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KARM

Wharton Regional Airport
Wharton, Texas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 28 NOVEMBER 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 -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving 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:

Single wheel:

22.0

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

Visual slope indicator:

4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)

Touchdown point:

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 28 November 2024 at 0901Z to 26 December 2024 at 0900z.

STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals
CESAN FOUR (RNAV)		2 pages: [1] [2] (405KB)
WAPPL SIX (RNAV)		2 pages: [1] [2] (380KB)
WAPPL SIX (RNAV), CONT.2		download (282KB)
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 (202KB)
MMALT SEVEN (RNAV)		download (204KB)
STRYA EIGHT (RNAV)		download (191KB)
STYCK EIGHT (RNAV)		download (179KB)
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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Area around KARM (Wharton Regional Airport)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 18-Dec-2024

	Local (UTC-6)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:48	12:48
Sunrise	07:15	13:15
Sunset	17:29	23:29
Evening civil twilight	17:55	23:55

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	19-Dec-2024 05:47:24
Local (UTC-6)	18-Dec-2024 23:47:24

METAR

KARM

190535Z AUTO 36009KT 10SM CLR 11/07 A3032 RMK AO2 T01090072 TSNO

TAF

KSGR 34nm NE	190121Z 1901/1924 35011KT P6SM FEW250 FM190300 36006KT P6SM FEW030 FM190900 VRB04KT P6SM SCT020 FM191300 36005KT P6SM FEW100
KLBX 37nm E	182057Z 1821/1918 34008G18KT P6SM FEW020 SCT090 FM190200 36005KT P6SM SCT030 FM190600 36006KT P6SM BKN018 FM191500 02005KT P6SM SCT020

NOTAMs

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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

Business Name

Contact

Services / Description

Fuel Prices

Comments

City of Wharton

979-532-3210

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	100LL		Jet A
AS		$5.50		$4.50
Updated 18-Dec-2024

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