AirNav: 03FA - Lake Persimmon Airstrip

03FA

Lake Persimmon Airstrip
Lake Placid, Florida, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 NOVEMBER 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	03FA
Lat/Long:	27-21-11.1510N 081-24-29.2630W 27-21.185850N 081-24.487717W 27.3530975,-81.4081286 (estimated)
Elevation:	70 ft. / 21 m (estimated)
Variation:	02W (1985)
From city:	4 miles NW of LAKE PLACID, FL
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	33852

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	09/1971
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	MIAMI CENTER
FSS:	SAINT PETERSBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

WX AWOS-3 at SEF (7 nm NE):	119.475 (863-655-6424)
WX AWOS-3 at AVO (16 nm NW):	118.725 (863-453-4223)

Airport Services

Airframe service:	NONE
Powerplant service:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway E/W

Dimensions:	2000 x 200 ft. / 610 x 61 m
Surface:	turf
	RUNWAY E	RUNWAY W
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Obstructions:	30 ft. trees, 1000 ft. from runway	30 ft. trees, 1000 ft. from runway E END OF RWY ABUTTS SMALL LAKE.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	PERSIMMON AIRPORT INC 128 PINE TREE DR. LAKE PLACID, FL 33852 Phone 630-802-4405
Manager:	DAVID PIPER 128 PINE TREE DR. LAKE PLACID, FL 33852 Phone 630-802-4405

Additional Remarks

-	TRAILER 50 FT FM NORTH SIDE RWY AT WEST END,TRAILER 200 FT FM RWY SOUTH SIDE AT WEST END.
-	T-HGR 30FT FM RWY S SIDE 500FT FM E END, BLDG 150FT FM RWY S SIDE 100FT FM E END, HOUSE 20FT FM RWY N SIDE 100FT FM E END.
-	POLES AT 150-300FT FM E END ON N EDGE OF E END, TRAILER 150FT FM RWY-N SIDE 400FT FM E END.
-	AREA OF SOFT SAND VIC OF BLDG CONSTR MID-FLD.
-	BUILDINGS 300' FROM WEST END OF RWY.
-	10' TREES WEST END OF RWY.
-	FOR CD CTC MIAMI ARTCC AT 305-716-1731.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 03FA.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KSEF - Sebring Regional Airport (7 nm NE)
KAVO - Avon Park Executive Airport (16 nm NW)
X06 - Arcadia Municipal Airport (25 nm W)
KCHN - Wauchula Municipal Airport (27 nm W)
KOBE - Okeechobee County Airport (30 nm E)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 09-Dec-2025

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:40	11:40
Sunrise	07:05	12:05
Sunset	17:31	22:31
Evening civil twilight	17:56	22:56

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	09-Dec-2025 18:53:39
Local (UTC-5)	09-Dec-2025 13:53:39

METAR

KSEF 7nm NE	091835Z AUTO 02008KT 10SM BKN040 OVC050 20/14 A3003 RMK AO2 T02040140
KAGR 18nm N	091755Z AUTO 01009KT 9SM BKN040 OVC060 20/14 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP171 T01960135 10202 20131 57017 $

TAF

KPGD 41nm SW	091720Z 0918/1018 04009KT P6SM SCT025 BKN050 FM100400 VRB03KT P6SM SCT010 OVC030 FM101600 32006KT P6SM SCT025 BKN050
KLAL 49nm NW	091720Z 0918/1018 07008KT P6SM SCT025 SCT070 FM100100 VRB03KT P6SM SCT020 BKN040 FM101700 28006KT P6SM SCT050

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