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47TE

Whites Airport
La Ward, Texas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 FEBRUARY 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 19-Mar-2026

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	07:08	12:08
Sunrise	07:32	12:32
Sunset	19:36	00:36
Evening civil twilight	19:59	00:59

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	19-Mar-2026 05:15:17
Local (UTC-5)	19-Mar-2026 00:15:17

METAR

KPKV 15nm SW	190455Z AUTO 14004KT 10SM CLR 14/12 A3020 RMK AO2 T01450116
KPSX 15nm SE	190453Z AUTO 10004KT 10SM CLR 12/10 A3022 RMK AO1 SLP232 T01220100
KVCT 23nm W	190451Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 11/09 A3023 RMK AO2 SLP234 T01060094 $
KARM 30nm NE	190455Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 12/09 A3024 RMK AO2 T01230085 TSNO

TAF

KVCT
23nm W

181720Z 1818/1918 17010G17KT P6SM FEW045 FEW250 FM190100 14007KT P6SM SCT250 FM190600 VRB04KT P6SM FEW008

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