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48X Airport Manatee
Palmetto, Florida, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: 48X
Lat/Long: 27-38-32.9000N / 082-31-12.6000W
27-38.548333N / 082-31.210000W
27.6424722 / -82.5201667
(estimated)
Elevation: 27 ft. / 8 m (estimated)
Variation: 02W (1985)
From city: 7 miles NE of PALMETTO, FL
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 34221

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 05/1977
Sectional chart: MIAMI
Control tower: no
ARTCC: MIAMI CENTER
FSS: SAINT PETERSBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: PIE (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: MON-FRI 0900-1700, ALL SAT 0900-1200
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9
WX ASOS at SPG (9 nm NW): 118.875 (727-821-4334)
WX ASOS at SRQ (15 nm S): 134.15 (941-359-0117)
WX AWOS-3 at TPF (17 nm N): 118.925 (813-251-6824)
WX ASOS at PIE (18 nm NW): PHONE 727-531-3456
WX ASOS at TPA (20 nm N): PHONE 813-873-7228

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
SRQr011/14.3SARASOTA VORTAC117.0002W
PIEr150/18.1ST PETERSBURG VORTAC116.4001E
LALr231/33.9LAKELAND VORTAC116.0001E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
PICNY176/13.238802WAM .- --
KNIGHT194/16.327002WTPF - .--. ..-.
PLANT CITY224/29.034602WPCM .--. -.-. --
WAUCHULA287/34.826104WCHN -.-. .... -.
VENICE354/35.220602WVNC ...- -. -.-.

Airport Services

Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: MINOR
Powerplant service: MINOR

Runway Information

Runway 7/25

Dimensions: 3405 x 100 ft. / 1038 x 30 m
Surface: turf, in good condition
RY 07/25 FIRST 500 FT EAST END SOFT AFTER RAINS.
Runway edge lights: low intensity
Runway edge markings: RY 07/25 THRESHOLDS MARKED BY ONE GREEN LIGHT AND FOUR BUCKETS ON EACH SIDE OF RUNWAY.
RUNWAY 7  RUNWAY 25
Latitude: 27-38.483167N27-38.612833N
Longitude: 082-31.517000W082-30.902833W
Traffic pattern: rightleft
Obstructions: 30 ft. brush, 748 ft. from runway, 100 ft. left of centerline, 24:1 slope to clear
8 FT TREES 90-100 FT S OF RY CNTRLN FULL LENGTH. ACFT HANGARS 135 FT L OF CNTRLN FIRST HALF OF RY 07. ACFT PARKED 100 FT R OF CNTRLN FIRST 1/3 OF RY 25.
14 ft. brush, 355 ft. from runway, 125 ft. right of centerline, 25:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: REEDER FARMS
10608 U.S. HIGHWAY 41 NORTH
PALMETTO, FL 34221
Phone 941-722-9296
CONTACT PERSON: TOM REEDER: 941-722-9296
Manager: TOM REEDER
10608 U.S. HIGHWAY 41 NORTH
PALMETTO, FL 34221
Phone 941-722-9296
AIRPORT PHYSICAL ADDRESS: 14108 U.S. HIGHWAY 41 NORTH; FAX: 941-721-9067

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 105
Single engine airplanes: 89
Multi engine airplanes: 1
Ultralights: 15
    
Aircraft operations: avg 136/week *
70% local general aviation
28% transient general aviation
1% military
* for 12-month period ending 21 October 2008

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 48X.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KSPG - Albert Whitted Airport (9 nm NW)
KMCF - Mac Dill Air Force Base (12 nm N)
KSRQ - Sarasota/Bradenton International Airport (15 nm S)
KTPF - Peter O Knight Airport (17 nm N)
KPIE - St Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport (18 nm NW)
KTPA - Tampa International Airport (20 nm N)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 08-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:2211:22
Sunrise06:4711:47
Sunset17:4122:41
Evening civil twilight18:0523:05

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  08-Nov-2009 23:54:41
Local (UTC-5)  08-Nov-2009 18:54:41
 
METAR
KSPG 
10nm NW 
082253Z 09021G27KT 10SM SCT049 BKN060 24/18 A3005 RMK AO2 PK WND 09027/2253 SLP175 T02440178
KMCF 
12nm N 
082255Z AUTO 09016G24KT 10SM BKN046 25/18 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP182 T02510177 $
KSRQ 
15nm S 
082253Z 08012G21KT 10SM CLR 25/15 A3003 RMK AO2 PK WND 10027/2158 SLP168 T02500150
KTPF 
17nm N 
082325Z AUTO 08015G20KT 10SM SCT042 SCT050 24/17 A3008 RMK AO2
KPIE 
19nm NW 
082253Z 08014G21KT 10SM SCT060 25/16 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP181 T02500161
KTPA 
19nm N 
082253Z 07006G18KT 10SM SCT030 BKN055 OVC250 26/17 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP184 T02560167
TAF
KSRQ 
15nm S 
081731Z 0818/0918 09016G25KT P6SM SCT050 BKN250 TEMPO 0819/0822 BKN050 FM090000 09015G22KT P6SM SCT050 SCT100 SCT250 FM090600 08015G25KT P6SM FEW050 SCT250 FM091400 11021G35KT P6SM SCT040 SCT100 BKN250 TEMPO 0916/0918 5SM -SHRA BKN040 OVC100
KPIE 
19nm NW 
081731Z 0818/0918 09015G25KT P6SM SCT050 BKN250 TEMPO 0819/0822 BKN050 FM090000 09015G22KT P6SM SCT050 SCT100 SCT250 FM090600 08017G27KT P6SM FEW050 SCT250 FM091400 11018G30KT P6SM SCT040 SCT100 BKN250 TEMPO 0916/0918 BKN040 OVC100
KTPA 
19nm N 
081731Z 0818/0918 09015G25KT P6SM SCT050 BKN250 TEMPO 0819/0822 BKN050 FM090000 09012G20KT P6SM SCT050 SCT100 SCT250 FM090600 08014G24KT P6SM FEW050 SCT250 FM091400 11016G25KT P6SM SCT040 SCT100 BKN250 TEMPO 0916/0918 BKN040 OVC100
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