FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 JULY 2008
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 |
| Sectional chart: | JACKSONVILLE |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | JACKSONVILLE CENTER |
| FSS: | GAINESVILLE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Segmented circle: | no |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| CTYr120/11.2 | | CROSS CITY VORTAC | | 112.00 | | 02W |
| GNVr254/32.5 | | GATORS VORTAC | | 116.20 | | 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 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 2 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 2 |
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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 Municipal Airport (22 nm SE)
KGNV - Gainesville Regional Airport (33 nm E)
X35 - Dunnellon/Marion County & Park of Commerce Airport (37 nm SE)
KOCF - Ocala International Airport-Jim Taylor Field (39 nm SE)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 07-Sep-2008
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(UTC-4) | | Zulu
(UTC) |
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:49 | | 10:49 |
| Sunrise | | 07:13 | | 11:13 |
| Sunset | | 19:45 | | 23:45 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:09 | | 00:09 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 07-Sep-2008 23:48:06 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 07-Sep-2008 19:48:06 |
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| METAR |
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KCTY
13nm W | 072253Z AUTO 28006KT 30/23 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP152 T03000228 PWINO TSNO
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| TAF |
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KGNV
32nm E | 071729Z 071818 VRB04KT P6SM SCT050 FM0000 09003KT P6SM SCT050 FM0900 00000KT 3SM BR SKC FM1400 08008KT P6SM SCT030
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