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TS57

Giles VA Ranch Airport
Wharton, Texas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 18 APRIL 2024

Location

FAA Identifier:	TS57
Lat/Long:	29-14-32.3800N 095-58-50.2900W 29-14.539667N 095-58.838167W 29.2423278,-95.9806361 (estimated)
Elevation:	83 ft. / 25 m
From city:	9 miles SE of WHARTON, TX
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	77420

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	10/2015
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	HOUSTON CENTER
FSS:	MONTGOMERY COUNTY FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

UNICOM:	122.7
WX AWOS-3 at ARM (9 nm W):	118.475 (979-532-2791)
WX AWOS-3 at BYY (17 nm S):	118.075 (979-323-1801)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
PSXr023/33.4		PALACIOS VORTAC		117.30		08E

Airport Services

Parking:	hangars
Airframe service:	MINOR
Powerplant service:	MINOR

Runway Information

Runway 1/19

Dimensions:	4750 x 40 ft. / 1448 x 12 m
Surface:	turf
	RUNWAY 1	RUNWAY 19
Traffic pattern:	right	left

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	ALVIN ALLEN GILES 5020 DEBI STREET BOLING, TX 77480-0329 Phone 979-239-8532
Manager:	JOSEPH ALLEN GILES 4650 FM 1096 BOLING, TX 77420-0329 Phone 979-236-2108

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field:		1
Single engine airplanes:		1

Aircraft operations: 12/year
83%	local general aviation
17%	transient general aviation

Additional Remarks

-	FOR CD CTC HOUSTON ARTCC AT 281-230-5622.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at TS57.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KARM - Wharton Regional Airport (9 nm W)
KBYY - Bay City Regional Airport (17 nm S)
KELA - Eagle Lake Airport (28 nm NW)
KLBX - Texas Gulf Coast Regional Airport (28 nm E)
KSGR - Sugar Land Regional Airport (28 nm NE)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 18-Apr-2024

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:30	11:30
Sunrise	06:55	11:55
Sunset	19:52	00:52
Evening civil twilight	20:16	01:16

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	18-Apr-2024 17:03:46
Local (UTC-5)	18-Apr-2024 12:03:46

METAR

KARM 9nm W	181655Z AUTO 14007KT 10SM SCT021 BKN027 BKN032 M04/M09 A2998 RMK AO2 T10401092 TSNO
KBYY 17nm S	181655Z AUTO 18012KT 10SM BKN019 27/22 A2998 RMK AO2 T02690219

TAF

KLBX 28nm E	181125Z 1812/1912 17007KT P6SM OVC013 FM181600 17009KT P6SM SCT013 BKN025 FM181800 17010KT P6SM SCT035 FM190100 15007KT P6SM FEW007 BKN015 FM190700 VRB04KT 5SM BR OVC007
KSGR 28nm NE	181125Z 1812/1912 17005KT 6SM BR BKN008 OVC024 FM181600 17008KT P6SM BKN024 FM181900 17009KT P6SM BKN030 BKN140 FM190300 16008KT P6SM FEW007 OVC014 FM190800 11005KT 6SM BR BKN007

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