FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 APRIL 2025
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. |
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 17 April 2025 at 0901Z to 15 May 2025 at 0900z.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
CESAN FOUR (RNAV) | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (405KB) |
WAPPL SIX (RNAV) | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (379KB) |
WAPPL SIX (RNAV), CONT.2 | |
download (282KB) |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 14 | |
download (190KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 32 | |
download (209KB) |
Departure Procedures |
BLTWY SEVEN (RNAV) | |
download (152KB) |
INDIE EIGHT (RNAV) | |
download (179KB) |
LURIC EIGHT (RNAV) | |
download (202KB) |
MMALT SEVEN (RNAV) | |
download (204KB) |
STRYA EIGHT (RNAV) | |
download (190KB) |
STYCK EIGHT (RNAV) | |
download (178KB) |
WYLSN EIGHT (RNAV) | |
download (162KB) |
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 07-May-2025
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:14 | | 11:14 |
Sunrise | | 06:39 | | 11:39 |
Sunset | | 20:03 | | 01:03 |
Evening civil twilight | | 20:29 | | 01:29 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 08-May-2025 01:54:01 |
Local (UTC-5) | 07-May-2025 20:54:01 |
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METAR |
KARM | 080135Z AUTO 11004KT 10SM CLR 23/19 A2996 RMK AO2 T02310191 TSNO
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TAF |
KSGR 34nm NE | 071721Z 0718/0818 10010KT P6SM FEW050 FM080300 VRB05KT P6SM SCT015 FM080900 05004KT P6SM FEW009 BKN020 FM081500 05009KT P6SM SCT025
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KLBX 37nm E | 071721Z 0718/0818 09012KT P6SM SCT030 FM080300 VRB04KT P6SM BKN015 FM081500 06009KT P6SM BKN030 AMD NOT SKED
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NOTAMs |
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