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51FD Tex Merritt Private Airstrip
Leesburg, Florida, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 NOVEMBER 2025

Location

FAA Identifier: 51FD
Lat/Long: 28-40-03.9790N 081-55-05.2880W
28-40.066317N 081-55.088133W
28.6677719,-81.9181356
(estimated)
Elevation: 95 ft. / 29 m (estimated)
Variation: 03W (1990)
From city: 12 miles S of LEESBURG, FL
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 34753

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 02/1992
Control tower: no
ARTCC: JACKSONVILLE CENTER
FSS: SAINT PETERSBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

WX ASOS at LEE (11 nm NE): PHONE 352-787-1565

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
ORLr284/31.6ORLANDO VORTAC112.2000E
OCFr152/34.6OCALA VORTAC113.7000E

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 10/28

Dimensions: 1920 x 110 ft. / 585 x 34 m
Surface: turf
RUNWAY 10  RUNWAY 28
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: TEX A. MERRITT
P. O. BOX 86
OKAHUMPKA, FL 34762
Phone 352-787-1482
Manager: TEX A. MERRITT
P. O. BOX 86
OKAHUMPKA, FL 34762
Phone 352-787-1482

Additional Remarks

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

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 51FD.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KLEE - Leesburg International Airport (11 nm NE)
X04 - Orlando Apopka Airport (18 nm E)
X23 - Umatilla Municipal Airport (21 nm NE)
KINF - Inverness Airport (23 nm W)
KZPH - Zephyrhills Municipal Airport (29 nm SW)
  
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From to 51FD

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 12-Dec-2025
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:4611:46
Sunrise07:1212:12
Sunset17:3122:31
Evening civil twilight17:5722:57

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  12-Dec-2025 20:10:25
Local (UTC-5)  12-Dec-2025 15:10:25
 
METAR
KLEE 
10nm NE 		121953Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 22/00 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP195 T02170000
TAF
KLEE 
10nm NE 		121731Z 1218/1318 VRB05KT P6SM SKC
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