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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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From to 48X

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 01-Dec-2009
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:3911:39
Sunrise07:0412:04
Sunset17:3422:34
Evening civil twilight17:5922:59

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  01-Dec-2009 10:24:24
Local (UTC-5)  01-Dec-2009 05:24:24
 
METAR
KSPG 
10nm NW 
010953Z AUTO 02003KT 7SM BKN032 BKN043 OVC060 19/19 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP140 T01890189
KMCF 
12nm N 
010958Z AUTO 05004KT 4SM BR FEW060 SCT180 16/16 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP147 $
KSRQ 
15nm S 
010953Z AUTO 08003KT 7SM CLR 17/16 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP139 T01670156
KTPF 
17nm N 
010945Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM SCT055 17/17 A2996 RMK AO2
KPIE 
19nm NW 
010953Z AUTO 00000KT 3SM BR CLR 17/17 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP145 T01720167
KTPA 
19nm N 
010953Z 07003KT 10SM FEW100 BKN250 18/17 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP147 T01830167 $
TAF
KSRQ 
15nm S 
010819Z 0108/0206 14003KT 2SM BR SKC TEMPO 0108/0110 1SM BR FM011300 11006KT P6SM SCT020 OVC070 FM020000 13008KT P6SM SCT050 BKN250
KPIE 
19nm NW 
010528Z 0106/0206 00000KT P6SM BKN130 BKN250 FM010800 VRB03KT P6SM SCT020 BKN070 FM011300 11006KT P6SM SCT020 OVC070 FM020000 12009KT P6SM BKN045
KTPA 
19nm N 
010528Z 0106/0206 36003KT P6SM BKN130 BKN250 FM010800 VRB03KT P6SM SCT020 BKN070 FM011300 11006KT P6SM SCT020 OVC070 FM020000 13007KT P6SM BKN045
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