircraft's required runway length (from the POH) — checked against every runway here

ft · ≥1.5× comfortable, under 1.25× tight · saved across airports

Runway	Length	Your margin
15/33	2,200 ft

Communication frequencies

Tower & ground

Tower	36.5

By procedure & sector (3 frequencies)

Frequency	Used by
138.55	CTAF · LCL/P
237.5	LCL/P
238.2	GND/P

Source: FAA NASR (current 28-day cycle).

Nearby navigation aids

NavAid	Type	Freq	Radial / Dist magnetic
TPL · Temple	VOR-DME	110.40	r297° / 15.6 NM
GRK · Gray	VOR-DME	111.80	r013° / 21 NM
AGJ · Gooch Springs	VORTAC	112.50	r059° / 26.2 NM
LZZ · Lampasas	VORTAC	112.50	r058° / 26.3 NM
ACT · Waco	VORTAC	115.30	r220° / 27.5 NM

VFR sectional

Open 23XS on the VFR sectional (SkyVector) ↗

No published instrument procedures or Chart Supplement for 23XS. VFR sectional link above.

Ownership & management

Owner

UNKNOWN

Manager

UNKNOWN

UNKNOWN, UNKNOWN

Remarks FAA

ATTENDED DUR TRNG PERIODS, OPR HR BY NOTAM (HLR) AS RQR BY TRNG REQ.
RSTD - PPR. CTC GRK OPS DSN 738-9200, C254-288-9200.
RSTD: ALL ARR/DEP ACFT MUST OPEN/CLSD FLT PLANS WITH ROBERT GRAY AAF OPS DSN 738-9200, C254-288-9200 OR UNIT FLT OPS WHEN ON A TACTICAL FLT STRIP.
CAUTION: SOME ACFT OPR IN AREA WO CONSPICUOUS MRK AND BLEND WITH TERRAIN.
FOR LNDG/DEP CTC LONGHORN TWR ON 138.55/237.5 OR 36.5.
FOR CD CTC FORT WORTH ARTCC AT 817-858-7584.

Nearby airports

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Weather is live from the Aviation Weather Center; airport facility data is from the FAA NASR (28-day cycle). For planning and education only; always verify against official sources. Open 23XS in a full tool: METAR/TAF decoder, crosswind calculator, sun & night times, or the density altitude calculator. Planning from here? Find the nearest airport with fuel or an approach, or check whether an IFR alternate is required.

About 23XS

Shorthorn Auxiliary Landing Strip (23XS) is an airport in Fort Hood, TX, at 720 ft MSL. It has 1 runway, the longest 2,200 ft, with no control tower (pilot-controlled). This page shows live METAR/TAF weather, runway crosswinds, frequencies, navaids, and FAA charts for 23XS, refreshed from the Aviation Weather Center and FAA NASR.

Does 23XS have a control tower?

No. Shorthorn Auxiliary Landing Strip is a non-towered (pilot-controlled) airport; use the published CTAF/UNICOM on the Comms & NavAids tab.

What is the longest runway at 23XS?

Shorthorn Auxiliary Landing Strip has 1 runway; the longest is 2,200 ft. See the Runways tab for headings, surface, and lighting.

Where is 23XS?

Shorthorn Auxiliary Landing Strip is in Fort Hood, TX, at an elevation of 720 ft MSL. Coordinates: 31.3607, -97.6729.

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