Whiteman Airport

Whiteman Airport
IATA: WHP – ICAO: KWHP
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		Los Angeles County
Location		Los Angeles, California
Elevation AMSL		1,003 ft / 305.7 m
Coordinates		34°15′33.57″N 118°24′48.35″W / 34.2593250°N 118.4134306°W / 34.2593250; -118.4134306Coordinates: 34°15′33.57″N 118°24′48.35″W / 34.2593250°N 118.4134306°W / 34.2593250; -118.4134306
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
12/30	4,120	1,256	Asphalt

Whiteman Airport (IATA: WHP, ICAO: KWHP) is a general aviation airport in the northeastern San Fernando Valley community of Pacoima, in the city of Los Angeles, California.

The airport was founded in 1946 on a farm by pilot Marvin Whiteman Sr. as a non tower controlled, private airport. In 1970 the airport was purchased by the County of Los Angeles. Now operated by the County of Los Angeles as well, it is open to general aviation aircraft 24-hours a day seven days a week. It is home to over 600 aircraft, a restaurant, and numerous aviation-related businesses.^[1][2]

The airport can handle small aircraft and larger turboprops and jets. The control tower is in operation daily; the single runway has runway end identifier lights (REILs), pilot controlled medium-intensity runway lighting (MIRLs) and a precision approach path indicator (PAPIs). Full and self-service fuel is available around the clock and state-of-the-art weather reporting equipment Automated Weather Observing System (AWOS).^[2]

Runway

• Runway 12/30: 4,120 x 75 ft (1,256 x 23 m) Asphalt

Barton Heliport of the LACoFD

• The Los Angeles County Fire Department Air Operations unit is based at Barton Heliport, a heliport in the southeast corner of this airport.^[3]

Whiteman Airport is home to Squadron 35 of the Civil Air Patrol, and a branch of the Young Eagles

See also

• List of airports in the Los Angeles area

References

External links

• Whiteman Airport Association
• FAA Airport Diagram (PDF), effective February 6, 2014
• Squadron 35 of the Civil Air Patrol

• Resources for this airport:
  • FAA airport information for WHP
  • AirNav airport information for KWHP
  • ASN accident history for WHP
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures

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