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TS57 Giles VA Ranch Airport
Wharton, Texas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 21 MARCH 2024

Location

FAA Identifier: TS57
Lat/Long: 29-14-32.3800N 095-58-50.2900W
29-14.539667N 095-58.838167W
29.2423278,-95.9806361
(estimated)
Elevation: 83 ft. / 25 m
From city: 9 miles SE of WHARTON, TX
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 77420

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 10/2015
Control tower: no
ARTCC: HOUSTON CENTER
FSS: MONTGOMERY COUNTY FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

UNICOM: 122.7
WX AWOS-3 at ARM (9 nm W): 118.475 (979-532-2791)
WX AWOS-3 at BYY (17 nm S): 118.075 (979-323-1801)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
PSXr023/33.4PALACIOS VORTAC117.3008E

Airport Services

Parking: hangars
Airframe service: MINOR
Powerplant service: MINOR

Runway Information

Runway 1/19

Dimensions: 4750 x 40 ft. / 1448 x 12 m
Surface: turf
RUNWAY 1  RUNWAY 19
Traffic pattern: rightleft

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: ALVIN ALLEN GILES
5020 DEBI STREET
BOLING, TX 77480-0329
Phone 979-239-8532
Manager: JOSEPH ALLEN GILES
4650 FM 1096
BOLING, TX 77420-0329
Phone 979-236-2108

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 1
Single engine airplanes: 1
    
Aircraft operations: 12/year
83% local general aviation
17% transient general aviation

Additional Remarks

FOR CD CTC HOUSTON ARTCC AT 281-230-5622.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at TS57.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KARM - Wharton Regional Airport (9 nm W)
KBYY - Bay City Regional Airport (17 nm S)
KELA - Eagle Lake Airport (28 nm NW)
KLBX - Texas Gulf Coast Regional Airport (28 nm E)
KSGR - Sugar Land Regional Airport (28 nm NE)
 
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Aerial photo
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Aerial photo of TS57 (Giles VA Ranch Airport)
Photo by Joe Giles
Photo taken 28-Oct-2020

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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 28-Mar-2024
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:5411:54
Sunrise07:1812:18
Sunset19:3900:39
Evening civil twilight20:0301:03

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  28-Mar-2024 17:57:33
Local (UTC-5)  28-Mar-2024 12:57:33
 
METAR
KARM 
9nm W 
281735Z AUTO 12003KT 10SM CLR 21/16 A3026 RMK AO2 T02060158 TSNO
KBYY 
17nm S 
281735Z AUTO 06003KT 10SM SCT029 21/12 A3026 RMK AO2 T02150131
TAF
KLBX 
28nm E 
281120Z 2812/2912 VRB03KT 6SM BR SKC FM281400 12005KT P6SM SKC FM282000 15010KT P6SM FEW250 FM290600 16007KT P6SM SKC
KSGR 
28nm NE 
281519Z 2815/2912 17004KT P6SM SKC FM281900 17007KT P6SM FEW250 FM290000 16010KT P6SM SKC
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