FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 NOVEMBER 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | FA08 |
| Lat/Long: | 28-10-01.0550N / 081-48-29.2830W
28-10.017583N / 081-48.488050W
28.1669597 / -81.8081342
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 139 ft. / 42 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 03W (1990) |
| From city: | 1 mile SE of POLK CITY, FL |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Savings Time) |
| Zip code: | 33868 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Private use. Permission required prior to landing |
| Activation date: | 06/1993 |
| Sectional chart: | JACKSONVILLE |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MIAMI CENTER |
| FSS: | SAINT PETERSBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | no |
Airport Communications
| WX ASOS at GIF (7 nm SE): | 133.675 (863-293-1604) |
| WX AWOS-3 at BOW (13 nm S): | 123.775 (863-533-9004) |
| WX ASOS at ZPH (19 nm W): | 118.975 (813-780-0031) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| LALr044/15.4 | | LAKELAND VORTAC | | 116.00 | | 01E |
| ORLr228/33.7 | | ORLANDO VORTAC | | 112.20 | | 00E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| ZEPHYRHILLS | | 104/18.8 | | 253 | | 03W | | RHZ | .-. .... --.. |
| PLANT CITY | | 064/20.9 | | 346 | | 02W | | PCM | .--. -.-. -- |
| KISSIMMEE | | 255/21.1 | | 329 | | 05W | | ISM | .. ... -- |
| KNIGHT | | 068/37.6 | | 270 | | 02W | | TPF | - .--. ..-. |
| LEESBURG | | 184/39.1 | | 335 | | 04W | | LEE | .-.. . . |
| WAUCHULA | | 010/39.6 | | 261 | | 04W | | CHN | -.-. .... -. |
Airport Services
Runway Information
Runway 4/22
| Dimensions: | 5090 x 125 ft. / 1551 x 38 m |
| Surface: | turf |
| RUNWAY 4 | | RUNWAY 22 |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway 14/32
| Dimensions: | 2500 x 100 ft. / 762 x 30 m |
| Surface: | turf |
| RUNWAY 14 | | RUNWAY 32 |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | KERMIT WEEKS
1400 BROADWAY BLVD
POLK CITY, FL 33868
Phone 863-984-3500 |
| Manager: | KERMIT WEEKS
1400 BROADWAY BLVD
POLK CITY, FL 33868
Phone 863-984-3500 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 10 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 5 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 5 |
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Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at FA08.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KGIF - Winter Haven's Gilbert Airport (7 nm SE)
KBOW - Bartow Municipal Airport (13 nm S)
KLAL - Lakeland Linder Regional Airport (15 nm SW)
KZPH - Zephyrhills Municipal Airport (19 nm W)
X07 - Lake Wales Municipal Airport (19 nm SE)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Paul Aranha
Photo taken 17-May-2006
from 2500 feet
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 07-Jan-2009
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
(UTC) |
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:56 | | 11:56 |
| Sunrise | | 07:21 | | 12:21 |
| Sunset | | 17:46 | | 22:46 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:12 | | 23:12 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 08-Jan-2009 00:52:27 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 07-Jan-2009 19:52:27 |
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| METAR |
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KGIF
7nm SE | 072353Z AUTO 29006KT 10SM CLR 17/11 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP122 T01720106 10206 20172 53002 TSNO
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KBOW
14nm S | 080035Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 16/09 A2991 RMK AO2
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KLAL
16nm SW | 072354Z 30005KT 15SM SCT120 BKN250 17/10 A2988
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KISM
21nm E | 072320Z 0800/0824 28009KT P6SM FEW013 BKN120 BKN250 FM080400 29004KT P6SM SKC FM081700 26011KT P6SM SCT250 AMD NOT SKED 0802/0812
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