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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: leftleft
Obstructions: 30 ft. trees, 1000 ft. from runway30 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 twilight06:4011:40
Sunrise07:0512:05
Sunset17:3122:31
Evening civil twilight17:5622:56

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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