FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 NOVEMBER 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 -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Savings 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 |
| SYOr273/28.3 | | SAYRE VORTAC | | 115.20 | | 10E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| 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 20 November 2008 at 0901Z and 18 December 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| 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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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 01-Dec-2008
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 07:06 | | 13:06 |
| Sunrise | | 07:33 | | 13:33 |
| Sunset | | 17:27 | | 23:27 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:55 | | 23:55 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 02-Dec-2008 00:29:33 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 01-Dec-2008 18:29:33 |
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| METAR |
KHHF 29nm N | 020012Z AUTO 17006KT 10SM CLR 03/M07 A3006 RMK AO2
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KPPA 38nm W | 020016Z AUTO 20004KT 10SM CLR 04/M05 A3008 RMK AO2
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KCSM 49nm E | 012353Z 26005KT 10SM CLR 02/M07 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP211 T00221072 10083 20022 58005
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| TAF |
KCSM 49nm E | 012329Z 0200/0224 25006KT P6SM SKC FM020700 19011KT P6SM SCT250
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| NOTAMs |
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