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51FD Tex Merritt Private Airstrip
Leesburg, Florida, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 2009

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 -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 34753

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 02/1992
Sectional chart: JACKSONVILLE
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): 134.325 (352-787-1565)

Nearby radio navigation aids

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

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
LEESBURG217/10.733504WLEE .-.. . .
ZEPHYRHILLS028/29.325303WRHZ .-. .... --..
KISSIMMEE317/34.232905WISM .. ... --
SANFORD264/36.240805WSFB ... ..-. -...

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 904-787-1482
Manager: TEX A. MERRITT
P. O. BOX 86
OKAHUMPKA, FL 34762
Phone 904-787-1482

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 1
Single engine airplanes: 1
    

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)
KZPH - Zephyrhills Municipal Airport (29 nm SW)
KBKV - Hernando County Airport (31 nm W)
KORL - Executive Airport (32 nm E)
 
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From to 51FD

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 05-Jul-2009
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:0910:09
Sunrise06:3610:36
Sunset20:2900:29
Evening civil twilight20:5500:55

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  05-Jul-2009 23:06:26
Local (UTC-4)  05-Jul-2009 19:06:26
 
METAR
KLEE 
10nm NE 
052253Z AUTO 27008KT 10SM CLR 32/21 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP134 T03170211
KVVG 
17nm N 
052245Z AUTO 25008KT 9SM 31/19 A2992 RMK AO2
TAF
KLEE 
10nm NE 
051720Z 0518/0618 24006KT P6SM SCT040 BKN250 FM060000 22004KT P6SM SCT250 FM061500 23008KT P6SM SCT030 SCT250

 
 

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