Navasota Municipal Airport
The Navasota Municipal Airport is located approximately 2 miles
southwest of Downtown Navasota on Highway 105 West. It is an unattended
public-use General Aviation (GA) airport owned by the City of
Navasota. It is part of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
Airport System and TxDOT’s Texas Aviation Commission (TAC)
Airport System.
The airport maintains one, 60-foot by 3,204-foot asphalt paved
runway. The runway is limited to an axle weight of 12,000 pounds
and can only serve propeller-driven and some small business
jet aircraft. The airport is also qualified for night operations
through a remote control lighting system.
The facilities provide aviation gas with one 4,500 gallon and
one 2,000 gallon fuel storage tanks. There are approximately
12 hangars at the airport that are fully occupied. Additional
plane parking is available outside with tie down parking on
the remaining apron. There are two businesses at the airport.
Currently, there are 16 aircraft based at the airport, with
approximately 90 aircraft movements a week. Airport traffic
in the past year has increased significantly with the arrival
of West Wings, Inc. Currently there is no Fixed-Base Operator
(FBO).
An Economic Impact Assessment for the Navasota Municipal Airport
was prepared by Wilbur Smith Associates for TxDOT. This study
reported that the airport supported 10 jobs with a payroll of
$211,000 and it could have a direct economic impact of $528,000.
The closest regional-commercial passenger service is provided
by Easterwood Airport, located approximately 25 miles to the
north in College Station. The closest major domestic/international
airport is at Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH), approximately
65 miles to the southeast of Navasota in Houston.
