20 - Year Growth Plan - City of Kendleton
20 - Year Growth Plan - City of Kendleton
20 - Year Growth Plan - City of Kendleton
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AirNearby airports include Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) and William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) inHouston. Located miles from 53 miles from <strong>Kendleton</strong>, Hobby <strong>of</strong>fers five scheduled passenger airlinesand one charter service. Hobby’s largest air carrier is Southwest Airlines, though several other carriersalso <strong>of</strong>fer domestic flights at Hobby. Hobby <strong>of</strong>fers only domestic air service—all international flights inHouston are flown from George Bush Intercontinental Airport.IAH is located approximately 65 miles from <strong>Kendleton</strong> and is currently served by 17 scheduled passengerairlines as well as passenger charter airlines also operating in the airport. More than 40 millionpassengers flew by Houston’s largest airport, IAH, in <strong>20</strong>10. 7 Continental Airlines <strong>of</strong>fers the largestnumber <strong>of</strong> flights from IAH. They, with other carriers, <strong>of</strong>fer more than 176 domestic and internationalnonstop flights from IAH. 8Sugar Land Regional Airport is the fourth largest airport in the greater Houston area and the generalreliever airport in the city’s southwest sector. There is currently a capital improvements programunderway there, and the facility is focused on corporate aviation as well as general community aviationneeds. Amenities include: a new <strong>20</strong>,000‐square‐foot corporate aviation terminal, a state‐<strong>of</strong>‐the‐art airtraffic control tower and radar system; a reinforced, concrete runway measuring 100 feet wide by 8,000feet in length, accommodating the largest <strong>of</strong> the corporate‐type business jets; and an instrumentlanding system and high‐intensity lighting. A 60‐acre General Aviation Center was completed in <strong>20</strong>09and more than 100 Fortune 500 companies use the airport annually.Westheimer Air Park is located near the city <strong>of</strong> Fulshear. It is a privately‐owned, public use airport, asare Happy Landings Airport near Beasley and Houston Southwest Airport near Beasley. The area is alsohome to private heliports and one airport privately owned for private use, the Cardiff Brothers Airport.Natural ResourcesFort Bend County has approximately 11 square miles <strong>of</strong> surface water in rivers, creeks and small lakes.The County is drained by the Brazos and San Bernard Rivers as well as Oyster Creek. The Brazos Riverformed a broad alluvial valley, up to ten miles wide in places. The resulting fertile soils have been amajor contributing factor to the agricultural industry in the County. The three permanently floatablewaterways in Fort Bend County are the Brazos River, the San Bernard River south <strong>of</strong> Farm to MarketRoad 442, and Oyster Creek south <strong>of</strong> State Highway 6. The San Bernard River south <strong>of</strong> InterstateHighway 10 is a seasonally floatable waterway, shared on the west with adjacent counties. Soils varyfrom the rich alluvial soils in the Brazos River Valley to sandy loam and clay on the prairies. Native treesinclude pecan, oak, ash and cottonwood, with some old bottomland forests remaining along waterways.Mineral resources include oil, gas, and sulfur. Sand, clay, and gravel are commercially produced.7 Houston Airport System. <strong>20</strong>10. “Airline Information.” 8 Houston Airport System. <strong>20</strong>10. “Airline Information.” Appendix A, Page 25
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