FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 04FA |
| Lat/Long: | 25-33-31.3890N / 080-30-54.2060W
25-33.523150N / 080-30.903433W
25.5587192 / -80.5150572
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 9 ft. / 3 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 03W (1985) |
| From city: | 5 miles NW of HOMESTEAD, FL |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 33170 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Private use. Permission required prior to landing |
| Activation date: | 08/1969 |
| Sectional chart: | MIAMI |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MIAMI CENTER |
| FSS: | MIAMI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| Attendance: | DAWN-DUSK |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | no |
Airport Communications
| UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX ASOS at TMB (7 nm NE): | PHONE 305-235-1332 |
| WX ASOS at MIA (19 nm NE): | PHONE 305-870-0235 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| DHPr216/17.0 | | DOLPHIN VORTAC | | 113.90 | | 04W |
| VKZr243/22.7 | | VIRGINIA KEY VOR/DME | | 117.10 | | 04W |
| FLLr212/36.6 | | FORT LAUDERDALE VOR/DME | | 114.40 | | 00E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| PLANTATION | | 208/38.0 | | 242 | | 03W | | PJN | .--. .--- -. |
Airport Services
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Runway Information
Runway 9/27
| Dimensions: | 2620 x 212 ft. / 799 x 65 m |
| Surface: | turf |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | RICHARD L. NEUBAUER
22001 SW 202 AVE
MIAMI, FL 33170
Phone 305-248-8824 |
| Manager: | RICHARD L. NEUBAUER
22001 SW 202 AVE
MIAMI, FL 33170
Phone 305-248-8824 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 40 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 40 |
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Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 04FA.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
X51 - Homestead General Aviation Airport (4 nm SW)
KTMB - Kendall-Tamiami Executive Airport (7 nm NE)
KHST - Homestead Air Reserve Base (8 nm SE)
KMIA - Miami International Airport (19 nm NE)
07FA - Ocean Reef Club Airport (19 nm SE)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Taken in August 2006
from a 1979 Citabria at about 1,300 feet
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Richards Field Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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| Sectional chart |
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Click on chart to expand
Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 29-Nov-2009
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
(UTC) |
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:26 | | 11:26 |
| Sunrise | | 06:51 | | 11:51 |
| Sunset | | 17:30 | | 22:30 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:55 | | 22:55 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 29-Nov-2009 20:11:58 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 29-Nov-2009 15:11:58 |
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| METAR |
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KTMB
7nm NE | 291953Z VRB04KT 10SM CLR 26/14 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP171 T02560139 $
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KHST
10nm SE | 291955Z 08006KT 10SM CLR 25/15 A3004 RMK AO2A SLP174 T02490147
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KMIA
17nm NE | 291953Z 10007KT 10SM SCT044 26/13 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP174 T02560133 $
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KTMB
7nm NE | 291720Z 2918/3018 11010KT P6SM SCT040 FM292300 VRB02KT P6SM SKC FM301400 12005KT P6SM FEW030
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KMIA
17nm NE | 291720Z 2918/3018 11008KT P6SM SCT040 FM292300 VRB03KT P6SM FEW030 FM301400 12005KT P6SM FEW030
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