Wilbarger County Airport (IATA: WIB, FAA LID: F05) is a county-owned, public-use airport in Wilbarger County, Texas, United States. It is located four nautical miles (5 mi, 7 km) north of the central business district of Vernon, Texas.[1] This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.[2]
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | Wilbarger County | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Vernon, Texas | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,265 ft / 386 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°13′32″N 99°17′02″W / 34.22556°N 99.28389°W | ||||||||||||||
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History
editActivated on September 23, 1942, as Vernon Airport. Conducted basic AAF flying training until inactivated March 31, 1945. Primary use was basic flying training of military flight cadets. Flying training was performed with Fairchild PT-19s as the primary trainer. Also had several PT-17 Stearmans and a few P-40 Warhawks assigned. Also was an auxiliary to Frederick Army Airfield, Oklahoma.
Transferred to Army Corps of Engineers on May 5, 1945. The airfield was turned over to civil control in February 1947 though the War Assets Administration.
At some point a large hangar was relocated from the nearby Victory Field onto the airport. It served the dual purpose of transient hangar and Terminal until 1974 when a new terminal building was constructed. The hangar is still used for transient aircraft storage.
Facilities and aircraft
editWilbarger County Airport covers an area of 600 acres (243 ha) at an elevation of 1,265 feet (386 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 2/20 is 5,099 by 100 feet (1,554 x 30 m) and 16/34 is 4,304 by 80 feet (1,312 x 24 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending August 30, 2021, the airport had 8,950 aircraft operations, an average of 25 per day: 99% general aviation and 1% military. At that time there were 19 aircraft based at this airport: 17 single-engine, 1 multi-engine, and 1 helicopter.[1]
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for F05 PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective December 28, 2023.
- ^ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF, 2.03 MB). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010.
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency- Manning, Thomas A. (2005), History of Air Education and Training Command, 1942–2002. Office of History and Research, Headquarters, AETC, Randolph AFB, Texas OCLC 71006954, 29991467
- Shaw, Frederick J. (2004), Locating Air Force Base Sites, History’s Legacy, Air Force History and Museums Program, United States Air Force, Washington DC. OCLC 57007862, 1050653629
External links
edit- Aerial image as of December 1994 from USGS The National Map
- FAA Terminal Procedures for F05, effective October 31, 2024
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for F05
- AirNav airport information for F05
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for F05