# Whiteman Airport (WHP / KWHP)

**Whiteman Airport** (IATA: WHP, ICAO: KWHP) is a small airport in Pacoima, California, United States. It opened in Jun 1945. It has one runway, 4,120 ft (1,256 m) long, asphalt.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kwhp

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: WHP / KWHP
- FAA: WHP
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Pacoima, California, United States
- Opened: Jun 1945
- Elevation: 1,003 ft / 306 m
- Coordinates: 34.2593, -118.4130
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 4,120 ft / 1,256 m
- Instrument procedures: 2 approaches, 1 departure
- Time zone: UTC-8/-7 · America/Los_Angeles
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whiteman_Airport (7 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7996157
- Weather station: KWHP
- Ident: KWHP

## Timeline

- Jun 1945: Whiteman Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 12/30 | 4,120 ft / 1,256 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Asphalt | 139° / 319° | yes |

- 12/30 slopes 1.0%: threshold 30 at 960 ft / 293 m, threshold 12 at 1,003 ft / 306 m.
- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/09132AD.PDF

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 4,120 ft / 1,256 m | =9,228 of 29,858 | =3,566 in North America | =2,967 in US |
| Elevation | 1,003 ft / 306 m | =17,582 of 43,403 | =7,833 in North America | =6,267 in US |
| Age | Opened 1945 | =2,524 of 15,079 | =1,492 in North America | =1,440 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | SOCAL APP/DEP | 120.400 |
| CTAF | CTAF | 122.950 |
| GND | GND | 125.000 |
| TWR | TWR | 135.000 |
| ATIS |  | 132.100 |

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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/kwhp/data