Airports / Texas / VHN
Culberson County Airport
KVHN / VHNVan Horn, TexasELEV 3,957 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
81 nm
To the nearest alternate
Cavern City Air Terminal (CNM).
Overview
Culberson County Airport (KVHN / VHN) sits in Van Horn, Texas, where it functions as a general aviation field. Field elevation is 3,957 feet above sea level. Free of scheduled airline operations, it serves business aviation, charter flights, and local general aviation.
While no charter operators list VHN as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Cavern City Air Terminal (CNM, 81 nm), Winkler County Airport (INK, 92 nm), and El Paso International Airport (ELP, 93 nm).
Trip costs from VHN are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from VHN to plan your flight.
What fliers highlight
Terminal & facilities
2/5 reviews“Minimal air traffic and very adequate facilities.”
Keith Wells5★ on Google
Staff & service
2/5 reviews“Larry is beyond helpful and they have courtesy cars available.”
John5★ on Google
Themes counted by keyword across Google review texts for Culberson County Airport — every quote is verbatim from a real review.
Field capability
ICAO
KVHN
IATA
VHN
FAA / Local
VHN
Elevation
3,957 ft
Coordinates
31.0578° N · 104.7840° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Small
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs TX fields
state range 6–4,849 ft
At 3,957 ft, VHN sits higher than 96% of the 127 Texas fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 81nmCNMCavern City Air TerminalCarlsbad
- 92nmINKWinkler County AirportWink
- 93nmELPEl Paso International AirportEl Paso
- 95nmBIFBiggs Army Air Field (Fort Bliss)Fort Bliss/El Paso
- 97nmFSTFort Stockton Pecos County AirportFort Stockton
- 123nmALMAlamogordo White Sands Regional AirportAlamogordo
Location
Open the full mapKVHN · Culberson County Airport · Van Horn, TX
From the ramp
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