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51FD Tex Merritt Private Airstrip
Leesburg, Florida, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 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 -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
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 10-Dec-2009
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:4511:45
Sunrise07:1112:11
Sunset17:3022:30
Evening civil twilight17:5622:56

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  10-Dec-2009 08:25:52
Local (UTC-5)  10-Dec-2009 03:25:52
 
METAR
KLEE 
10nm NE 
100753Z AUTO 20010KT 8SM OVC012 23/22 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP119 T02330217
KVVG 
17nm N 
100745Z AUTO 19010KT 8SM 24/22 A2987 RMK AO2
TAF
KLEE 
10nm NE 
100536Z 1006/1106 22006KT P6SM VCSH BKN015 OVC020 TEMPO 1009/1012 6SM -SHRA BKN004 BKN015 FM101300 30010KT P6SM -SHRA BKN015 OVC030 TEMPO 1013/1017 5SM SHRA BKN010 FM101700 33010KT P6SM VCSH BKN020 OVC050 FM102300 36006KT P6SM SCT020 BKN060

 
 

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