# Whitaker Airport (MS43)

**Whitaker Airport** (FAA: MS43) is a small airport in Redwood, Mississippi, United States. It opened in Jun 1963. It has one runway, 2,500 ft (762 m) long, grass.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/ms43

## At a glance

- FAA: MS43
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Redwood, Mississippi, United States
- Opened: Jun 1963
- Elevation: 98 ft / 30 m
- Coordinates: 32.5494, -90.8263
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,500 ft / 762 m
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q35319466
- Weather station: KTVR
- Ident: MS43

## Timeline

- Jun 1963: Whitaker Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 16/34 | 2,500 ft / 762 m | 120 ft / 37 m | Grass |  |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,500 ft / 762 m | =20,464 of 29,858 | =9,064 in North America | =7,805 in US |
| Elevation | 98 ft / 30 m | =36,957 of 43,403 | =16,764 in North America | =14,024 in US |
| Age | Opened 1963 | =5,069 of 15,079 | =3,512 in North America | =3,434 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

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- [US-8297](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-8297.md) Dixie Farm Airport · 12 mi / 20 km
- [US-7759](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-7759.md) Kings Point Airport · 15 mi / 24 km
- [US-8075](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-8075.md) Kearney Airport · 15 mi / 24 km
- [US-8813](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-8813.md) Blanton Airport · 16 mi / 25 km
- [US-8815](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-8815.md) Issaquena Airport · 17 mi / 27 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/ms43/data