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73FD Brookins Air Strip Airport
Chiefland, Florida, USA

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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
CTYr120/11.2CROSS CITY VORTAC112.0002W
GNVr254/32.5GATORS VORTAC116.2004W
OCFr301/38.7OCALA VORTAC113.7000E

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 18/36

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

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
    

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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From to 73FD

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 05-Jul-2009
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:1110:11
Sunrise06:3810:38
Sunset20:3400:34
Evening civil twilight21:0101:01

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  05-Jul-2009 22:49:04
Local (UTC-4)  05-Jul-2009 18:49:04
 
METAR
KCTY 
13nm W 
052153Z AUTO 21009KT 32/24 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP126 T03170244 PWINO TSNO
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

 
 

Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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Hotels near Brookins Air Strip Airport

Miles Price ($)
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS CHIEFLAND 0.9 
BEST WESTERN SUWANNEE VALLEY 1.5 68-95

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

Hotels in other cities near Brookins Air Strip Airport

2 in Chiefland
 

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