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47TE

Whites Airport
La Ward, Texas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 JANUARY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	47TE
Lat/Long:	28-51-05.9570N 096-29-50.9020W 28-51.099283N 096-29.848367W 28.8516547,-96.4974728 (estimated)
Elevation:	43 ft. / 13 m (estimated)
Variation:	06E (1985)
From city:	2 miles W of LA WARD, TX
Time zone:	UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	77971

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	03/1974
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	HOUSTON CENTER
FSS:	MONTGOMERY COUNTY FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	DAYLIGHT HOURS
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

WX ASOS at PSX (15 nm SE):	118.025 (361-972-0101)
WX AWOS-3 at PKV (15 nm SW):	118.275 (361-552-3060)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
PSXr289/11.3		PALACIOS VORTAC		117.30		08E
VCTr091/25.5		VICTORIA VOR/DME		109.00		06E

Airport Services

Parking:	hangars
Airframe service:	NONE
Powerplant service:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 17/35

Dimensions:	2300 x 40 ft. / 701 x 12 m
Surface:	turf
	RUNWAY 17	RUNWAY 35
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Markings:		none
Obstructions:	25 ft. pline, 85 ft. right of centerline	25 ft. pline, 85 ft. left of centerline

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	DONALD R WHITE PO BOX 129 LA WARD, TX 77970
Manager:	DONALD R. WHITE PO BOX 129 LA WARD, TX 77970

Additional Remarks

-	FOR CD CTC HOUSTON ARTCC AT 281-230-5622.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 47TE.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

26R - Jackson County Airport (10 nm NW)
KPSX - Palacios Municipal Airport (15 nm SE)
KPKV - Calhoun County Airport (15 nm SW)
KVCT - Victoria Regional Airport (22 nm W)
KARM - Wharton Regional Airport (30 nm NE)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 02-Feb-2026

	Local (UTC-6)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:50	12:50
Sunrise	07:15	13:15
Sunset	18:05	00:05
Evening civil twilight	18:29	00:29

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	02-Feb-2026 10:23:08
Local (UTC-6)	02-Feb-2026 04:23:08

METAR

KPKV 15nm SW	020955Z AUTO 00000KT 3/4SM BR CLR 05/05 A3034 RMK AO2 T00460046
KPSX 15nm SE	021002Z AUTO 10004KT 1 1/2SM BR CLR 06/05 A3036 RMK AO2 T00610050 $
KVCT 23nm W	020951Z AUTO 01004KT 5SM BR OVC002 01/01 A3035 RMK AO2 SLP277 I1000 T00110011 $
KARM 30nm NE	020955Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 04/03 A3037 RMK AO2 T00350025 TSNO

TAF

KVCT
23nm W

020827Z 0208/0306 VRB04KT 1/4SM FG VV003 TEMPO 0211/0215 3SM BR OVC008 FM021500 15008KT P6SM FEW010 SCT035 FM021900 16013G21KT P6SM OVC050 FM030200 16012KT P6SM BKN030

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