FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 2009
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: | 0800-1800 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 14/32 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
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 good 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
120 E CANEY
WHARTON, TX 77488
Phone 979-532-3210
ARPT PHONE. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 39 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 31 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 6 | | 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 28 March 2008 | |
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 04 June 2009 at 0901Z and 02 July 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| VOR/DME OR GPS-A | |
download (160KB) |
| NDB RWY 14 | |
download (186KB) |
| NDB RWY 32 | |
download (194KB) |
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 courtesy of Bridge & Ziegenhals
Photo taken 01-Apr-2006
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| Sectional chart |
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Click on chart to expand
Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 03-Jul-2009
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
(UTC) |
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:04 | | 11:04 |
| Sunrise | | 06:31 | | 11:31 |
| Sunset | | 20:27 | | 01:27 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:54 | | 01:54 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 04-Jul-2009 03:03:15 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 03-Jul-2009 22:03:15 |
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| METAR |
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| KARM | 040243Z AUTO 14006KT 10SM CLR 29/23 A3001 RMK AO2 T02900225
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| TAF |
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KSGR
34nm NE | 032320Z 0400/0424 16008KT P6SM FEW060 FM040200 18005KT P6SM SKC FM041000 VRB03KT P6SM FEW015 TEMPO 0411/0413 5SM BR FM041500 19006KT P6SM FEW040 FM042100 15009KT P6SM FEW060
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KLBX
37nm E | 032320Z 0400/0424 14005KT P6SM SKC FM040100 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM041000 00000KT 5SM BR SKC FM041300 VRB04KT P6SM SCT250 FM041700 20006KT P6SM FEW060 FM042000 14009KT P6SM FEW060
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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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