RWJ Airpark is a public-use
airport
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located in
Beach City,
Chambers County Chambers County is the name of two counties in the United States:
* Chambers County, Alabama
* Chambers County, Texas
Chambers County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 46,571. The county seat is ...
,
Texas
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,
United States
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, seven miles (11 km) east of the
central business district
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of
Baytown Baytown may refer to:
* Baytown, Texas, a city in the United States near Houston, Texas
*Baytown culture, an archaeological culture in the United States
*Operation Baytown
Operation Baytown was an Allied amphibious landing on the mainland o ...
. It was privately owned by the R. W. Johnson Const. Co. Inc,
but, as of 2022, its owned by IMC Service and Supply.
Facilities and aircraft
RWJ Airpark covers an area of which contains two
runway
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s: 8/26 with a 5,035 x 40 ft (1,535 x 12 m)
asphalt
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pavement and 14/32 with a 3,500 x 100 ft (1,067 x 30 m)
turf surface.
For the 12-month period ending July 12, 2004, the airport had 9,300
general aviation
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aircraft operations, an average of 25 per day. At that time there were 45 aircraft based at the airport: 67% single-engine, 7% multi-engine and 27%
ultralight.
See also
*
List of airports in Texas
This list of airports in Texas (a U.S. state) is grouped by type and sorted by location. It contains all public-use and military airports in the state. Some private-use and former airports may be included where notable, such as airports that were p ...
References
External links
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Airports in Texas
Airports in Greater Houston
Buildings and structures in Chambers County, Texas
Residential airparks
Transportation in Chambers County, Texas
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