# Whatley Flying Service Airport (8TA1)

**Whatley Flying Service Airport** (FAA: 8TA1) is a small airport in Seadrift, Texas, United States. It opened in Jun 1981. It has one runway, 3,100 ft (945 m) long, gravel.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/8ta1

## At a glance

- FAA: 8TA1
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Seadrift, Texas, United States
- Opened: Jun 1981
- Elevation: 20 ft / 6 m
- Coordinates: 28.4779, -96.7602
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,100 ft / 945 m
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q35319310
- Weather station: KPKV
- Ident: 8TA1

## Timeline

- Jun 1981: Whatley Flying Service Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| N/S | 3,100 ft / 945 m | 60 ft / 18 m | Gravel |  |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 3,100 ft / 945 m | =15,399 of 29,858 | =6,170 in North America | =5,203 in US |
| Elevation | 20 ft / 6 m | =41,280 of 43,403 | =18,641 in North America | =15,274 in US |
| Age | Opened 1981 | =8,229 of 15,079 | =6,171 in North America | =6,066 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [US-6440](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-6440.md) Daniel Flying Services Airport · 8.7 mi / 14 km
- [69TX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/69tx.md) Green Lake Ranch Airport · 9.3 mi / 15 km
- [9TE4](https://dromopedia.com/airports/9te4.md) Tanner's Airport · 10 mi / 16 km
- [KPKV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpkv.md) Calhoun County Airport · 13 mi / 21 km
- [10XA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/10xa.md) Sterling Airport · 15 mi / 25 km
- [US-4347](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-4347.md) La Salle Ranch Airport · 19 mi / 30 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/8ta1/data