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New airport opens in Texas

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CONROE, Texas — Chennault Airfield (25TX), which will be the new home of Chennault Aviation Academy, is hosting its grand opening Nov. 16, 2023. The public is invited to the event and to tour the airfield, which is nearly completed with phase one of its development. (generalaviationnews.com) More...

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EMK69
EMK69 12
Glad to see it.
jimquinndallas
Jim Quinn 5
I would think that with hangar space being impossible to find these days, this airfield will be financially successful. Just a guess...
dcmeigs
dcmeigs 3
No run up areas and poorly drawn taxiways. It looks like you access the approach ends by taxiing across the tie down area and ramp or by back-taxiing. The architect needs to set down with a pilot.
gilgraham
gilgraham 1
My thoughts exactly. There must be hangars for 500 aircraft, and only two taxiways for access. (Or is that just a graphic of storage lockers from the architect's library?) What they show will never work. Have you ever tried to taxi down a line of hangars where 1 or 2 aircraft have been pulled out to fly?
zahidmajor
zahid major 3
New airports necessary to handle ever increasing airlines/aircraft in the skies and facilitate passengers on already overutilized facility. Addition is always better for improving services, training, job creation and general economic activity. Adding an airport is great jump in developing air travelling as well as area and business activity.
Bayouflier
Bayouflier 2
According to the "rendering", there isn't a taxiway to the approach end of 17. You know what they say about "runway behind you".
howardrp
Randall Howard 1
Back taxi
Bayouflier
Bayouflier 2
Yeah that'll work when you have 6 or 7 in the pattern.
srobak
srobak 1
This is likely to pose a problem in the region:

" “The owners of the Chennault Aviation Academy wanted to…create a place for Chinese and American pilots to thrive,” officials said, noting one of the academy owners is of Chinese descent. "
Steventexas
Steven Heckler 1
Good luck CFTA.
yr2012
matt jensen -2
Airstrip, not airport
aknorris
aknorris 5
What, in your opinion, disqualifies the use of the term "airport" in this scenario?
yr2012
matt jensen -3
It was a dirt strip prioro for crop dusters - now still one strip, no hangars, no lights and not finished
aknorris
aknorris 4
Maybe go read the article. Yes, they mention it WAS an airstrip. It is being expanded and updated into a new airport, which is the entire point of the story.

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xtoler
Larry Toler 12
Why do you say that? It's providing jobs. It's being used to train new pilots. It's not like it's being used for the big scary, gas guzzling, pollution/Chem trail leaving airplanes.
stephwatts333
Stephanie Watts 1
Right - Chinese pilots.
Do your research

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Steventexas
Steven Heckler 4
red laser did you laser my plane last night?

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sledogpilot
Duane Mader 1
Was just in Houston. No stink of “burning oil” in the energy hub of Texas. You probably haven’t even been there, go sit in front of a line of traffic with your Just Stop Oil buddies
redlaser
redlaser -6
I can show you aerial photographs of oil refineries that I took myself of oil refineries spewing thick black smoke, when the wind stops blowing you can hardly breath, All of Texas stinks, to say otw is a big lie,

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aknorris
aknorris 3
Sounds like you need to get out of Texas ASAP and stay out.
Nooge
Nooge -3
He should get out of Texas ASAP and go to Cancun

Especially when the grid fails again
aknorris
aknorris 3
This article has attracted an unusual number of low-value trolls today.

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