KWHP
Whiteman Airport
MVFR
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Name
Whiteman Airport
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ICAO / IATA / GPS
KWHP / WHP / KWHP
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- Region
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Timezone
2:38 am (PST)
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Municipality
Pacoima
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Coordinates
34° 15′ 33″ N 118° 24′ 46″ W
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Elevation
1’003 ft (306 m MSL)
About Whiteman Airport
Whiteman Airport (IATA: WHP, ICAO: KWHP, FAA LID: WHP) is a general aviation airport in the northeastern San Fernando Valley community of Pacoima, in the city of Los Angeles, California, United States.
The airport was founded as Whiteman Air Park in 1946 on a farm by pilot Marvin Whiteman Sr. as a non-tower controlled, private airport. Later, Whiteman Manufacturing Co. was built on the airport's west side. In 1970, the airport was purchased by the County of Los Angeles. During the 1980s, the name was changed to "Whiteman Airport", but it is still commonly referred to as "Whiteman Airpark" by old-time local pilots.
The airport is open to general aviation aircraft 24 hours a day, seven days a week. It is home to over 600 aircraft, and numerous aviation-related businesses. The airport can handle small aircraft as well as medium turboprops and jets, although little jet traffic is seen on its rather narrow runway.