23XS
Shorthorn Auxiliary Landing Strip
Shorthorn Auxiliary Landing Strip (23XS) is a general-aviation airfield serving Fort Hood, Texas. The field lies at 720 ft (219 m) above sea level and has a single runway of 2,200 ft (671 m), asphalt. Its nearest neighbour is Longhorn Auxiliary Landing Strip (22XS), 1 nm NNE.
Shorthorn Auxiliary Landing Strip is a smaller field, so Alārium does not attribute movements to it directly — but aircraft flying near it appear on the live map like any other, at their real altitude and on their real track.
Location
- Elevation
- 720 ft (219 m)
- Coordinates
- 31.3607, -97.6729
- Serving
- Fort Hood
- Region
- Texas
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
Runways1 · longest 2,200 ft
The diagram is drawn from published threshold coordinates, so each runway sits where it actually sits — true bearings, true separations, true lengths. Runway widths are exaggerated against length, which at true proportion would draw a hairline. It is a diagram, not a chart to navigate by.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/33 | 2,200 ft671 m | 50 ft | Asphalt | — |
Nearby airfields
Runway and field data from the OurAirports public-domain dataset. Positions are ADS-B, which covers most but not all aircraft.