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T59 Wheeler Municipal Airport
Wheeler, Texas, USA

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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

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 . --.. -.--
PAMPA095/39.936809EPPA .--. .--. .-

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: 
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: 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
    
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

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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
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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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From to T59

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 04-Jul-2009
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:0211:02
Sunrise06:3211:32
Sunset20:5901:59
Evening civil twilight21:2802:28

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  04-Jul-2009 17:21:01
Local (UTC-5)  04-Jul-2009 12:21:01
 
METAR
KHHF 
29nm N 
041645Z AUTO 07006KT 10SM CLR 31/20 A2997 RMK AO2 T03130196
KPPA 
38nm W 
041645Z AUTO 32005KT 10SM CLR 29/15 A3003 RMK AO2
KBPC 
48nm NW 
041649Z AUTO 01008KT 10SM CLR 32/17 A3000 RMK AO2
KCSM 
49nm E 
041653Z AUTO 20007KT 10SM CLR 33/18 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP123 T03280178
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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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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AS 
100LL 
$4.50 
 Updated 04-Sep-2008
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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Hotels near Wheeler Municipal Airport

Miles Price ($)
BAYMONT INN AND SUITES, WHEELER, TX 4.3 115-175

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

Hotels in other cities near Wheeler Municipal Airport

1 in Wheeler
5 in Shamrock
 

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