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TS57

Giles VA Ranch Airport
Wharton, Texas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 JANUARY 2026

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 -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving 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-3PT at BYY (17 nm S):	118.075 (979-323-1801)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
PSXr023/33.4		PALACIOS VORTAC		117.30		08E

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:	right	left

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	JOSEPH ALLEN GILES PO BOX 2858 ANGLETON, TX 77516-2858 Phone 979-236-2108
Manager:	JOSEPH ALLEN GILES 4650 FM 1096 BOLING, TX 77420-9823 Phone 979-236-2108

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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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 06-Feb-2026

	Local (UTC-6)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:46	12:46
Sunrise	07:11	13:11
Sunset	18:05	00:05
Evening civil twilight	18:30	00:30

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	07-Feb-2026 02:57:49
Local (UTC-6)	06-Feb-2026 20:57:49

METAR

KARM 9nm W	070235Z AUTO 21007KT 10SM CLR 16/07 A3017 RMK AO2 T01550071 TSNO
KBYY 17nm S	070255Z AUTO 22003KT 5SM HZ CLR 12/09 A3013 RMK AO2 T01190091 $

TAF

KLBX 28nm E	061720Z 0618/0718 28010KT P6SM SKC FM062200 23007KT P6SM SKC FM070300 VRB02KT P6SM SKC FM071100 VRB04KT 3SM BR FEW250 FM071500 06007KT P6SM SKC FM071700 09008KT P6SM SKC
KSGR 28nm NE	061720Z 0618/0718 29008KT P6SM SKC FM062300 25005KT P6SM SKC FM071000 VRB04KT 4SM BR SKC FM071400 06007KT P6SM FEW250

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