FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
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: | 06E (1985) |
| From city: | 5 miles SW of WHARTON, TX |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 77467 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Sectional chart: | HOUSTON |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | HOUSTON CENTER |
| FSS: | MONTGOMERY COUNTY FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
FOR FP FILING CALL CXO FSS 1-800-992-7433. |
| NOTAMs facility: | ARM (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0800-1800 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 14/32 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.7 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 118.475 (979-532-2791) |
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY HOUSTON ARTCC ON FREQS 128.6/360.8 (PALACIOS RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| ELAr153/25.9 | | EAGLE LAKE VOR/DME | | 116.40 | | 08E |
| PSXr007/30.5 | | PALACIOS VORTAC | | 117.30 | | 08E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| WHARTON | | at field | | 245 | | 06E | | ARM | .- .-. -- |
| BAY CITY | | 312/22.9 | | 344 | | 06E | | BYY | -... -.-- -.-- |
| HULL | | 224/34.5 | | 388 | | 05E | | SGR | ... --. .-. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A
SELF SERVE FUEL AFT HRS WITH CREDIT CARD. |
| 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 good condition |
| 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. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 145 magnetic, 151 true | | 325 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: | 31 ft. pline, marked, 1500 ft. from runway, 41:1 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 409-532-2491
CITY HALL PHONE. |
| Manager: | DAVID ALLEN
120 E CANEY
WHARTON, TX 77488
Phone 979-532-3210
ARPT PHONE. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 39 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 31 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 6 | | Ultralights: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 32/day * | | 66% | local general aviation | | 33% | transient general aviation | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 28 March 2008 | |
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 between 19 November 2009 at 0901Z and 17 December 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 14 | |
download (239KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 14 | |
download (239KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 32 | |
download (260KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 32 | |
download (260KB) |
| VOR/DME-A | |
download (142KB) |
| VOR/DME-A | |
download (142KB) |
| NDB RWY 14 | |
download (180KB) |
| NDB RWY 32 | |
download (189KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (16KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (16KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (31KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (31KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KELA - Eagle Lake Airport (23 nm NW)
KBYY - Bay City Municipal Airport (23 nm SE)
KPSX - Palacios Municipal Airport (32 nm S)
KSGR - Sugar Land Regional Airport (34 nm NE)
KTME - Houston Executive Airport (36 nm N)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo courtesy of Bridge & Ziegenhals
Photo taken 01-Apr-2006
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| Sectional chart |
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Click on chart to expand
Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 02-Dec-2009
| | Local
(UTC-6) | | Zulu
(UTC) |
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:37 | | 12:37 |
| Sunrise | | 07:03 | | 13:03 |
| Sunset | | 17:25 | | 23:25 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:51 | | 23:51 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 02-Dec-2009 10:10:22 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 02-Dec-2009 04:10:22 |
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| METAR |
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| KARM | 020945Z AUTO 27005KT 10SM SCT014 OVC120 08/06 A2968 RMK AO2 T00830062
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| TAF |
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KSGR
34nm NE | 020557Z 0206/0306 29012KT 6SM BR OVC004 FM020900 29009KT 5SM BR OVC003 FM021400 28012KT 6SM BR SCT007 BKN015 OVC025 FM021500 28015KT P6SM BKN025 OVC050 FM021800 30017KT P6SM OVC050 FM030000 31010KT P6SM SCT050 SCT250
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KLBX
37nm E | 020722Z 0207/0306 33004KT 5SM BR OVC003 FM020900 28007KT 3SM BR OVC003 FM021300 28007KT 6SM BR OVC006 FM021500 27013KT P6SM OVC025 FM021800 29017KT P6SM OVC050 FM030000 32007KT P6SM SCT050 SCT250
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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