FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 JUNE 2013
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: | 06E (1985) |
| 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 |
| Sectional chart: | HOUSTON |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | HOUSTON CENTER |
| FSS: | MONTGOMERY COUNTY FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
FOR FP FILING CALL CXO FSS 1-800-992-7433. |
| NOTAMs facility: | ARM (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0900-1700 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT MIRL RY 14/32 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.7 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 118.475 (979-532-2791) |
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY HOUSTON ARTCC ON FREQS 128.6/360.8 (PALACIOS RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| ELAr153/25.9 | | EAGLE LAKE VOR/DME | | 116.40 | | 08E |
| PSXr007/30.5 | | PALACIOS VORTAC | | 117.30 | | 08E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| WHARTON | | at field | | 245 | | 06E | | ARM | .- .-. -- |
| BAY CITY | | 312/22.9 | | 344 | | 06E | | BYY | -... -.-- -.-- |
| HULL | | 224/34.5 | | 388 | | 05E | | SGR | ... --. .-. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A
SELF SERVE FUEL AFT HRS WITH CREDIT CARD. |
| 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 excellent condition |
| 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. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 145 magnetic, 151 true | | 325 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: | 31 ft. pline, marked, 1500 ft. from runway, 41:1 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 409-532-2491
CITY HALL PHONE. |
| Manager: | DAVID ALLEN
714 ROBERT VONDERAU DR.
WHARTON, TX 77488
Phone 979-532-3210
ARPT PHONE. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 36 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 30 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 4 | | Ultralights: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 32/day * | | 66% | local general aviation | | 33% | transient general aviation | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 21 May 2011 | |
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 between 25 July 2013 at 0901Z and 22 August 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 14 | |
download (194KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 32 | |
download (211KB) |
| VOR/DME-A | |
download (115KB) |
| NDB RWY 14 | |
download (144KB) |
| NDB RWY 32 | |
download (154KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (16KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply **NEW** | |
download (70KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KELA - Eagle Lake Airport (23 nm NW)
KBYY - Bay City Municipal Airport (23 nm SE)
KPSX - Palacios Municipal Airport (32 nm S)
KSGR - Sugar Land Regional Airport (34 nm NE)
KTME - Houston Executive Airport (36 nm N)
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| Aerial photo |
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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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| Sectional chart |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 13-Aug-2013
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:28 | | 11:28 |
| Sunrise | | 06:53 | | 11:53 |
| Sunset | | 20:06 | | 01:06 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:31 | | 01:31 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Aug-2013 16:05:59 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 13-Aug-2013 11:05:59 |
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| METAR |
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| KARM | 131555Z AUTO 22006KT 10SM 33/22 A3005 RMK AO2 T03270219
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| TAF |
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KSGR
34nm NE | 131120Z 1312/1412 22004KT P6SM FEW015 SCT250 FM131400 22007KT P6SM SCT025 FM131900 17012KT P6SM SCT050 FM140500 18005KT P6SM SCT250
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KLBX
37nm E | 131120Z 1312/1412 18002KT P6SM FEW015 SCT250 TEMPO 1312/1313 3SM BR FM131400 21007KT P6SM SCT025 FM131800 19011KT P6SM SCT040 FM140400 19004KT P6SM SCT250
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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