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KARM Wharton Regional Airport
Wharton, Texas, USA

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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
PSXr007/30.5PALACIOS VORTAC117.3008E

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: 
Single wheel: 22.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 14  RUNWAY 32
Latitude: 29-15.616350N29-14.895550N
Longitude: 096-09.493617W096-09.034417W
Elevation: 100.0 ft.96.9 ft.
Traffic pattern: rightleft
Runway heading: 148 magnetic, 151 true328 magnetic, 331 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, 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 lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 32 ft. rr, 1252 ft. from runway, 335 ft. left of centerline, 32:1 slope to clearnone

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
    
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
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Aerial photo of KARM (Wharton Regional Airport)
Photo by Steve Dalton
Photo taken 02-Jan-2012
looking northwest.
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From to KARM

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 18-Apr-2024
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:3111:31
Sunrise06:5511:55
Sunset19:5200:52
Evening civil twilight20:1701:17

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  19-Apr-2024 04:52:37
Local (UTC-5)  18-Apr-2024 23:52:37
 
METAR
KARM 190435Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM OVC014 11/08 A2998 RMK AO2 T01050084 TSNO
TAF
KSGR 
34nm NE 		182127Z 1821/1918 14012KT P6SM VCSH BKN025 FM190000 16010KT P6SM SCT025 SCT250 FM190300 16008KT P6SM BKN015 BKN025 FM190800 VRB05KT 6SM BR BKN007 BKN015 FM191500 13005KT P6SM SCT007 BKN015
KLBX 
37nm E 		182013Z 1820/1918 17010KT P6SM VCTS FEW018CB SCT250 FM190100 15009KT P6SM BKN015 BKN025 FM190500 16006KT P6SM BKN008 BKN015 FM191100 VRB04KT 3SM BR BKN007 BKN012 FM191500 13007KT P6SM SCT007 BKN015
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

  
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 Contact 		 
 Services / Description 		 
Fuel Prices		 
Comments		  
City of Wharton 979-532-3210
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