FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 DECEMBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 06FA |
| Lat/Long: | 26-54-30.2070N / 080-19-44.1750W
26-54.503450N / 080-19.736250W
26.9083908 / -80.3289375
(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 |
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| PBIr320/18.9 | | PALM BEACH VORTAC | | 115.70 | | 03W |
| PHKr069/20.8 | | PAHOKEE VORTAC | | 115.40 | | 00E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| 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. |
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 14 January 2010 at 0901Z and 11 February 2010 at 0900Z.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
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| FRWAY THREE (RNAV) **NEW** | |
download |
| TUXXI ONE | |
download |
| WLACE TWO (RNAV) **NEW** | |
download |
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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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 09-Feb-2010
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:39 | | 11:39 |
| Sunrise | | 07:03 | | 12:03 |
| Sunset | | 18:08 | | 23:08 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:32 | | 23:32 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 09-Feb-2010 22:26:10 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 09-Feb-2010 17:26:10 |
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| METAR |
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KSUA
18nm N | 091950Z 22012G16KT 10SM SCT040 OVC060 25/15 A2984
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KPBI
18nm SE | 092153Z 20012G18KT 10SM -RA FEW047 OVC060 24/16 A2981 RMK AO2 RAB49 SLP092 P0000 T02440161
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KBCT
34nm S | 092153Z 18006KT 10SM SCT032 BKN041 24/19 A2983
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KOBE
35nm NW | 092205Z AUTO 32003KT 4SM +RA BKN034 OVC040 20/18 A2983 RMK AO2 P0003
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KPBI
18nm SE | 091745Z 0918/1018 16014G22KT P6SM SCT030 BKN040 BKN140 FM092200 20014G22KT P6SM VCSH SCT025 BKN035 BKN070 FM100200 30014G22KT P6SM BKN025 FM101300 34014G22KT P6SM FEW250
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