FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 2009
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 |
| 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 05-Jul-2009
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:11 | | 10:11 |
| Sunrise | | 06:38 | | 10:38 |
| Sunset | | 20:34 | | 00:34 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:01 | | 01:01 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 05-Jul-2009 22:49:04 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 05-Jul-2009 18:49:04 |
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| METAR |
KCTY 13nm W | 052153Z AUTO 21009KT 32/24 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP126 T03170244 PWINO TSNO
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| TAF |
KGNV 32nm E | 051722Z 0518/0618 23008KT P6SM SCT040CB BKN200 FM060300 23004KT P6SM VCSH BKN010 BKN100 TEMPO 0607/0611 4SM BR BKN005 FM061500 26010KT P6SM VCTS SCT020 BKN040CB
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