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73FD

Brookins Air Strip Airport
Chiefland, Florida, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 JULY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	73FD
Lat/Long:	29-30-38.8610N 082-51-36.4330W 29-30.647683N 082-51.607217W 29.5107947,-82.8601203 (estimated)
Elevation:	45 ft. / 14 m (estimated)
Variation:	02W (1990)
From city:	1 mile SW of CHIEFLAND, FL
Time zone:	UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	32626

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	03/1993
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	JACKSONVILLE CENTER
FSS:	GAINESVILLE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

WX AWOS-3PT at CTY (15 nm NW):

120.775 (352-498-0221)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
GNVr254/32.5		GATORS VORTAC		116.55		04W
OCFr301/38.7		OCALA VORTAC		113.70		00E

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 18/36

Dimensions:	2400 x 100 ft. / 732 x 30 m
Surface:	turf
	RUNWAY 18	RUNWAY 36
Traffic pattern:	left	left

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	THOMAS BROOKINS P.O. BOX 890 CHIEFLAND, FL 32626 Phone 904-493-4259

Additional Remarks

-	FOR CD CTC JACKSONVILLE APCH AT 904-741-0284.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 73FD.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KCTY - Cross City Airport (15 nm NW)
X60 - Williston Regional Airport (22 nm SE)
KGNV - Gainesville Regional Airport (33 nm E)
X35 - Marion County Airport (37 nm SE)
KOCF - Ocala International Airport-Jim Taylor Field (39 nm SE)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 04-Aug-2026

	Local (UTC-4)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:28	10:28
Sunrise	06:54	10:54
Sunset	20:21	00:21
Evening civil twilight	20:47	00:47

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	04-Aug-2026 04:13:15
Local (UTC-4)	04-Aug-2026 00:13:15

METAR

KCTY 13nm W	040355Z AUTO 00000KT 6SM BR CLR 24/24 A2994 RMK AO2 403010232
KX60 22nm SE	118.425 352-528-9949 040355Z AUTO 18003KT 10SM SCT016 24/24 A2997 RMK AO2

TAF

KGNV
32nm E

031936Z 0320/0418 22009G15KT P6SM -SHRA VCTS SCT015CB BKN045 OVC100 TEMPO 0320/0323 VRB12G20KT 5SM +TSRA BR OVC012CB FM040100 20004KT P6SM VCSH SCT015 BKN050 OVC100 TEMPO 0407/0411 5SM BR BKN010 FM041200 24006KT P6SM -SHRA SCT015 BKN025 OVC040 PROB30 0412/0418 VRB15G25KT 3SM TSRA BR OVC015CB

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