FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 06FA |
| Lat/Long: | 26-54-29.3510N / 080-19-42.2905W 26-54.489183N / 080-19.704842W 26.9081531 / -80.3284140 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 28 ft. / 9 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 05W (2000) |
| From city: | 24 miles S of JUPITER, FL |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 33478 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Private use. Permission required prior to landing |
| Activation date: | 04/1977 |
| Sectional chart: | MIAMI |
| Control tower: | yes |
| ARTCC: | MIAMI CENTER |
| FSS: | MIAMI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| Attendance: | MON -FRI 0800-1600 ATTENDED MON-FRI EXCP HOLS. |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | ATC-CTL |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| GWINN GROUND: | 121.65 [0800-1600 MON-FRI.] |
| GWINN TOWER: | 120.4 [0800-1600 MON-FRI.] |
| LC/P GND/P: | 279.25 |
| WX AWOS-3 at F45 (7 nm SE): | 119.975 (561-630-6932) |
| WX AWOS-3 at SUA (17 nm N): | PHONE 772-692-7399 |
| WX ASOS at PBI (18 nm SE): | 123.75 (561-683-2548) |
- ATCT OPERATED BY SIKORSKY DEVELOPMENT FLIGHT TEST CENTER.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| PBIr320/18.8 | | PALM BEACH VORTAC | | 115.70 | | 03W |
| PHKr069/20.8 | | PAHOKEE VORTAC | | 115.40 | | 00E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| RUBIN | | 337/14.7 | | 356 | | 03W | | PB | .--. -... |
| FORT PIERCE | | 180/34.8 | | 275 | | 04W | | FPR | ..-. .--. .-. |
Airport Services
Runway Information
Runway 9/27
| Dimensions: | 7003 x 150 ft. / 2135 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
| Latitude: | 26-54.489017N | | 26-54.489350N |
| Longitude: | 080-20.349467W | | 080-19.060217W |
| Elevation: | 27.6 ft. | | 27.7 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 095 magnetic, 090 true | | 275 magnetic, 270 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 241 ft. | | 241 ft. |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | ILS/DME | | |
| Obstructions: | trees, 400 ft. from runway | | none |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORP PO BOX 109610 WEST PALM BEACH, FL 33410-9610 Phone 561-775-5452 |
| Manager: | TREVOR HARRIS PO BOX 109610 WEST PALM BEACH, FL 33410-9610 Phone 561-775-5452 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 94 | | Jet airplanes: | | 1 | | Helicopters: | | 93 |
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Additional Remarks
| - | OPEN ONLY TO CIVIL & MIL ACFT HAVING BUSINESS WITH UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION OR ITS DIVISIONS. PPR CTC ATCT C561-775-5450. |
| - | ARPT BCN OPERS ONLY WHEN ARPT IS ATTENDED. |
| - | FUEL: NOT FOR PUBLIC SALE. A, J5 J8 FLUID - SP. |
| - | JASU: (4 HOBART STARTING UNITS 28.5V/750 AMPS.) |
| - | MISC: COPTER OPR. VERT TKOF UP TO 3000'. POSSIBLE VERT JET TURBULENCE WITHIN 2 NM OF APCH END RWY 09. CLASS D AIRSPACE EFF 1200-2300Z++ MON-FRI, OT CLASS G. |
| - | BIRDS AND WILDLIFE ON AND INVOF ARPT. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight. FAA instrument procedures published for use between 9 February 2012 at 0901Z and 8 March 2012 at 0900Z.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
| FRWAY FOUR (RNAV) **NEW** | |
download (233KB) |
| TUXXI ONE | |
download (216KB) |
| WLACE TWO (RNAV) | |
download (255KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
F45 - North Palm Beach County General Aviation Airport (7 nm SE)
KSUA - Witham Field Airport (17 nm N)
KPBI - Palm Beach International Airport (18 nm SE)
KPHK - Palm Beach County Glades Airport (21 nm W)
KLNA - Palm Beach County Park Airport (23 nm SE)
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Times for 13-Feb-2012
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:36 | | 11:36 |
| Sunrise | | 07:00 | | 12:00 |
| Sunset | | 18:11 | | 23:11 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:35 | | 23:35 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Feb-2012 13:16:14 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 13-Feb-2012 08:16:14 |
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| METAR |
KSUA 18nm N | 131147Z 32006KT 10SM SCT027 08/05 A3022
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KPBI 18nm SE | 131253Z 32005KT 10SM FEW035 08/06 A3022 RMK AO2 SLP232 T00780056 $
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KBCT 34nm S | 131250Z AUTO 34006KT 10SM CLR 09/06 A3022
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KOBE 35nm NW | 131255Z AUTO 36006KT 10SM CLR 05/M03 A3026 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KSUA 18nm N | 131129Z 1312/1412 33007KT P6SM SCT035 FM131400 04008KT P6SM BKN035 FM131800 08011KT P6SM BKN035 FM140100 09007KT P6SM BKN035
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KPBI 18nm SE | 131124Z 1312/1412 33006KT P6SM FEW035 SCT250 FM131400 04009KT P6SM FEW025 SCT035 BKN050 FM131700 09010KT P6SM SCT025 BKN035 FM140000 10007KT P6SM FEW035 BKN250 FM140600 VRB04KT P6SM SCT250
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