Shorthorn Aux Landing Strip Airport (23XS)

Location & QuickFacts

FAA Information Effective	2026-07-09
Airport Identifier	23XS
Airport Status	Operational
Longitude/Latitude	97°40'16.0690" W / 31°21'30.6030" N -97.671130 / 31.358501 (Estimated)
Elevation	720.00 ft / 219.46 m (Estimated)
From nearest city	7 nautical miles NW of Fort Hood (killeen), TX
Location	Bell County, TX
Magnetic Variation	07E (1985)

Owner & Manager

Ownership	Army owned
Owner	UNKNOWN
Manager	UNKNOWN
Address	UNKNOWN UNKNOWN,

Airport Operations and Facilities

Airport Use	Private
Segmented Circle	No
Control Tower	NON-ATCT
Sectional chart	SAN ANTONIO
Region	ASW - Southwest
Responsible ARTCC	ZFW - FORT WORTH
Tie-in FSS	SJT - SAN ANGELO
FSS on Airport	No
FSS Toll Free	1-800-WX-BRIEF

Airport Communications

CTAF	138.55 MHz

Runway Information

Runway 15/33

Dimensions	2200 x 50 ft (671 x 15 m)
Surface	ASPH
Surface treatment

	15	33
Traffic pattern	Left	Left

Radio Navigation Aids

ID	Type	Name	Ch	Freq	Var	Dist
TPL	DME	TEMPLE	110Y	116.35		15.5 nm
IL	NDB	IRESH		278.00	05E	20.2 nm
JEN	TACAN	GLEN ROSE	97X	115.00	06E	49.3 nm
GRK	VOR/DME	GRAY	55X	111.80	07E	20.9 nm
AGJ	VORTAC	GOOCH SPRINGS	72X	112.50	05E	26.3 nm
ACT	VORTAC	WACO	100X	115.30	09E	27.5 nm

Remarks

• 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.