Wharton Regional
ARM · KARM · Wharton, Texas · Wharton County · map
Wharton Regional is a public-use airport owned by the City of Wharton, 5 miles southwest of Wharton, Texas, 100 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 14/32, is 5,004 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A with additive) and about 32 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 4,480 takeoffs and landings a year.
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What is the airport code for Wharton Regional?
Its FAA code is ARM, and its ICAO code is KARM.
Where is Wharton Regional?
It is 5 miles southwest of Wharton, Texas, 100 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Wharton Regional?
Its one runway, 14/32, is 5,004 feet long, asphalt.
Does Wharton Regional have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Wharton Regional?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Wharton Regional?
3 pilot examiners and 7 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Wharton Regional…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA ARM · ICAO KARM
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Wharton
- Elevation
- 100 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive; the services card below
- On the chart
- Houston sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 3E
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14/32 | 5,004 × 75 ft | Asphalt, poor | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 14: PAPI, four lights on the left, right-hand traffic pattern, rr 32 ft high 1,252 ft from the end
- Runway 32: PAPI, four lights on the left
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.7 | |
| Arm and aWOS-3 | 118.475 | |
| Wappl and star | 120.05 | |
| Cesan and star | 121.3 | |
| Bltwy Rnav Dp · Luric Rnav Dp · Mmalt Rnav Dp Low | 128.6 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3), by phone 979-532-2791.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Also here
- crop spraying, flight instruction
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Bay City Regional (23 nm southeast), Eagle Lake Airport (23 nm northwest), Lane Airpark (25 nm northeast).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Texas · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Sunset to sunrise, medium-intensity runway lights runway 14/32 preset to low intensity; to incr intst and activate - the common traffic frequency.
- 100 LL and jet a self serve. Jet a also by truck.
- Pavement cracking, svrl areas where pavement lip exceeds 3 ins.
- Hang glider activate WI 5 NM of airport up to 6000 feet above ground level. Hang glider towing operations in grassy area left of der 14.
- Svrl runway/taxiway lights out.
- This airport has been surveyed by the national geodetic survey.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
Within ten miles
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 21 |
| multi-engine | 5 |
| jets | 4 |
| helicopters | 2 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 4,480, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| general aviation, travelling | 2,920 |
| general aviation, local | 1,460 |
| military | 100 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Wharton from the FAA register
16 aircraft are registered to owners in Wharton, Texas: 12 piston singles, 2 turboprops, 1 helicopter, 1 glider. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Texas.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
3 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 3 for private pilot, 3 for commercial and instrument, 3 for airline transport pilot, 3 for flight instructor, 1 for type ratings; 3 for airplanes, 3 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 2 sport aviation examiners, 7 aviation medical examiners, 5 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 2 engineering representatives, 3 training center examiners.
- Sarah Chantal Rovner private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Brookshire, TX (37 nm) · (832) 464-5995 · [email protected]
- Allen Salibo private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Pearland Regional Airport · Pearland, TX (47 nm) · (713) 299-3583 · [email protected]
- Brian Jay Sheatz private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, type ratings, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · COASTAL SKIES AERO CLUB · Pearland, TX (47 nm) · (281) 455-9911 · [email protected]
All 22 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- SAE: Sport Aviation Examiner: gives the tests for sport pilot certificates and light-sport aircraft.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 3 since 1982, 0 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Wharton 16 aircraft · 12 piston singles, 2 turboprops, 1 helicopters
- Farm & Ranch Aerial Service INC 2 aircraft in town
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 3 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Texas 6,235 since 1982 · 1,060 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Texas 392 landing places
- Texas 29,938 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/ARM.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 26, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.