Wharton Regional Airport

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Wharton Weather (°F)

METAR: KARM 190615Z AUTO 35005KT 10SM BKN120 11/08 A3026 RMK AO2 T01050083 TSNO

TAF: N/A

Reporting Station: KARM (0.3 NM at True Heading of 131)
Visibility: 10+SM
Flight Category: VFR
Altimeter: 1024.8
Temperature: 10.5 C (50.9 F)
Dewpoint: 8.3 C (46.94 F)

Location

Latitude: 
29-15-15.4000N (29.254278)
Longitude: 
096-09-15.8000W (-96.154389)
Elevation: 
100.0 feet MSL (30 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
2.3 E (as of March 2024 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
UTC -6.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -5.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
05 N.M. SW of Wharton, Texas
Found On: 
Houston Chart
FAA Region: 
ASW

Contacts

Manager: 
Publicly owned: 
DWAYNE POSPISIL
714 ROBERT VONDERAU DR.
WHARTON, TX 77488
979-532-3210
CITY OF WHARTON
120 E CANEY
WHARTON, TX 77488
979-532-2491

Operations

Airport Status: 
Operational
Facility Use: 
Public
Type: 
Airport
Control tower: 
No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
Months/Days/Hours
ALL/MON-SAT/0800-1700
Boundary ARTCC: 
ZHU (Houston)
Responsible ARTCC: 
ZHU (Houston)
Lighting Schedule: 
SEE RMK
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
Yes
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
1100 feet (335 m)
NOTAMs Facility: 
ARM
NOTAM-D Service: 
Yes
International Airport of Entry: 
No
Customs Landing Rights: 
No
Military Landing Rights: 
Yes
Civil/Military Joint Use: 
No

Based Aircraft

Single Engine:  21
Multi Engine:  5
Jet Engine:  4
GA Helicopters:  2

Annual Operations (as of 04/14/2023)

Total Operations:  4480
GA Local:  1460 32.6%
GA Itinerant:  2920 65.2%
Military Aircraft:  100 2.2%

Communications

CTAF:  122.700
Unicom:  122.700
Approach:  HOUSTON ARTCC
Departure:  HOUSTON ARTCC
AWOS-3:  118.475 (979-532-2791)

  • APCH/DEP CTL SVC PRVDD BY HOUSTON ARTCC (ZHU) ON FREQS 128.6/360.8 (PALACIOS RCAG).
   

Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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Area Code: 713

Business Name Frequency Phone Fuel Grade
Pioneer Aviation
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532-3210, 800-843-1581 100LL, Jet A
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Flight Service Stations

Primary Alternate
FSS on Field:  N
FSS Name (ID):  Montgomery County(CXO)
Frequency: 
Toll Free Phone:  1-800-WX-BRIEF

Instrument Procedures / Charts


FAA Terminal Procedures valid from 0901Z 02/22/24 to 0901Z 03/21/24.

There are various types of charts available for an airport. They are listed in the Page Type column. Here is a legend for those types:

APD - Airport Diagram
DP - Departure Procedure Charts
HOT - Hot Spots
IAP - Instrument Approach Procedure Charts
MIN - Minimums
STAR - Standard Terminal Arrival Charts
Page Type Page Name Volume Action Since
Last Cycle
DP BLTWY SEVEN (RNAV) SC-5
DP INDIE EIGHT (RNAV) SC-5
DP LURIC EIGHT (RNAV) SC-5
DP MMALT SEVEN (RNAV) SC-5
DP STRYA EIGHT (RNAV) SC-5
DP STYCK EIGHT (RNAV) SC-5
DP WYLSN EIGHT (RNAV) SC-5
IAP RNAV (GPS) RWY 14 SC-5
IAP RNAV (GPS) RWY 32 SC-5
MIN TAKEOFF MINIMUMS SC-5
STAR CESAN FOUR (RNAV) SC-5
STAR CESAN FOUR (RNAV)[DELIMITER] CONT.1 SC-5
STAR WAPPL SIX (RNAV) SC-5
STAR WAPPL SIX (RNAV)[DELIMITER] CONT.1 SC-5
STAR WAPPL SIX (RNAV)[DELIMITER] CONT.2 SC-5
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Navigation Aids (Navaids) near WHT

Navigational Aid (NAVAID) distances from the airport are listed in Nautical Miles (NM).

Nearby Airports with Fuel

Dist (NM) Name (Airport IDs) True Hdg Mag Hdg Fuel Grade
22.7 Bay City Regional Airport
(BBC KBYY BYY)
137 135 100LL, Jet A
27.1 Jackson County Airport
(26R)
235 232 100LL
32.0 Palacios Municipal Airport
(PSX KPSX PSX)
189 187 100LL, Jet A
34.1 Sugar Land Regional Airport
(SGR KSGR SGR)
49 47 100LL, Jet A+
37.3 Texas Gulf Coast Regional Airport
(LJN KLBX LBX)
103 101 100LL, Jet A
38.5 Houston/Southwest Airport
(KAXH AXH)
66 64 100LL, Jet A+
42.2 West Houston Airport
(IWS KIWS IWS)
36 34 100LL, Jet A+
45.3 Wolfe Air Park Airport
(3T2)
72 70 100LL
45.5 Calhoun County Airport
(KPKV PKV)
217 214 100LL, Jet A
46.7 Victoria Regional Airport
(VCT KVCT VCT)
239 236 100LL, Jet A
50.3 Pearland Regional Airport
(KLVJ LVJ)
71 69 100LL, Jet A
51.5 William P Hobby Airport
(HOU KHOU HOU)
62 60 100LL, Jet A, Jet A-1
56.2 Ellington Airport
(EFD KEFD EFD)
67 65 100LL, Jet A
57.7 David Wayne Hooks Meml Airport
(DWH KDWH DWH)
32 30 100LL, Jet A, Jet A-1+
59.0 Brenham Municipal Airport
(11R)
348 346 100LL, Jet A
61.0 George Bush Intcntl/Houston Airport
(IAH KIAH IAH)
43 41 100LL, Jet A
62.2 La Porte Municipal Airport
(T41)
66 64 100LL, Jet A
66.8 Navasota Municipal Airport
(60R)
1 359 100LL, Jet A
67.7 Scholes International At Galveston Airport
(GLS KGLS GLS)
89 87 100LL, Jet A
70.3 Smithville Crawford Municipal Airport
(84R)
311 308 100LL

Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

NOTAMs

List ALL KARM NOTAMs

NOTAM Radius Search

NOTAMS within

Enter NOTAM radius search distance

This field is required
NM of KARM

NOTAM Flight Path Search (Enter from two to five locations below)

NOTAMS within

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NM of KARM

Remarks

A110*G THIS AIRPORT HAS BEEN SURVEYED BY THE NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY.
A110-3 HANG GLDR ACTVT WI 5 NM OF ARPT UP TO 6000 FT AGL. HANG GLDR TOWING OPNS IN GRASSY AREA LEFT OF DER 14.
A110-4 FOR CD CTC HOUSTON ARTCC AT 281-230-5622.
A110-5 SVRL RWY/TWY LGTS OUT.
A13 CITY HALL PHONE.
A16 ARPT PHONE.
A17 OTR TIMES ON REQ, CALL-IN FEE WAIVED WITH MIN FUEL PURCHASE.
A33-14/32 PAVEMENT CRACKING, SVRL AREAS WHERE PAVEMENT LIP EXCEEDS 3 INS.
A70-FUEL-10 0LL 100 LL & JET A SELF SERVE. JET A ALSO BY TRUCK.
A81-APT MIRL RWY 14/32 PRESET TO LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST AND ACTVT - CTAF. PAPI RWY 14 & 32 OPR CONSLY.

Runways

Runway Summary

Runways: 14/32
Longest Runway: 14/32 is 5004 ft (1525 m) long
Runways with an Instrument Approach:

WHT Airport Runway Details

Runway 14/32  5004 ft x 75 ft (1525 m x 23 m)
Runway Length Source:  NGS as of 04/07/1998
Surface:  Asphalt - Poor condition - No special surface treatment
Runway Edge Lights:  Medium Intensity

Runway Weight Bearing Capacity (in thousands of pounds) 
Single Wheel Landing Gear:  22.0

Runway 14

Runway 32

Elevation: 
100.0 96.9
Latitude: 
29-15-36.9810N 29-14-53.7330N
Longitude: 
096-09-29.6170W 096-09-02.0650W
Runway True Alignment: 
151 331
Glide Path Angle: 
3.0 degrees 3.0 degrees
Traffic Pattern: 
Right Left
Runway Markings Type: 
Nonprecision Instrument Nonprecision Instrument
Runway Markings Condition:
Good Good
Object at End: 
RR
Object Height: 
32
Distance from End: 
1252
Object Centerline Offset: 
335 ft. left of centerline
Visual Glide Slope Indicators: 
4-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway 4-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway
Threshold Crossing Height: 
42 42

Services

Airframe Repair: 
Major
Powerplant Repair: 
Major
Bottled Oxygen: 
None
Bulk Oxygen: 
None
Fuel Available: 
100LL
Landing Fees: 
No
Parking: 
Hangars and tiedowns available

Maps & Diagrams

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