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3FA8 Searey Central Seaplane Base
Tavares, Florida, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 14 MAY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: 3FA8
Lat/Long: 28-45-58.0000N 081-44-46.0000W
28-45.966667N 081-44.766667W
28.7661111,-81.7461111
(estimated)
Elevation: 67 ft. / 20 m (estimated)
From city: 3 miles SW of TAVARES, FL
Time zone: UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 32778

Seaplane Base Operations

Seaplane Base use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 09/2011
Control tower: no
ARTCC: JACKSONVILLE CENTER
FSS: SAINT PETERSBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: MON-FRI 0800-1600
Segmented circle: no

Seaplane Base Communications

WX ASOS at LEE (5 nm NW): PHONE 352-787-1565

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
ORLr302/25.5ORLANDO VORTAC112.2000E
OCFr134/35.3OCALA VORTAC113.7000E

Seaplane Base Services

Runway Information

Runway 11W/29W

Dimensions: 2000 x 300 ft. / 610 x 91 m
Surface: water, in good condition
RUNWAY 11W  RUNWAY 29W
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Seaplane Base Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: PROGRESSIVE AERODYNE INC.
3801 STATE RD 19
TAVARES, FL 32778
Phone 352-253-0108
EXT 110
Manager: GEOFFREY NICHOLSON
3801 STATE RD 19
TAVARES, FL 32778
Phone 352-253-0108
EXT 110

Additional Remarks

- FOR CD CTC ORLANDO APCH AT 407-852-7553.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 3FA8.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KLEE - Leesburg International Airport (5 nm NW)
X04 - Orlando Apopka Airport (9 nm E)
X23 - Umatilla Municipal Airport (11 nm NE)
KORL - Orlando Executive Airport (25 nm SE)
KSFB - Orlando Sanford International Airport (27 nm E)
  
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From to 3FA8

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 27-May-2026
 Local
(UTC-4)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:0510:05
Sunrise06:3110:31
Sunset20:1700:17
Evening civil twilight20:4300:43

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  28-May-2026 02:04:43
Local (UTC-4)  27-May-2026 22:04:43
 
METAR
KLEE 
5nm NW 		280153Z AUTO VRB05KT 10SM SCT075 25/23 A3005 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT W-N SLP175 T02500233
TAF
KLEE 
5nm NW 		272326Z 2723/2818 13008KT P6SM VCTS FEW040CB TEMPO 2723/2802 4SM TSRA BKN035CB FM280300 18006KT P6SM VCSH SCT040 SCT250 FM281500 22009KT P6SM SCT030 BKN100
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