FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 SEPTEMBER 2008
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 -5 (UTC -6 during Standard 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 | ... --. .-. |
| SANDY POINT | | 242/38.8 | | 402 | | 05E | | SYG | ... -.-- --. |
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 25 September 2008 at 0901Z and 23 October 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| VOR/DME OR GPS-A | |
download (159KB) |
| NDB RWY 14 | |
download (185KB) |
| NDB RWY 32 | |
download (194KB) |
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 06-Oct-2008
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
(UTC) |
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:58 | | 11:58 |
| Sunrise | | 07:22 | | 12:22 |
| Sunset | | 19:03 | | 00:03 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:27 | | 00:27 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 07-Oct-2008 01:12:50 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 06-Oct-2008 20:12:50 |
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| METAR |
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| KARM | 070041Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 24/20 A2991 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
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KSGR
34nm NE | 062339Z 070024 15009KT P6SM FEW040 SCT250 FM0900 VRB03KT 6SM BR VCSH SCT025CB BKN100 TEMPO 1014 BKN025 FM1400 28007KT P6SM VCSH SCT025CB BKN120 FM1800 31010KT P6SM SCT120
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KLBX
37nm E | 062339Z 070024 16009KT P6SM FEW030 FM0700 VRB02KT 4SM BR SCT025 FM1200 24004KT P6SM VCSH SCT025CB BKN250 FM2000 30007KT P6SM SCT120
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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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