FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 18 APRIL 2024
Location
FAA Identifier: | ARM |
Lat/Long: | 29-15-15.4000N 096-09-15.8000W 29-15.256667N 096-09.263333W 29.2542778,-96.1543889 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 100 ft. / 30.5 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 03E (2020) |
From city: | 5 miles SW of WHARTON, TX |
Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
Zip code: | 77467 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Control tower: | no |
ARTCC: | HOUSTON CENTER |
FSS: | MONTGOMERY COUNTY FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | ARM (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | MON-SAT 0800-1700 OTR TIMES ON REQ, CALL-IN FEE WAIVED WITH MIN FUEL PURCHASE. |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | yes |
Lights: | MIRL RWY 14/32 PRESET TO LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST AND ACTVT - CTAF. PAPI RWY 14 & 32 OPR CONSLY. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.7 |
WX AWOS-3: | 118.475 (979-532-2791) |
BLTWY RNAV DP: | 128.6 |
CESAN STAR: | 121.3 |
LURIC RNAV DP: | 128.6 |
MMALT RNAV DP: | 128.6 |
STRYA RNAV DP: | 128.6 |
STYCK RNAV DP: | 128.6 |
WAPPL STAR: | 120.05 |
WYLSN RNAV DP: | 128.6 |
- APCH/DEP CTL SVC PRVDD BY HOUSTON ARTCC (ZHU) ON FREQS 128.6/360.8 (PALACIOS RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
PSXr007/30.5 | | PALACIOS VORTAC | | 117.30 | | 08E |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A+ 100LL:100 LL & JET A SELF SERVE. JET A ALSO BY TRUCK. |
Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
Airframe service: | MAJOR |
Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Runway Information
Runway 14/32
Dimensions: | 5004 x 75 ft. / 1525 x 23 m |
Surface: | asphalt, in poor condition PAVEMENT CRACKING, SVRL AREAS WHERE PAVEMENT LIP EXCEEDS 3 INS. |
Weight bearing capacity: | |
Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 14 | | RUNWAY 32 |
Latitude: | 29-15.616350N | | 29-14.895550N |
Longitude: | 096-09.493617W | | 096-09.034417W |
Elevation: | 100.0 ft. | | 96.9 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
Runway heading: | 148 magnetic, 151 true | | 328 magnetic, 331 true |
Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | 32 ft. rr, 1252 ft. from runway, 335 ft. left of centerline, 32:1 slope to clear | | none |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | CITY OF WHARTON 120 E CANEY WHARTON, TX 77488 Phone 979-532-2491 CITY HALL PHONE. |
Manager: | DWAYNE POSPISIL 714 ROBERT VONDERAU DR. WHARTON, TX 77488 Phone 979-532-3210 ARPT PHONE. |
Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: | | 32 | Single engine airplanes: | | 21 | Multi engine airplanes: | | 5 | Jet airplanes: | | 4 | Helicopters: | | 2 |
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Aircraft operations: avg 86/week * | 65% | transient general aviation | 33% | local general aviation | 2% | military | * for 12-month period ending 14 April 2023 | |
Additional Remarks
- | HANG GLDR ACTVT WI 5 NM OF ARPT UP TO 6000 FT AGL. HANG GLDR TOWING OPNS IN GRASSY AREA LEFT OF DER 14. |
- | FOR CD CTC HOUSTON ARTCC AT 281-230-5622. |
- | SVRL RWY/TWY LGTS OUT. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight. FAA instrument procedures published for use from 18 April 2024 at 0901Z to 16 May 2024 at 0900Z.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
CESAN FOUR (RNAV) | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (406KB) |
WAPPL SIX (RNAV) | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (381KB) |
WAPPL SIX (RNAV), CONT.2 | |
download (283KB) |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 14 | |
download (191KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 32 | |
download (210KB) |
Departure Procedures |
BLTWY SEVEN (RNAV) | |
download (153KB) |
INDIE EIGHT (RNAV) | |
download (180KB) |
LURIC EIGHT (RNAV) | |
download (203KB) |
MMALT SEVEN (RNAV) | |
download (204KB) |
STRYA EIGHT (RNAV) | |
download (191KB) |
STYCK EIGHT (RNAV) | |
download (180KB) |
WYLSN EIGHT (RNAV) | |
download (163KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (70KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KELA - Eagle Lake Airport (23 nm NW)
KBYY - Bay City Regional Airport (23 nm SE)
26R - Jackson County Airport (27 nm SW)
KPSX - Palacios Municipal Airport (32 nm S)
KSGR - Sugar Land Regional Airport (34 nm NE)
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Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Steve Dalton
Photo taken 02-Jan-2012
looking northwest.
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Wharton Regional Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 23-Apr-2024
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:25 | | 11:25 |
Sunrise | | 06:50 | | 11:50 |
Sunset | | 19:55 | | 00:55 |
Evening civil twilight | | 20:20 | | 01:20 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 23-Apr-2024 15:25:21 |
Local (UTC-5) | 23-Apr-2024 10:25:21 |
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METAR |
KARM | 231455Z AUTO 14007KT 10SM OVC075 A3011 RMK AO2 6//// TSNO
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TAF |
KSGR 34nm NE | 231137Z 2312/2412 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM231500 16009KT P6SM SCT050 FM240200 16006KT P6SM BKN040 FM241000 14004KT P6SM BKN020
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KLBX 37nm E | 231137Z 2312/2412 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM231500 16011KT P6SM SCT040 FM240200 16006KT P6SM SCT045 FM241000 13004KT P6SM BKN029
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NOTAMs |
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