FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 18 APRIL 2024
Location
FAA Identifier: | ARM |
Lat/Long: | 29-15-15.4000N 096-09-15.8000W 29-15.256667N 096-09.263333W 29.2542778,-96.1543889 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 100 ft. / 30.5 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 03E (2020) |
From city: | 5 miles SW of WHARTON, TX |
Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
Zip code: | 77467 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Control tower: | no |
ARTCC: | HOUSTON CENTER |
FSS: | MONTGOMERY COUNTY FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | ARM (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | MON-SAT 0800-1700 OTR TIMES ON REQ, CALL-IN FEE WAIVED WITH MIN FUEL PURCHASE. |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | yes |
Lights: | MIRL RWY 14/32 PRESET TO LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST AND ACTVT - CTAF. PAPI RWY 14 & 32 OPR CONSLY. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.7 |
WX AWOS-3: | 118.475 (979-532-2791) |
BLTWY RNAV DP: | 128.6 |
CESAN STAR: | 121.3 |
LURIC RNAV DP: | 128.6 |
MMALT RNAV DP: | 128.6 |
STRYA RNAV DP: | 128.6 |
STYCK RNAV DP: | 128.6 |
WAPPL STAR: | 120.05 |
WYLSN RNAV DP: | 128.6 |
- APCH/DEP CTL SVC PRVDD BY HOUSTON ARTCC (ZHU) ON FREQS 128.6/360.8 (PALACIOS RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
PSXr007/30.5 | | PALACIOS VORTAC | | 117.30 | | 08E |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A+ 100LL:100 LL & JET A SELF SERVE. JET A ALSO BY TRUCK. |
Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
Airframe service: | MAJOR |
Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Runway Information
Runway 14/32
Dimensions: | 5004 x 75 ft. / 1525 x 23 m |
Surface: | asphalt, in poor condition PAVEMENT CRACKING, SVRL AREAS WHERE PAVEMENT LIP EXCEEDS 3 INS. |
Weight bearing capacity: | |
Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 14 | | RUNWAY 32 |
Latitude: | 29-15.616350N | | 29-14.895550N |
Longitude: | 096-09.493617W | | 096-09.034417W |
Elevation: | 100.0 ft. | | 96.9 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
Runway heading: | 148 magnetic, 151 true | | 328 magnetic, 331 true |
Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | 32 ft. rr, 1252 ft. from runway, 335 ft. left of centerline, 32:1 slope to clear | | none |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | CITY OF WHARTON 120 E CANEY WHARTON, TX 77488 Phone 979-532-2491 CITY HALL PHONE. |
Manager: | DWAYNE POSPISIL 714 ROBERT VONDERAU DR. WHARTON, TX 77488 Phone 979-532-3210 ARPT PHONE. |
Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: | | 32 | Single engine airplanes: | | 21 | Multi engine airplanes: | | 5 | Jet airplanes: | | 4 | Helicopters: | | 2 |
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Aircraft operations: avg 86/week * | 65% | transient general aviation | 33% | local general aviation | 2% | military | * for 12-month period ending 14 April 2023 | |
Additional Remarks
- | HANG GLDR ACTVT WI 5 NM OF ARPT UP TO 6000 FT AGL. HANG GLDR TOWING OPNS IN GRASSY AREA LEFT OF DER 14. |
- | FOR CD CTC HOUSTON ARTCC AT 281-230-5622. |
- | SVRL RWY/TWY LGTS OUT. |
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 from 18 April 2024 at 0901Z to 16 May 2024 at 0900Z.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
CESAN FOUR (RNAV) | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (406KB) |
WAPPL SIX (RNAV) | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (381KB) |
WAPPL SIX (RNAV), CONT.2 | |
download (283KB) |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 14 | |
download (191KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 32 | |
download (210KB) |
Departure Procedures |
BLTWY SEVEN (RNAV) | |
download (153KB) |
INDIE EIGHT (RNAV) | |
download (180KB) |
LURIC EIGHT (RNAV) | |
download (203KB) |
MMALT SEVEN (RNAV) | |
download (204KB) |
STRYA EIGHT (RNAV) | |
download (191KB) |
STYCK EIGHT (RNAV) | |
download (180KB) |
WYLSN EIGHT (RNAV) | |
download (163KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (70KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KELA - Eagle Lake Airport (23 nm NW)
KBYY - Bay City Regional Airport (23 nm SE)
26R - Jackson County Airport (27 nm SW)
KPSX - Palacios Municipal Airport (32 nm S)
KSGR - Sugar Land Regional Airport (34 nm NE)
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Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Steve Dalton
Photo taken 02-Jan-2012
looking northwest.
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Wharton Regional Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 20-Apr-2024
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:29 | | 11:29 |
Sunrise | | 06:53 | | 11:53 |
Sunset | | 19:54 | | 00:54 |
Evening civil twilight | | 20:18 | | 01:18 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 20-Apr-2024 11:13:12 |
Local (UTC-5) | 20-Apr-2024 06:13:12 |
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METAR |
KARM | 201055Z AUTO 08003KT 5SM HZ CLR A2999 RMK AO2 TSNO
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TAF |
KSGR 34nm NE | 200917Z 2009/2106 00000KT P6SM SCT021 FM201500 12009KT 6SM BR OVC015 FM202200 14011KT 4SM -RA BR OVC015 FM210100 12013KT 4SM TSRA OVC025CB
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KLBX 37nm E | 200520Z 2006/2106 VRB04KT 5SM BR OVC007 FM201500 12009KT P6SM BKN015 FM210100 10005KT 4SM -SHRA VCTS OVC007CB
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NOTAMs |
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