FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 2009
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 |
| SYOr273/28.3 | | SAYRE VORTAC | | 115.20 | | 10E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| 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 04 June 2009 at 0901Z and 02 July 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| VOR/DME OR GPS-A **CHANGED** | |
download (149KB) |
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 04-Jul-2009
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:02 | | 11:02 |
| Sunrise | | 06:32 | | 11:32 |
| Sunset | | 20:59 | | 01:59 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:28 | | 02:28 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 04-Jul-2009 17:21:01 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 04-Jul-2009 12:21:01 |
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| METAR |
KHHF 29nm N | 041645Z AUTO 07006KT 10SM CLR 31/20 A2997 RMK AO2 T03130196
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KPPA 38nm W | 041645Z AUTO 32005KT 10SM CLR 29/15 A3003 RMK AO2
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KBPC 48nm NW | 041649Z AUTO 01008KT 10SM CLR 32/17 A3000 RMK AO2
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KCSM 49nm E | 041653Z AUTO 20007KT 10SM CLR 33/18 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP123 T03280178
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| TAF |
KCSM 49nm E | 041120Z 0412/0512 21015G22KT P6SM VCTS BKN070CB BKN110 BKN250 FM041500 32011KT P6SM VCTS SCT080CB BKN180 FM042000 23005KT P6SM SCT050 BKN150 TEMPO 0420/0424 3SM TSRA BKN035CB BKN110 FM050000 34010KT P6SM BKN060 BKN150 PROB30 0500/0504 5SM -TSRA BKN05
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| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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