Pearland Regional Airport

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29°31′17″N 095°14′32″W / 29.52139°N 95.24222°W / 29.52139; -95.24222

Pearland Regional Airport
Summary
Airport typePrivately owned, public use
OwnerClover Acquisition Corp.
OperatorTexas Aviation Partners, LLC.
ServesHouston, Texas
LocationPearland, Texas
Elevation AMSL44 ft / 13 m
Websitewww.flypearland.com
Map
LVJ is located in Texas
LVJ
LVJ
LVJ is located in the United States
LVJ
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Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
14/32 4,313 1,315 Concrete
Statistics (2000)
Aircraft operations87,125
Based aircraft175

Pearland Regional Airport (ICAO: KLVJ, FAA LID: LVJ) is in Brazoria County, Texas, near Pearland in Greater Houston, 17 miles (27 km) south of Downtown Houston. It was formerly Clover Field.[2]

Most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, but Pearland Regional Airport is LVJ to the FAA and has no IATA code.[3]

It was in the Pearland city limits from November 27, 2017, until March 26, 2018.

Facilities

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The airport covers 450 acres (180 ha); its single runway, 14/32, is 4,313 x 75 ft (1315 x 23 m) concrete. In the year ending May 30, 2000 the airport had 87,125 aircraft operations, average 238 per day: 99.7% general aviation and 0.3% air taxi. 175 aircraft were then based at the airport: 94% single-engine, 2% multi-engine and 4% helicopter.[1]

History

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The airport was built in 1947 by Perry Brown and covered 320 acres at the time. Clover Acquisition purchased the property in 1957 and subsequently renamed it Clover Field. In 2003 the name was changed to Pearland Regional Airport. [4]

The land with the airport, "Area L", is an unincorporated area;[5] it was annexed by the City of Pearland on November 27, 2017.[6] However, in March 2018 the Pearland city council voted to deannex the territory.[7] It was de-annexed effective March 26, 2018.[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b FAA Airport Form 5010 for LVJ PDF, effective 2007-12-20
  2. ^ PBS&J - Making an Impact: Pearland Regional Airport Benefits Aviators/Local Economy
  3. ^ Great Circle Mapper: KLVJ - Pearland, Texas (Pearland Regional Airport)
  4. ^ "Pearland Regional Airport to use $500,000 grant for upgrades". Retrieved July 24, 2017.
  5. ^ "Annexations". City of Pearland. Retrieved 2018-06-26. The City's 2017 annexation procedures are complete, and 3 of the 5 areas originally proposed for incorporation are now a part of the Pearland City limits. Annexation of Areas A, C and L were approved by the Pearland City Council,[...] See: Map, Land Use, Survey Map.
  6. ^ a b "Annexation Update - 2017 ANNEXATIONS REPEALED – AREAS A, C AND L". City of Pearland. Retrieved 2018-06-26.
  7. ^ "Pearland will de-annex all three 2017 additions, possibly revoke fire service". Community Impact. 2018-03-26. Retrieved 2018-06-26.
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