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52FA

Bent Willies Airport
Lake Wales, Florida, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 JANUARY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	52FA
Lat/Long:	27-56-22.6000N 081-25-55.3000W 27-56.376667N 081-25.921667W 27.9396111,-81.4320278 (estimated)
Elevation:	73 ft. / 22 m (estimated)
From city:	10 miles E of LAKE WALES, FL
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	33867

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	06/2009
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	MIAMI CENTER
FSS:	SAINT PETERSBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no
Landing fee:	yes

Airport Communications

WX AWOS-3 at X07 (10 nm W):	124.225 (863-678-1334)
WX ASOS at GIF (19 nm NW):	133.675 (863-956-2097)
WX AWOS-3 at BOW (19 nm W):	123.775 (863-533-9004)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
LALr094/31.0		LAKELAND VORTAC		116.00		01E
ORLr188/36.5		ORLANDO VORTAC		112.20		00E

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 3/21

Dimensions:	1700 x 150 ft. / 518 x 46 m
Surface:	turf
	RUNWAY 3	RUNWAY 21
Traffic pattern:	left	left

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	BILL WHIDDEN 11210 W BEACH PKWY LAKE WALES, FL 33898-8339 Phone 407-616-7764 OWNER MR BILL WHIDDEN.
Manager:	BILL WHIDDEN 11210 W BEACH PKWY LAKE WALLES, FL 33898-8339 Phone 407-616-7764

Additional Remarks

-	FOR CD CTC MIAMI ARTCC AT 305-716-1731.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 52FA.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

X07 - Lake Wales Municipal Airport (10 nm W)
KGIF - Winter Haven Regional Airport (19 nm NW)
KBOW - Bartow Executive Airport (19 nm W)
KISM - Kissimmee Gateway Airport (21 nm N)
KAVO - Avon Park Executive Airport (22 nm S)

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Aerial photo
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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 11-Feb-2026

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:43	11:43
Sunrise	07:07	12:07
Sunset	18:13	23:13
Evening civil twilight	18:37	23:37

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	11-Feb-2026 13:17:30
Local (UTC-5)	11-Feb-2026 08:17:30

METAR

KBOW 18nm W	111300Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 11/10 A3025 RMK AO2 PWINO
KAGR 18nm S	111255Z AUTO 00000KT 8SM OVC270 11/10 A3023 RMK AO2 SLP239 T01050099 $
KGIF 18nm NW	111253Z AUTO 00000KT 1 1/2SM BR CLR 14/13 A3025 RMK AO1 SLP243 T01390133 $
KISM 21nm N	111256Z 30007KT 10SM CLR 14/12 A3024 RMK AO2 SLP240 T01440122 $

TAF

KISM
21nm N

111120Z 1112/1212 VRB04KT P6SM BKN250 FM111500 26009KT P6SM FEW035 SCT150 BKN200 FM120000 27005KT P6SM FEW150 FEW250 FM120900 27003KT 6SM BR FEW130

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