FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | T59 |
| Lat/Long: | 35-27-03.9000N / 100-11-59.7000W
35-27.065000N / 100-11.995000W
35.4510833 / -100.1999167
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 2470 ft. / 752.9 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 08E (1985) |
| From city: | 4 miles E of WHEELER, TX |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 79096 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 07/1985 |
| Sectional chart: | DALLAS-FT WORTH |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ALBUQUERQUE CENTER |
| FSS: | FORT WORTH FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [817-541-3474] |
| NOTAMs facility: | FTW (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY ALBUQUERQUE ARTCC ON FREQS 127.85/285.475 (AMARILLO RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| SYOr273/28.3 | | SAYRE VORTAC | | 115.20 | | 10E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| HEMPHILL COUNTY | | 151/28.2 | | 400 | | 08E | | HHF | .... .... ..-. |
| ELK CITY | | 264/39.2 | | 241 | | 08E | | EZY | . --.. -.-- |
| PAMPA | | 095/39.9 | | 368 | | 09E | | PPA | .--. .--. .- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL
FOR FUEL CALL 806-826-5537 (SHERIFF'S OFFICE). |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
Runway Information
Runway 17/35
| Dimensions: | 3565 x 60 ft. / 1087 x 18 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in excellent condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | low intensity |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
| Latitude: | 35-27.357898N | | 35-26.770397N |
| Longitude: | 100-11.996342W | | 100-11.992372W |
| Elevation: | 2430.6 ft. | | 2469.9 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 172 magnetic, 180 true | | 352 magnetic, 360 true |
| Displaced threshold: | no | | 57 ft. |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 10 ft. tree, 621 ft. from runway, 75 ft. right of centerline, 42:1 slope to clear
3 FT BRUSH, 98 FT RIGHT, OB AND 94 FT LEFT, 36 FT FM THLD. | | 20 ft. road, 564 ft. from runway, 18:1 slope to clear
APCH SLOPE 21:1 TO DSPLCD THLD. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF WHEELER TX
PO BOX 98
WHEELER, TX 79096
Phone 806-826-3222 |
| Manager: | CLAUDINE FINSTERWALD
PO BOX 98
WHEELER, TX 79096
Phone 806-826-3222
CITY SECRETARY. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 1 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 21/month * | | 80% | transient general aviation | | 20% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 01 April 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | 407 FT AGL TWR 19 NM SSW OF ARPT. |
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 3 July 2008 at 0901Z and 31 July 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| VOR/DME OR GPS-A | |
download (158KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KHHF - Hemphill County Airport (28 nm N)
KELK - Elk City Regional Business Airport (39 nm E)
KPPA - Perry Lefors Field Airport (40 nm W)
1X1 - Higgins-Lipscomb County Airport (40 nm N)
2K4 - Scott Field Airport (47 nm SE)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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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 25-Jul-2008
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:17 | | 11:17 |
| Sunrise | | 06:46 | | 11:46 |
| Sunset | | 20:49 | | 01:49 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:17 | | 02:17 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 26-Jul-2008 03:02:42 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 25-Jul-2008 22:02:42 |
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| METAR |
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KHHF
29nm N | 260245Z AUTO 18009KT 10SM CLR 30/15 A3005 RMK AO2
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KPPA
38nm W | 260245Z AUTO 18007KT 10SM CLR 28/01 A3013 RMK AO2
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KCSM
49nm E | 260253Z 18010KT 10SM CLR 31/17 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP155 T03110172 53013
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| TAF |
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KCSM
49nm E | 252330Z 260024 18012KT P6SM FEW250 FM0200 17007KT P6SM SKC FM1600 20012G18KT 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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