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Houston Executive Airport (KTME) is a privately owned general aviation field in unincorporated Waller County, Texas, about 28 nautical miles west of Downtown Houston near Brookshire. It offers a single long hard-surfaced runway and full FBO services through the on-field Henriksen Jet Center, making it a popular destination for corporate and business aviation serving the Energy Corridor.
Houston Executive Airport is a privately owned public-use airport in Waller County, Texas, built primarily to serve corporate and general aviation traffic bound for the Energy Corridor area west of Houston. It is home to the Henriksen Jet Center, a full-service FBO and member of the Paragon Network, and has grown into one of the larger privately held general aviation facilities in the United States. For a simulator pilot, it offers a straightforward single-runway approach environment with generous hangar and ramp facilities and an active control tower for part of the day.
The airport lies in unincorporated Waller County, Texas, on the west side of the Houston metropolitan area, roughly 28 nautical miles west of Downtown Houston and close to the town of Brookshire. Interstate 10 runs nearby, providing a useful ground reference line for pilots orienting themselves toward the field from the east or west. The airport covers a large site of some 1,280 acres and sits at an elevation of 164 feet.
Houston Executive Airport has a single physical runway, 18/36, with a hard surface and a length of 6,620 feet. There is no ILS approach published for the field.
The airport broadcasts weather information on AWOS at 119.525 MHz. The common traffic advisory/UNICOM frequency is 122.975 MHz. A control tower operates at the field from 6 AM to 10 PM, providing air traffic control service during those hours.
The airport participates in a Fly Quiet Program administered from the control tower, aimed at reducing noise impact on surrounding areas; pilots should be mindful of this when operating in the local traffic pattern. Beyond the tower's operating hours of 6 AM to 10 PM, no specific circuit height or joining procedure detail is available.
Interstate 10 passes near the airport and provides a clear ground reference for pilots approaching from the Houston area, with the field situated on the west side of the city in the vicinity of Brookshire.
Houston Executive Airport was formerly known by the identifier 78T before adopting its current designation. It is privately owned by WCF, LLC, and was developed with a business plan aimed at serving companies based in the Energy Corridor area of Houston; its executive director noted in 2007 that the airport was positioned to compete with Sugar Land Regional Airport, citing its proximity to Interstate 10 and Energy Corridor businesses as key advantages. Construction of a 48,000-square-foot service centre, including a business centre, crew lounge, a 26,000-square-foot hangar and a weather briefing room, began in mid-2007 and was scheduled to open in 2008. The airport began operations in 2009. In 2011, Ron Henriksen, associated with the airport's FBO operation, went on to open Austin Executive Airport roughly 93 miles northwest of Houston Executive.
Today the airport operates with FBO and general aviation services provided by the Henriksen Jet Center, a member of the Paragon Network of independent FBOs, and features what is described as the world's largest arrival canopy. Facilities include corporate hangars, T-hangars, transit and overnight hangar space, and long-term hangar ground leases, with over 160,000 square feet of community hangar space capable of accommodating aircraft as large as a Gulfstream 650. The field supports both corporate operations and several privately owned single-engine aircraft based on site. A control tower operates from 6 AM to 10 PM, and current AWOS weather can be checked before flight.