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79FD

Midway Lake Airport
Plant City, Florida, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 JULY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	79FD
Lat/Long:	28-02-31.0500N 082-05-33.3100W 28-02.517500N 082-05.555167W 28.0419583,-82.0925861 (estimated)
Elevation:	150 ft. / 46 m (estimated)
From city:	2 miles NE of PLANT CITY, FL
Time zone:	UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	33565

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	05/2005
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	MIAMI CENTER
FSS:	SAINT PETERSBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

WX AWOS-3 at PCM (5 nm SW):	120.025 (813-764-8259)
WX AWOS-3PT at LAL (5 nm SE):	PHONE 863-834-2030
WX AWOS-3PT at ZPH (12 nm N):	118.975 (813-780-0031)
WX AWOS-3 at VDF (13 nm W):	121.125 (813-630-0924)
WX AWOS-3 at BOW (17 nm E):	123.775 (863-533-9004)
WX ASOS at GIF (18 nm E):	133.675 (863-956-2097)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
LALr308/5.3		LAKELAND VORTAC		116.00		01E
PIEr081/32.4		ST PETERSBURG VORTAC		116.40		05W

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 18/36

Dimensions:	2200 x 100 ft. / 671 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:	MIDWAY INVESTMENT COMPANY, INC P.O.BOX 1118 PLANT CITY, FL 33564 Phone 813-752-1442
Manager:	EDWARD M. VERNER P.O. BOX 1118 PLANT CITY, FL 33564 Phone (813) 752-1442

Additional Remarks

-	70 FT CELL TWR 700 FT W OF RY.
-	FOR CD CTC TAMPA APCH AT 813-878-2528

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 79FD.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KPCM - Plant City Airport (5 nm SW)
KLAL - Lakeland Linder International Airport (5 nm SE)
KZPH - Zephyrhills Municipal Airport (12 nm N)
KVDF - Tampa Executive Airport (13 nm W)
KBOW - Bartow Executive Airport (17 nm E)
KGIF - Winter Haven Regional Airport (18 nm E)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 02-Aug-2026

	Local (UTC-4)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:27	10:27
Sunrise	06:52	10:52
Sunset	20:17	00:17
Evening civil twilight	20:42	00:42

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	03-Aug-2026 02:44:22
Local (UTC-4)	02-Aug-2026 22:44:22

METAR

KPCM 5nm SW	030235Z AUTO 16005KT 9SM SCT130 24/24 A2996 RMK AO2 RAE0232 P0001 T02390239 $
KLAL 6nm SE	022350Z 21004KT 10SM VCSH SCT100 27/25 A2995
KZPH 12nm N	030235Z AUTO 16005KT 10SM -RA SCT120 24/24 A2997 RMK A02 T02450241
KVDF 14nm W	030235Z AUTO 16003KT 9SM SCT130 25/25 A2995 RMK AO2 T02480248 $
KGIF 18nm E	030153Z AUTO 19005KT 10SM FEW110 24/23 A2997 RMK AO1 RAB03E24 SLP148 P0000 T02440228 $
KBOW 18nm E	030235Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 24/24 A2997 RMK AO2 PWINO

TAF

KLAL
6nm SE

021739Z 0218/0318 22008KT P6SM VCTS SCT025CB BKN080 OVC250 TEMPO 0218/0220 VRB15G20KT 2SM TSRA BKN025CB FM022300 20006KT P6SM SCT025 BKN250 FM031200 22008KT P6SM VCSH SCT025 BKN080 OVC250

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