Wharton Regional Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | City of Wharton | ||||||||||
| Serves | Wharton, Texas, United States | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 100 ft / 30 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 29°15′15″N096°09′15″W / 29.25417°N 96.15417°W /29.25417; -96.15417 | ||||||||||
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Wharton Regional Airport (IATA:WHT,ICAO:KARM,FAALID:ARM) is a publicairport located five miles (8 km) southwest of thecentral business district ofWharton, a city inWharton County,Texas, United States. It is owned by the City of Wharton.[1]
Many U.S. airports use the same three-letterlocation identifier for theFAA andIATA. However, this airport is assignedARM by the FAA but has been assignedWHT from the IATA.[2]Note thatARM was assigned toArmidale Airport inArmidale, New South Wales, Australia.[3] The airport's former FAA identifier was5R5.[4]
Wharton Regional Airport covers an area of 124acres (50 ha) which contains oneasphalt pavedrunway (14/32) measuring 5,004 x 75 ft (1,525 x 23 m).
For the 12-month period ending April 14, 2023, the airport had 4,480 aircraft operations, an average of 86 per week: 98%general aviation and 2% military.[1]
The airport is used by the South Texas Balloon Launch Team, an amateur radio balloon group based out of Houston, for free float balloon launches. The team launch BLT-27 on Saturday, August 20, 2019 at 10am.[5]
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