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56FL

Buchanan Airport
Jay, Florida, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 NOVEMBER 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	56FL
Lat/Long:	30-52-34.1500N 087-12-29.1800W 30-52.569167N 087-12.486333W 30.8761528,-87.2081056 (estimated)
Elevation:	246 ft. / 75 m (estimated)
From city:	5 miles SW of JAY, FL
Time zone:	UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	32565

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	06/2003
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	JACKSONVILLE CENTER
FSS:	GAINESVILLE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no
Beacon:	white-green-yellow (heliport) Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

WX AWOS-3PT at 12J (13 nm NE):	119.325 (251-809-2987)
WX ASOS at NSE (13 nm SE):	PHONE 850-623-7241
WX ASOS at NDZ (15 nm SE):	PHONE 850-623-7210

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance	VOR name	Freq	Var
NUNr014/(25.1)	SAUFLEY VOR	112.25	01E
CEWr273/27.4	CRESTVIEW VORTAC	115.90	03E
MVCr164/35.8	MONROEVILLE VORTAC	116.80	04E

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 2/20

Dimensions:	2900 x 200 ft. / 884 x 61 m
Surface:	turf
Runway edge lights:	non-standard NSTD LIRL DUE TO INTENSITY.
	RUNWAY 2	RUNWAY 20
Latitude:	30-52.330167N	30-52.808167N
Longitude:	087-12.496000W	087-12.476667W
Elevation:	230.0 ft.	245.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Obstructions:	none	30 ft. pline, 75 ft. from runway

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	GARY FRANK BUCHANAN 2951 BUD DIAMOND ROAD JAY, FL 32565 Phone 850-675-6878
Manager:	GARY FRANK BUCHANAN 2951 BUD DIAMOND ROAD JAY, FL 32565 Phone 850-675-6878

Additional Remarks

-	FOR CD CTC PENSACOLA APCH AT 850-266-6884 OR 850-266-6885.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 56FL.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

12J - Brewton Municipal Airport (13 nm NE)
KNSE - Whiting Field Naval Air Station North (13 nm SE)
KNDZ - Whiting Field Naval Air Station South (15 nm SE)
0R1 - Atmore Municipal Airport (15 nm NW)
2R4 - Peter Prince Field Airport (18 nm SE)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 07-Dec-2025

	Local (UTC-6)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:08	12:08
Sunrise	06:35	12:35
Sunset	16:46	22:46
Evening civil twilight	17:12	23:12

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	07-Dec-2025 12:54:57
Local (UTC-6)	07-Dec-2025 06:54:57

METAR

KNSE 14nm SE	071204Z AUTO 06003KT 9SM OVC003 11/11 A2996 RMK AO2 T01110106 $
KNDZ 14nm SE	071156Z AUTO 06005KT 10SM -RA OVC004 11/11 A2997 RMK AO2 RAE38B52 SLP136 P0001 60001 70018 T01110106 10111 20106 55006 $
KPNS 24nm S	071153Z 05004KT 10SM -RA OVC006 12/11 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP144 P0001 60002 70023 T01170111 10117 20111 57006
KNFJ 26nm SE	071148Z AUTO 06006KT 10SM OVC004 12/11 A2996 RMK AO2 RAE44 SLP149 P0003 60004 70023 T01170111 10117 20111 58008 $

TAF

KNSE
14nm SE

0707/0807 VRB05KT 9999 SCT010 OVC020 641206 QNH2990INS TEMPO 0708/0814 0800 FG VV002 BECMG 0712/0714 03005 6000 BR OVC030 641206 QNH2995INS TEMPO 0717/0720 0800 FG VV001 BECMG 0721/0723 9999 NSW BKN003 OVC020 600000 QNH2988INS AUTOMATED SENSOR METWATCH 0707 TIL 0812 TX17/0721Z TN10/0800Z FN00296

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