| 词条 | Houston Gulf Airport |
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| name = Houston Gulf Airport | image = | IATA = | ICAO = | FAA = | type = Public | owner = | operator = | city-served = Houston, Texas | location = League City, Texas | elevation-f = 21 | elevation-m = 6.4 | coordinates = {{coord|29|30|30|N|095|03|05|W|region:US-TX_type:airport}} | website = | r1-number = 13/31 CLOSED | r1-length-f = 4,999 | r1-length-m = 1,524 | r1-surface = Asphalt | stat-year = 2002 | stat1-header = Aircraft operations | stat1-data = 66/day | stat2-header = Based aircraft | stat2-data = 80 | footnotes = Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] }}Houston Gulf Airport {{airport codes|SPX|KSPX|SPX}} was a single-runway airport located in eastern League City, Texas, United States.[2] Its FAA code was SPX[3] and its IATA code was also SPX.[4] HistoryThe airport opened in 1967 as the Spaceland Airport, a name related to the Johnson Space Center, located about 4 miles north of the airport.[3] A businessperson named James R. Bath purchased the airport on behalf of Salem bin Laden in 1977. Bath received a 5 percent interest in the companies that own and operate the airport.[5] Salem bin Laden owned the airport for six years before his death in 1988.[6] After Salem bin Laden died, the airport, now owned by his estate, was for sale.[6][7] The airport was scheduled to close on April 1, 2002. A coalition of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association and some local pilots created a campaign asking for the City of League City to acquire the airport from its owner.[8] The airport's land was sold and the land became a string of houses along Texas State Highway 96.[9] The group of houses are part of a 2,000-house community called Tuscan Lakes.[10] References1. ^{{cite web | url = http://www.airnav.com/airport/KSPX | title = KSPX - Houston Gulf Airport | publisher = Federal Aviation Administration, via AirNav.com | date = Effective 2002-02-21 | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20020308232249/http://www.airnav.com/airport/KSPX | archivedate = 2002-03-08 }} 2. ^Ward, Mike. "Bin Laden relatives have ties to Texas." Austin American-Statesman. November 9, 2001. 3. ^1 {{cite web | url = http://www.airfields-freeman.com/TX/Airfields_TX_Houston_SE.htm#houstongulf | title = Spaceland Airport / Houston Gulf Airport (SPX), League City, TX | publisher = Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields | accessdate = 2009-08-08}} 4. ^{{cite web | url = http://aviation-safety.net/database/airport/airport.php?id=SPX | title = SPX - Houston-Spaceland Airport, Texas | publisher = Aviation Safety Network | accessdate = 2009-08-08}} 5. ^Thompson, Alastair. "George W. Bush And Harken Oil - Recovered History." Scoop. Thursday 7 March 2002. 6. ^1 "Ampersand!." The Signal & Urbanite. October 30, 2001. News Page Three. 7. ^Romei, Stephen. "Bin Laden family firm feels heat - WAR ON TERROR." The Weekend Australian. Saturday September 29, 2001. 8. ^"AOPA works to save Houston Gulf Airport." Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association. Retrieved on November 19, 2008. 9. ^Rendon, Ruth. "Fees could slow growth / Developers expected to balk at League City plan." Houston Chronicle. Sunday November 2, 2003. A29 MetFront. 10. ^Bivins, Ralph. "Galveston County will get new community." Houston Chronicle. Sunday January 18, 2004. Business 6. External links{{Portal|Houston|Aviation}}
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