Whites Airport

Location

Latitude:	28-51-05.9570N (28.851655)
Longitude:	096-29-50.9020W (-96.497473)
Elevation:	43.0 feet MSL (13 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation:	2.5 E (as of December 2025 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone:	UTC -6.0 (Standard Time) UTC -5.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City:	02 N.M. W of La Ward, Texas
Found On:	Houston Chart
FAA Region:	ASW

Contacts

Manager:	Privately owned:
DONALD R. WHITE PO BOX 129 LA WARD, TX 77970	DONALD R WHITE PO BOX 129 LA WARD, TX 77970

Operations

Airport Status:	Operational
Facility Use:	Private
Type:	Airport
Activation Date:	03/1974
Control tower:	No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours):	Months/Days/Hours ALL/ALL/DALGT
Boundary ARTCC:	ZHU (Houston)
Responsible ARTCC:	ZHU (Houston)
Segmented Circle Indicator:	No
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL):	1043 feet (318 m)
NOTAM-D Service:	No

Based Aircraft

Annual Operations (as of )

Communications

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Flight Service Stations

	Primary	Alternate
FSS on Field:	N
FSS Name (ID):	Montgomery County(CXO)
Frequency:
Toll Free Phone:	1-800-WX-BRIEF

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Navigation Aids (Navaids) near 47TE

Dist (NM)	ID	Morse Code	Name	Type	Freq	True Hdg	Mag Hdg
11.3	PSX	. _ _ . . . . _ . . _	Palacios	VORTAC	117.30	117	115
25.5	VCT	. . . _ _ . _ . _	Victoria	VOR-DME	109.00	276	273
30.2	ARM	. _ . _ . _ _	Wharton	NDB	245	36	34
34.3	BYY	_ . . . _ . _ _ _ . _ _	Bay City	NDB	344	77	75
43.5	OKT	_ _ _ _ . _ _	Yoakum	NDB	350	309	306
49.6	ELA	. . _ . . . _	Eagle Lake	DME	116.4	10	8
50.7	MNO	_ _ _ . _ _ _	Mellon Ranch	NDB	375	227	224
58.0	LB	. _ . . _ . . .	Freep	NDB	263	68	66
66.4	IDU	. . _ . . . . _	Industry	VORTAC	110.20	357	355
75.7	CRP	_ . _ . . _ . . _ _ .	Corpus Christi	VORTAC	115.50	221	218
78.9	EYQ	. _ . _ _ _ _ . _	Weiser	NDB	286	34	32
79.6	HOU	. . . . _ _ _ . . _	Houston	VOT	108.40	52	50
80.1	HUB	. . . . . . _ _ . . .	Hobby	VOR-DME	117.10	52	50
81.6	NGP	_ . _ _ . . _ _ .	Truax	TACAN	114.00	211	208
83.4	EFD	. . . _ . _ . .	Ellington	TACAN	109.40	56	54
89.1	VUH	. . . _ . . _ . . . .	Scholes	VOR-DME	113.00	73	71
89.2	TNV	_ _ . . . . _	Navasota	VOR-DME	115.90	14	12
89.4	JPA	. _ _ _ . _ _ . . _	Sanjac	NDB	347	56	54
89.5	THX	_ . . . . _ . . _	Three Rivers	VORTAC	111.40	256	253
89.6	IAH	. . . _ . . . .	Humble	VORTAC	116.60	41	39

Navigational Aid (NAVAID) distances from the airport are listed in Nautical Miles (NM).

Nearby Airports with Fuel

Dist (NM)	Name (Airport IDs)	True Hdg	Mag Hdg	Fuel Grade
10.0	Jackson County Airport (26R)	333	331	100LL
15.0	Palacios Municipal Airport (PSX KPSX PSX)	119	117	100LL, Jet A
15.4	Calhoun County Airport (KPKV PKV)	219	216	100LL, Jet A
22.1	Victoria Regional Airport (VCT KVCT VCT)	270	267	100LL, Jet A
30.1	Wharton Regional Airport (WHT KARM ARM)	36	34	100LL, Jet A+
34.1	Bay City Regional Airport (BBC KBYY BYY)	77	75	100LL, Jet A
54.2	Aransas County Airport (RKP KRKP RKP)	212	209	100LL, Jet A+
54.9	Rooke Field Airport (RFG KRFG RFG)	232	229	100LL
56.5	Texas Gulf Coast Regional Airport (LJN KLBX LBX)	73	71	100LL, Jet A
63.8	Sugar Land Regional Airport (SGR KSGR SGR)	43	41	100LL, Jet A+
66.3	Houston/Southwest Airport (KAXH AXH)	53	51	100LL, Jet A+
71.9	Kenedy Regional Airport (2R9)	269	266	100LL, Jet A
72.0	Wolfe Air Park Airport (3T2)	58	56	100LL
72.3	West Houston Airport (IWS KIWS IWS)	36	34	100LL, Jet A+
73.6	Sinton Airport (T69)	228	225	100LL, Jet A+
77.1	Pearland Regional Airport (KLVJ LVJ)	58	56	100LL, Jet A
78.8	Smithville Crawford Municipal Airport (84R)	333	330	100LL
79.7	William P Hobby Airport (HOU KHOU HOU)	52	50	100LL, Jet A, Jet A-1
82.3	Brenham Municipal Airport (11R)	4	2	100LL, Jet A
83.5	Ellington Airport (EFD KEFD EFD)	56	54	100LL, Jet A

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Remarks

A110-2	FOR CD CTC HOUSTON ARTCC AT 281-230-5622.
E111	VFR ONLY

Runways

Runway Summary

Runways:	17/35
Longest Runway:	17/35 is 2300 ft (701 m) long
Runways with an Instrument Approach:

47TE Airport Runway Details

Runway 17/35	2300 ft x 40 ft (701 m x 12 m)
Surface:	Turf - No special surface treatment

	Runway 17	Runway 35
Glide Path Angle:	0.0 degrees	0.0 degrees
Traffic Pattern:	Left	Left
Runway Markings Type:		None
Object at End:	PLINE	PLINE
Object Height:	25	25
Distance from End:	0	0
Object Centerline Offset:	85 ft. right of centerline	85 ft. left of centerline

Services

Airframe Repair:	Major
Powerplant Repair:	Major
Bottled Oxygen:	Low Pressure
Bulk Oxygen:	Low Pressure
Fuel Available:	100LL, Jet A
Parking:	Tiedowns available

FAA: 47TE

Location

Contacts

Operations

Based Aircraft

Annual Operations (as of )

Communications

Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

Flight Service Stations

Instrument Procedures / Charts

Navigation Aids (Navaids) near 47TE

Nearby Airports with Fuel

Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

NOTAMs

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Remarks

Runways

Runway Summary

47TE Airport Runway Details

Runway 17

Runway 35

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