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T59 Wheeler Municipal Airport
Wheeler, Texas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 JUNE 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

CTAF: 122.9
  • 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
SYOr273/28.3SAYRE VORTAC115.2010E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
ELK CITY264/39.224108EEZY . --.. -.--
PAMPA098/39.936806EPPA .--. .--. .-

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: 
Single wheel: 12.0
Runway edge lights: low intensity
RUNWAY 17  RUNWAY 35
Latitude: 35-27.357898N35-26.770397N
Longitude: 100-11.996342W100-11.992372W
Elevation: 2430.6 ft.2469.9 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 172 magnetic, 180 true352 magnetic, 360 true
Displaced threshold: no57 ft.
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, 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
    
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 25 July 2013 at 0901Z and 22 August 2013 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
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 **NEW**   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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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 13-Aug-2013
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:3211:32
Sunrise07:0012:00
Sunset20:3201:32
Evening civil twilight20:5901:59

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  13-Aug-2013 16:06:21
Local (UTC-5)  13-Aug-2013 11:06:21
 
METAR
KHHF 
29nm N 
131555Z AUTO 02009KT 10SM OVC018 22/19 A3013 RMK AO2 T02180190
KPPA 
38nm W 
131555Z AUTO 32009KT 10SM SCT090 22/18 A3018 RMK AO2 T02180177
KBPC 
48nm NW 
131555Z AUTO 35007KT 10SM BKN016 23/18 A3016 RMK AO2
KCSM 
49nm E 
131553Z 31003KT 10SM -RA FEW009 SCT095 BKN110 22/21 A3012 RMK AO2 RAB24 SLP180 P0000 T02220206
TAF
KCSM 
49nm E 
131120Z 1312/1412 36010KT P6SM VCTS SCT035CB BKN090 TEMPO 1312/1316 5SM -TSRA BKN035CB BKN150 FM131600 08011KT P6SM BKN035 BKN100 FM132100 04011KT P6SM VCTS BKN040CB BKN150 FM140000 05011KT P6SM SCT100 SCT200 FM140900 05009KT P6SM BKN025
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
City of Wheeler 806-826-3222
no information available

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100LL
PS $5.45 
 Updated 10-May-2013
 
   1 read write
PS=Pump service
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Hotels near Wheeler Municipal Airport

Miles Price ($)
BAYMONT INN AND SUITES, WHEELER, TX 4.3 98-149

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Hotels in other cities near Wheeler Municipal Airport

1 in Wheeler
4 in Shamrock
 

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