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48X Airport Manatee
Palmetto, Florida, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008

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 -4 (UTC -5 during Standard 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): 118.975 (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
SRQr009/14.8SARASOTA VORTAC115.2002W
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 7  RUNWAY 25
Latitude: 27-38.483167N27-38.612833N
Longitude: 082-31.517000W082-30.902833W
Traffic pattern: rightleft
Obstructions: 8 ft. brush, 160 ft. from runway, 90 ft. right of centerline, 20:1 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.
5 ft. brush, 100 ft. from runway, 20:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: REEDER FARMS
10608 U.S. 41 N
PALMETTO, FL 34221
Phone 941-722-9296
Manager: J. T. REEDER
10608 US 41 NORTH
PALMETTO, FL 34221
Phone 941-722-9296

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 27 August 1999

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)
 
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From to 48X

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 09-May-2008
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:2010:20
Sunrise06:4510:45
Sunset20:0800:08
Evening civil twilight20:3300:33

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  09-May-2008 19:42:03
Local (UTC-4)  09-May-2008 15:42:03
 
METAR
KSPG 
10nm NW 
091853Z 23012KT 10SM FEW023 30/21 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP132 T03000206
KMCF 
12nm N 
091855Z 23013KT 10SM SCT026 BKN250 30/23 A2993 RMK AO2A SLP138 T02980229 $
KSRQ 
15nm S 
091853Z 23009KT 10SM CLR 28/22 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP136 T02780222
KTPF 
17nm N 
091924Z AUTO 27008KT 10SM SCT040 SCT046 31/21 A2992 RMK AO2
KPIE 
19nm NW 
091853Z AUTO 25012G18KT 10SM FEW030 30/21 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP136 T03000206
KTPA 
19nm N 
091853Z 27010KT 9SM FEW045 BKN250 30/21 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP137 T03000206
TAF
KMCF 
12nm N 
091616 23015G20KT 9999 FEW015 SCT030 BKN250 QNH2985INS BECMG 2324 25010KT 9999 SCT015 BKN030 BKN250 BECMG 0203 24008KT 8000 BR BKN015 QNH2989INS BECMG 1314 24010KT 9999 NSW SCT015 BKN030 BKN250 QNH2991INS T30/20Z T25/11Z
KSRQ 
15nm S 
091735Z 091818 24012G20KT P6SM SCT035 BKN250 FM2200 25010KT P6SM FEW035 BKN250 FM0200 23007KT P6SM SCT020 SCT250 TEMPO 0812 5SM BR BKN020 FM1300 24010KT P6SM SCT030 SCT250
KPIE 
19nm NW 
091735Z 091818 24014G24KT P6SM SCT035 BKN250 FM2200 25012KT P6SM FEW040 BKN250 FM0200 23008KT P6SM SCT020 SCT250 TEMPO 0812 5SM BR BKN020 FM1300 24012KT P6SM SCT030 SCT250
KTPA 
19nm N 
091735Z 091818 26012G20KT P6SM SCT035 BKN250 FM2200 27010KT P6SM FEW040 BKN250 FM0200 25007KT P6SM SCT020 SCT250 TEMPO 0812 5SM BR BKN020 FM1300 26010KT P6SM SCT030 SCT250
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