# Whites Airport (47TE)

**Whites Airport** (FAA: 47TE) is a small airport in La Ward, Texas, United States. It opened in Mar 1974. It has one runway, 2,300 ft (701 m) long, grass.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/47te

## At a glance

- FAA: 47TE
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: La Ward, Texas, United States
- Opened: Mar 1974
- Elevation: 43 ft / 13 m
- Coordinates: 28.8517, -96.4975
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,300 ft / 701 m
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q35319791
- Weather station: KPSX
- Ident: 47TE

## Timeline

- Mar 1974: Whites Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 17/35 | 2,300 ft / 701 m | 40 ft / 12 m | Grass |  |  |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,300 ft / 701 m | =22,074 of 29,858 | =10,266 in North America | =8,909 in US |
| Elevation | 43 ft / 13 m | =39,668 of 43,403 | =17,956 in North America | =14,821 in US |
| Age | Opened 1974 | =6,983 of 15,079 | =5,099 in North America | =5,006 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

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## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/47te/data