54TA
George P Shanks Airport
George P Shanks Airport (54TA) is a general-aviation airfield serving Waxahachie, Texas. The field lies at 610 ft (186 m) above sea level and has a single runway of 2,900 ft (884 m), grass. Its nearest neighbour is Bee Creek Airport (34TE), 8 nm WSW.
George P Shanks Airport is a smaller field, so Alārium does not attribute movements to it directly — but aircraft flying near it appear on the live map like any other, at their real altitude and on their real track.
Location
- Elevation
- 610 ft (186 m)
- Coordinates
- 32.2997, -96.8733
- Serving
- Waxahachie
- Region
- Texas
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
Runways1 · longest 2,900 ft
The diagram shows each runway’s orientation and relative length, read from its designator — runway 15 points 150° magnetic. Threshold coordinates are not published for this field, so strips are drawn about its centre rather than where they sit on the ground. It is a diagram, not a chart to navigate by.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/33 | 2,900 ft884 m | 30 ft | Grass | — |
Nearby airfields
Runway and field data from the OurAirports public-domain dataset. Positions are ADS-B, which covers most but not all aircraft.