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F50 Lake Whitney State Park Airport
Whitney, Texas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013

Location

FAA Identifier: F50
Lat/Long: 31-55-30.5630N / 097-21-53.0480W
31-55.509383N / 097-21.884133W
31.9251564 / -97.3647356
(estimated)
Elevation: 564 ft. / 172 m (estimated)
Variation: 07E (1985)
From city: 3 miles SW of WHITNEY, TX
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 76692

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 11/1955
Sectional chart: SAN ANTONIO
Control tower: no
ARTCC: FORT WORTH CENTER
FSS: FORT WORTH FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [817-541-3474]
NOTAMs facility: FTW (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: yes
SEGMENTED CIRCLE NSTD, ONLY HALF CIRCLE PRESENT DUE TO PROXIMITY OF RUNWAY.

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9
WX AWOS-3 at INJ (17 nm NE): 118.725 (254-582-0063)
WX ASOS at ACT (20 nm S): PHONE 254-754-6148

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
ACTr334/16.5WACO VORTAC115.3009E
JENr112/29.6GLEN ROSE VORTAC115.0006E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
ROBINSON322/29.440007EROB .-. --- -...

Airport Services

Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 17/35

Dimensions: 2000 x 50 ft. / 610 x 15 m
Surface: asphalt, in fair condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 10.0
RUNWAY 17  RUNWAY 35
Gradient: 0.1%0.1%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Markings: basic, in good conditionbasic, in good condition
Obstructions: 30 ft. tree, 640 ft. from runway, 90 ft. left of centerline, 14:1 slope to clear40 ft. tree, 545 ft. from runway, 130 ft. left of centerline, 8:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: LAKE WHITNEY STATE PARK
PO BOX 1175
WHITNEY, TX 76692
Phone 254-694-3793
Manager: JEFFREY TOWERS, PARK SUPT
PO BOX 1175
WHITNEY, TX 76692
Phone 254-694-3793

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft operations: avg 83/month *
100% transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 06 August 2008

Additional Remarks

A96 ULTRALIGHT ACFT PROHIBITED.
DEER ON & INVOF ARPT.
TURN-A-ROUND ON RWY 35 OFTEN USED FOR ACFT PARKING.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at F50.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KINJ - Hillsboro Municipal Airport (17 nm NE)
KACT - Waco Regional Airport (20 nm S)
KCNW - TSTC Waco Airport (23 nm SE)
KCPT - Cleburne Regional Airport (26 nm N)
KPWG - Mc Gregor Executive Airport (27 nm S)
 
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Aerial photo of F50 (Lake Whitney State Park Airport)
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 18-May-2013
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:0411:04
Sunrise06:3111:31
Sunset20:2001:20
Evening civil twilight20:4701:47

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  18-May-2013 15:14:37
Local (UTC-5)  18-May-2013 10:14:37
 
METAR
KINJ 
17nm NE 
181355Z AUTO 17011G16KT 5SM HZ BKN013 23/20 A2991 RMK AO2
KACT 
20nm S 
181351Z 18013KT 6SM HZ BKN013 24/21 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP120 T02440206
KCPT 
26nm N 
181355Z AUTO 18013KT 8SM FEW011 23/22 A2991 RMK AO2
KPWG 
28nm S 
181335Z AUTO 19012G17KT 10SM BKN012 24/19 A2992 RMK AO1
TAF
KACT 
20nm S 
181137Z 1812/1912 17012KT 6SM BR OVC012 FM181500 17016KT P6SM BKN025 FM181700 18020KT P6SM SCT040 FM190900 17015KT P6SM BKN018
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Hotels in other cities near Lake Whitney State Park Airport

1 in Whitney
10 in Hillsboro
1 in West
 

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