72TA
Pierce Field
Pierce Field (72TA) is a general-aviation airfield serving Port O'Connor, Texas. The field lies at 5 ft (2 m) above sea level and has two crossing runways, the longest 6,000 ft (1,829 m), concrete. Its nearest neighbour is Palacios Municipal Airport (PSX), 16 nm N.
Pierce Field 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
- 5 ft (2 m)
- Coordinates
- 28.4586, -96.2919
- Serving
- Port O'Connor
- Region
- Texas
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
Runways2 · longest 6,000 ft
The diagram shows each runway’s orientation and relative length, read from its designator — runway 06 points 60° 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/24 | 6,000 ft1,829 m | 75 ft | Concrete | — |
| 18/36 | 2,913 ft888 m | 30 ft | Concrete | — |
Nearby airfields
Runway and field data from the OurAirports public-domain dataset. Positions are ADS-B, which covers most but not all aircraft.