# Wheeler Municipal Airport (T59)

**Wheeler Municipal Airport** (FAA: T59) is a small airport in Wheeler, Texas, United States. It opened in Jul 1985. It has one runway, 3,565 ft (1,087 m) long, asphalt.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kt59

## At a glance

- FAA: T59
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Wheeler, Texas, United States
- Opened: Jul 1985
- Elevation: 2,470 ft / 753 m
- Coordinates: 35.4511, -100.2000
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,565 ft / 1,087 m
- Instrument procedures: 2 approaches
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q35319358
- Ident: KT59

## Timeline

- Jul 1985: Wheeler Municipal Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 17/35 | 3,565 ft / 1,087 m | 60 ft / 18 m | Asphalt | 180° / 360° | yes |

- 17/35 slopes 1.1%: threshold 17 at 2,430 ft / 741 m, threshold 35 at 2,470 ft / 753 m.

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 3,565 ft / 1,087 m | =12,363 of 29,858 | =4,889 in North America | =4,106 in US |
| Elevation | 2,470 ft / 753 m | #7,028 of 43,403 | #3,294 in North America | #2,533 in US |
| Age | Opened 1985 | =8,826 of 15,079 | =6,682 in North America | =6,572 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| CNTR | ALBUQUERQUE CNTR | 127.850 |
| CTAF | CTAF | 122.900 |

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## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kt59/data