# Pierce Field (72TA)

**Pierce Field** (FAA: 72TA) is a small airport in Port O'Connor, Texas, United States. It opened in Nov 1992. It has 2 runways; the longest is 3,763 ft (1,147 m).

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/72ta

## At a glance

- FAA: 72TA
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Port O'Connor, Texas, United States
- Opened: Nov 1992
- Elevation: 5 ft / 2 m
- Coordinates: 28.4586, -96.2919
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 3,763 ft / 1,147 m
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q61721079
- Weather station: KPSX
- Ident: 72TA

## Timeline

- Nov 1992: Pierce Field opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 11/29 | 3,763 ft / 1,147 m | 30 ft / 9 m | Asphalt |  |  |
| 18/36 | 2,913 ft / 888 m | 30 ft / 9 m | Concrete |  |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 3,763 ft / 1,147 m | #11,423 of 29,858 | #4,538 in North America | #3,785 in US |
| Elevation | 5 ft / 2 m | =43,055 of 43,403 | =19,326 in North America | =15,710 in US |
| Age | Opened 1992 | =9,995 of 15,079 | =7,750 in North America | =7,639 in US |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| CNTR | HOUSTON CNTR | 126.625 |

## Nearby airports

- [US-4347](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-4347.md) La Salle Ranch Airport · 10 mi / 16 km
- [US-0261](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-0261.md) Matagorda Peninsula Airport · 12 mi / 19 km
- [MGI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mgi.md) National Wildlife Refuge Airport · 14 mi / 23 km
- [PSX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpsx.md) Palacios Municipal Airport · 19 mi / 30 km
- [XS35](https://dromopedia.com/airports/xs35.md) Trull Airport · 20 mi / 32 km
- [3XS1](https://dromopedia.com/airports/3xs1.md) Kubecka Aviation Airport · 21 mi / 34 km

## 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/72ta/data