FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | CHN |
| Lat/Long: | 27-30-53.6600N / 081-52-49.6650W 27-30.894333N / 081-52.827750W 27.5149056 / -81.8804625 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 106 ft. / 32 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 04W (2000) |
| From city: | 5 miles SW of WAUCHULA, FL |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 33873 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 11/1983 |
| Sectional chart: | MIAMI |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MIAMI CENTER |
| FSS: | SAINT PETERSBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | PIE (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | CONTINUOUS |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 122.9 |
| WX AWOS-3 at AVO (19 nm E): | 118.725 (863-453-4223) |
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY MIAMI ARTCC ON FREQS 134.55/257.7 (AVON PARK RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| LALr165/29.2 | | LAKELAND VORTAC | | 116.00 | | 01E |
| PGDr012/(36.4) | | PUNTA GORDA VOR | | 110.20 | | 03W |
| SRQr081/36.6 | | SARASOTA VORTAC | | 115.20 | | 02W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| WAUCHULA | | at field | | 261 | | 04W | | CHN | -.-. .... -. |
| PLANT CITY | | 155/32.7 | | 346 | | 02W | | PCM | .--. -.-. -- |
| KNIGHT | | 130/38.6 | | 270 | | 02W | | TPF | - .--. ..-. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL MOGAS |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MINOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 4005 x 75 ft. / 1221 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Latitude: | 27-31.224833N | | 27-30.563833N |
| Longitude: | 081-52.828167W | | 081-52.827333W |
| Elevation: | 100.2 ft. | | 108.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 184 magnetic, 180 true | | 004 magnetic, 360 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 500 ft. | | no |
| Markings: | basic, in fair condition | | basic, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 43 ft. trees, 1068 ft. from runway, 20:1 slope to clear | | 8 ft. tree, 336 ft. from runway, 110 ft. both sides of centerline, 17:1 slope to clear APCH SLOPE 25:1 FROM 18 FT TREES, 450 FT FROM EOR, 130 FT R OF CNTRLN. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF WAUCHULA PO BOX 818 WAUCHULA, FL 33873 Phone 863-773-3535 |
| Manager: | JERRY CONERLY 726 E GREEN STREET WAUCHULA, FL 33873 Phone 863-773-3535 SUPT OF PUBLIC WORKS, CITY OF OF WAUCHULA. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 44 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 40 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 | | Helicopters: | | 1 | | Ultralights: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 22/day * | | 59% | transient general aviation | | 41% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 17 July 2002 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | BLDG 175 FT EAST AND PLINE 250 FT EAST OF RY 18/36 SOUTHERN 1/4 RY IN 7:1 TRANSITION SURFACE. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight. FAA instrument procedures published for use between 3 July 2008 at 0901Z and 31 July 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 **CHANGED** | |
download (208KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 **CHANGED** | |
download (207KB) |
| NDB RWY 36 **CHANGED** | |
download (169KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (30KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KAVO - Avon Park Executive Airport (19 nm E)
KBOW - Bartow Municipal Airport (26 nm N)
X07 - Lake Wales Municipal Airport (27 nm NE)
KSEF - Sebring Regional Airport (29 nm E)
KLAL - Lakeland Linder Regional Airport (29 nm N)
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| Aerial photo |
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Photo taken 22-Jul-2007
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| Sectional chart |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 24-Jul-2008
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:23 | | 10:23 |
| Sunrise | | 06:48 | | 10:48 |
| Sunset | | 20:20 | | 00:20 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:45 | | 00:45 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 24-Jul-2008 09:05:28 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 24-Jul-2008 05:05:28 |
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| METAR |
KBOW 26nm N | 240855Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 22/22 A3004 RMK AO2
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KLAL 28nm N | 240046Z 15006KT 4SM SHRA BKN010 BKN040 OVC150 23/21 A3007
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KPCM 33nm NW | 240845Z AUTO 14003KT 10SM CLR 23/23 A3004 RMK AO2
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KGIF 34nm N | 240853Z AUTO 17003KT 10SM CLR 23/21 RMK AO2 SLPNO T02280211 $
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KPGD 36nm S | 240853Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 23/22 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP171 T02330222 56012
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KSRQ 37nm W | 240853Z AUTO 10004KT 10SM CLR 23/21 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP160 T02330211 56008 $
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KTPF 39nm NW | 240848Z AUTO 19005KT 10SM CLR 24/23 A3002 RMK AO2
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KVDF 39nm NW | 240842Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 24/22 A3003 RMK AO2
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KMCF 39nm NW | 240855Z AUTO 17004KT 10SM BKN200 24/22 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP170 T02410220 55002 $
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KSPG 43nm W | 240853Z AUTO 20004KT 10SM CLR 26/21 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP161 T02560206 55003
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| TAF |
KSRQ 37nm W | 240537Z 240606 VRB05KT P6SM FEW100 SCT250 FM1500 22006KT P6SM SCT030 SCT100 BKN250 FM1800 27009KT P6SM VCTS SCT035CB SCT080 BKN250 FM0200 VRB03KT P6SM FEW030 SCT100 SCT250
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KMCF 39nm NW | 240808 VRB05KT 9999 SCT150 QNH3001INS BECMG 1617 22008KT 9999 VCTS SCT030CB BKN160 QNH3002INS TEMPO 1923 VRB15G25KT 6000 -TSRA BKN025CB BECMG 0001 24006KT 9999 NSW FEW030 SCT200 QNH3003INS T32/20Z T24/10Z AUTOMATED SENSOR METWATCH 2408 TIL 2410
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KTPA 44nm NW | 240537Z 240606 VRB03KT P6SM FEW025 SCT100 BKN250 FM1500 23006KT P6SM SCT030 SCT100 BKN250 FM1800 28008KT P6SM VCTS SCT035CB SCT080 BKN250 FM0200 VRB03KT P6SM FEW030 SCT100 SCT250
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| NOTAMs |
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