FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 2013
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: | SS-SR |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
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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| ELK CITY | | 264/39.2 | | 241 | | 08E | | EZY | . --.. -.-- |
| PAMPA | | 098/39.9 | | 368 | | 06E | | 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 good 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: | none
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
4 FT SHRUBS 90 FT FM THLD 96 FT L OF CNTRLN. |
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 21 June 2012 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | 407 FT AGL TWR 19 NM SSW OF ARPT. |
| - | +10 FT RISING TERRAIN 100 FT L OF CNTRLN. |
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 19 September 2013 at 0901Z and 17 October 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 17 | |
download (168KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 35 | |
download (166KB) |
| VOR/DME-A | |
download (155KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (113KB) |
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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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 16-Oct-2013
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:23 | | 12:23 |
| Sunrise | | 07:49 | | 12:49 |
| Sunset | | 19:04 | | 00:04 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:29 | | 00:29 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Oct-2013 23:47:15 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 16-Oct-2013 18:47:15 |
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| METAR |
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KHHF
29nm N | 162255Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN027 BKN032 BKN060 11/06 A3009 RMK AO2 T01050059
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KPPA
38nm W | 162255Z AUTO 28006KT 10SM SCT042 OVC048 10/03 A3009 RMK AO2 T01000029
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KBPC
48nm NW | 162255Z AUTO 24006KT 10SM OVC050 11/04 A3008 RMK AO2
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KCSM
49nm E | 162253Z 35007KT 10SM BKN085 OVC110 10/04 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP196 T01000044
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KCSM
49nm E | 161720Z 1618/1718 36010KT P6SM OVC080 FM170100 28006KT 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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