Wilbarger County Airport (IATA: F05) is a public airport located approximately 4 miles (6.4 km) north of Vernon, Texas. It provides general aviation service.

Activated 23 Sep 42. Conducted basic flying training until inactivated 31 Mar 45. Primary use was basic flying training of flight cadets. Fairchild PT-19s were the primary trainer used. Also was an auxiliary to Frederick Army Airfield, Oklahoma.

Transferred to Army Corps of Engineers 5 May 1945. The airfield was turned over to civil control in February 1947 though the War Assets Administration (WAA).

• Texas World War II Army Airfields

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency

• Shaw, Frederick J. (2004), Locating Air Force Base Sites History’s Legacy, Air Force History and Museums Program, United States Air Force, Washington DC, 2004.
• Manning, Thomas A. (2005), History of Air Education and Training Command, 1942–2002. Office of History and Research, Headquarters, AETC, Randolph AFB, Texas ASIN: B000NYX3PC

• Resources for this airport:
  • AirNav airport information for KF05
  • ASN accident history for F05
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for KF05
  • FAA current F05 delay information

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