FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 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 -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 |
| SRQr082/36.9 | | SARASOTA VORTAC | | 117.00 | | 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: | JIM HAY 726 E GREEN STREET WAUCHULA, FL 33873 Phone 863-773-3115 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 45 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 29 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 9 | | Helicopters: | | 6 | | 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 04 June 2009 at 0901Z and 02 July 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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| Aerial photo |
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Photo taken 22-Jul-2007
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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 | | 06:12 | | 10:12 |
| Sunrise | | 06:38 | | 10:38 |
| Sunset | | 20:26 | | 00:26 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:52 | | 00:52 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 05-Jul-2009 21:20:11 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 05-Jul-2009 17:20:11 |
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| METAR |
KBOW 26nm N | 052050Z 27010KT 12SM SCT050 BKN250 33/20 A2995 RMK LAST
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KLAL 28nm N | 052050Z 27010G15KT 15SM SCT045 BKN150 33/ A2994 RMK WND EST
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KPCM 33nm NW | 052045Z AUTO 24010G15KT 10SM SCT034 SCT040 33/24 A2997 RMK AO2
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KGIF 34nm N | 052053Z AUTO 26008KT 10SM FEW040 33/22 A2996 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SE AND S SLP140 T03280222 57017
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KPGD 36nm S | 052053Z AUTO 23010KT 10SM CLR 32/23 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP154 T03220228 58015
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KSRQ 37nm W | 052053Z AUTO 24009KT 10SM CLR 31/23 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP145 T03110228 58013 $
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KTPF 39nm NW | 052047Z AUTO 26005KT 10SM BKN036 33/26 A2996 RMK AO2
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KVDF 39nm NW | 052100Z AUTO 26004KT 10SM CLR 34/22 A2995 RMK AO2
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KMCF 39nm NW | 052055Z AUTO 23008KT 10SM CLR RMK AO2 SLPNO RVRNO PWINO PNO FZRANO TSNO VISNO RWY04 CHINO RWY04 $
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KSPG 43nm W | 052053Z 24009KT 10SM CLR 31/24 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP140 T03110244
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| TAF |
KSRQ 37nm W | 051736Z 0518/0618 24008KT P6SM SCT030 SCT100 BKN250 FM060100 23006KT P6SM FEW020 BKN250 FM061400 24009KT P6SM SCT025 BKN250
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KTPA 44nm NW | 051736Z 0518/0618 20006KT P6SM SCT035 BKN250 FM052000 26008KT P6SM SCT040 SCT080 BKN250 FM060100 23006KT P6SM FEW020 BKN250 FM061400 24009KT P6SM SCT025 BKN250
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| NOTAMs |
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