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TS57

Giles VA Ranch Airport
Wharton, Texas, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 FEBRUARY 2026

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 -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving 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-3PT 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:	JOSEPH ALLEN GILES PO BOX 2858 ANGLETON, TX 77516-2858 Phone 979-236-2108
Manager:	JOSEPH ALLEN GILES 4650 FM 1096 BOLING, TX 77420-9823 Phone 979-236-2108

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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Aerial photo
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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 26-Feb-2026

	Local (UTC-6)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:30	12:30
Sunrise	06:53	12:53
Sunset	18:20	00:20
Evening civil twilight	18:44	00:44

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	26-Feb-2026 13:22:12
Local (UTC-6)	26-Feb-2026 07:22:12

METAR

KARM 9nm W	261255Z AUTO 20008KT 7SM OVC011 20/18 A2976 RMK AO2 T01960178 TSNO
KBYY 17nm S	261255Z AUTO 19008KT 8SM CLR 19/19 A2972 RMK AO2 T01930193 $

TAF

KLBX 28nm E	261120Z 2612/2712 20010G18KT P6SM OVC020 FM261800 19012G20KT P6SM BKN025 BKN035 FM262100 18012KT P6SM SCT025 BKN035 FM270200 17003KT 6SM BR BKN015 BKN025 FM270400 VRB03KT 4SM BR SCT007 BKN015 FM270700 VRB02KT 1SM BR BKN003 OVC007
KSGR 28nm NE	261120Z 2612/2712 20014KT P6SM BKN020 FM261600 20010KT P6SM SCT025 BKN035 FM261800 20010KT P6SM SCT035 BKN050 FM262100 19008KT P6SM SCT050 BKN250 FM270400 VRB04KT 6SM BR SCT015 BKN025 FM270600 VRB02KT 4SM BR SCT007 BKN015 FM270800 VRB02KT 1SM BR BKN003 OVC007

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