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KCHN Wauchula Municipal Airport
Wauchula, Florida, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

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 -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving 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: lighted
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
LALr165/29.2LAKELAND VORTAC116.0001E
PGDr012/(36.4)PUNTA GORDA VOR110.2003W
SRQr082/36.9SARASOTA VORTAC117.0002W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
WAUCHULAat field26104WCHN -.-. .... -.
PLANT CITY155/32.734602WPCM .--. -.-. --
KNIGHT130/38.627002WTPF - .--. ..-.

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL MOGAS
Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: MINOR
Powerplant service: MINOR
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: 27-31.224833N27-30.563833N
Longitude: 081-52.828167W081-52.827333W
Elevation: 100.2 ft.108.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 184 magnetic, 180 true004 magnetic, 360 true
Displaced threshold: 500 ft.no
Markings: basic, in fair conditionbasic, 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: nono
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 17 ft. trees, 555 ft. from runway, 125 ft. right of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear41 ft. tree, 1879 ft. from runway, 40:1 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
CONTACT PERSON: RICK GIROUX
Manager: WILLIAM BEATTIE
WAUCHULA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, 128 SOUTH 7TH AVENUE
WAUCHULA, FL 33873
Phone 863-773-3265
AIRPORT PHYSICAL ADDRESS: 1202 MAURICE

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 42
Single engine airplanes: 29
Multi engine airplanes: 7
Helicopters: 5
Ultralights: 1
    
Aircraft operations: avg 22/day *
59% transient general aviation
41% local general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 31 July 2008

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 19 November 2009 at 0901Z and 17 December 2009 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 18   download (208KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 36   download (207KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures 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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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 30-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:3611:36
Sunrise07:0112:01
Sunset17:3222:32
Evening civil twilight17:5722:57

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  30-Nov-2009 22:41:35
Local (UTC-5)  30-Nov-2009 17:41:35
 
METAR
KBOW 
26nm N 
302215Z AUTO 23004KT 10SM CLR 22/13 A2997 RMK AO2
KLAL 
28nm N 
302153Z 25007KT 20SM FEW150 SCT250 25/12 A2996
KPCM 
33nm NW 
302205Z AUTO 22003KT 10SM CLR 23/15 A2998 RMK AO2
KGIF 
34nm N 
302153Z AUTO 27006KT 10SM CLR 24/13 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP149 T02390128
KPGD 
36nm S 
302153Z AUTO 26005KT 10SM SCT065 23/17 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP159 T02330172
KSRQ 
37nm W 
302153Z AUTO 18006KT 10SM SCT070 22/14 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP143 T02220144
KTPF 
39nm NW 
302205Z AUTO 22004KT 10SM OVC060 22/17 A2997 RMK AO2
KVDF 
39nm NW 
302220Z AUTO 22004KT 10SM BKN060 21/14 A2997 RMK AO2
KMCF 
39nm NW 
302155Z AUTO 20006KT 10SM SCT065 21/18 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP150 T02120180 $
KSPG 
43nm W 
302153Z 22004KT 10SM SCT065 23/15 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP144 T02280150
TAF
KSRQ 
37nm W 
301720Z 3018/0118 22008KT P6SM SCT035 SCT120 BKN250 TEMPO 3020/3024 26006KT FM010100 17003KT P6SM SCT030 SCT120 BKN200 TEMPO 0109/0112 5SM BR SCT005 BKN025 FM011200 10006KT P6SM BKN025 OVC100 TEMPO 0114/0118 SCT025 BKN050 OVC100
KTPA 
44nm NW 
301720Z 3018/0118 22007KT P6SM SCT035 SCT120 BKN250 TEMPO 3020/3024 28006KT FM010100 18003KT P6SM SCT030 SCT120 BKN200 TEMPO 0109/0112 5SM BR SCT005 BKN025 FM011200 11006KT P6SM BKN025 OVC100 TEMPO 0114/0118 SCT025 BKN050 OVC100
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 Wauchula Municipal Airport Authority
UNICOM 122.90
863-773-3115
863-773-3265
[web site]
[email]
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