Culberson County
VHN · KVHN · Van Horn, Texas · Culberson County · map
Culberson County is a public-use airport owned by Culberson County, 3 miles northeast of Van Horn, Texas, 3,957 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 03/21, is 6,005 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A-1 with additive).
Weather right now KVHN · observed 3:15 pm CDT (20:15 UTC), 22 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the south-southeast (160°) at 4 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Sky: scattered clouds at 8,000 feet
- Temperature 80°F (26°C), dew point 54°F (12°C)
- Altimeter 30.13 inHg
No terminal forecast is issued for this station. The nearest forecast is usually at the closest larger airport.
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KVHN 062015Z AUTO 16004KT 10SM SCT080 26/13 A3013 RMK AO2 T02640125
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA VHN · ICAO KVHN
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Culberson County
- Elevation
- 3,957 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, 9:00 am to 6:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A-1 with additive
- Parking
- tiedown
- On the chart
- El Paso sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 10E
- In the FAA's files since
- November 1943
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03/21 | 6,005 × 76 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
| 07/25 | 5,353 × 75 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 03: PAPI, two lights on the left, brush 10 ft high 270 ft from the end
- Runway 21: PAPI, two lights on the left, brush 12 ft high 258 ft from the end
- Runway 07: brush 15 ft high 276 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 | |
| Vhn and aWOS-3PT | 119.925 | |
| El Paso A Center (remote transmitter) Low | 135.875 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3PT), by phone 432-283-2418.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
Aircraft registered in Van Horn from the FAA register
3 aircraft are registered to owners in Van Horn, Texas: 3 piston singles. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Texas.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 3 since 1982, 0 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Activate PAPI runway 03 and 21; medium-intensity runway lights runway 03/21 and runway 07/25 - the common traffic frequency.
- 10 feet brush, 30 feet dstc, 250 feet L.
- 10 feet brush, 0-200 feet dstc.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 5, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.