FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
Location
| FAA Identifier: | FA1 |
| Lat/Long: | 28-48-02.0000N / 081-43-40.0000W
28-48.033333N / 081-43.666667W
28.8005556 / -81.7277778
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 63 ft. / 19 m (estimated) |
| From city: | 1 mile SE of TAVARES, FL |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 32778 |
Seaplane Base Operations
| Seaplane Base use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/2010 |
| Sectional chart: | JACKSONVILLE |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MIAMI CENTER |
| FSS: | SAINT PETERSBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | FA1 (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0900-1700 |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | no |
Seaplane Base Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.975 |
| WX ASOS at LEE (4 nm W): | 134.325 (352-787-1565) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| ORLr307/25.8 | | ORLANDO VORTAC | | 112.20 | | 00E |
| OCFr131/34.6 | | OCALA VORTAC | | 113.70 | | 00E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| LEESBURG | | 108/4.3 | | 335 | | 04W | | LEE | .-.. . . |
| SANFORD | | 277/25.5 | | 408 | | 05W | | SFB | ... ..-. -... |
| KISSIMMEE | | 338/34.4 | | 329 | | 05W | | ISM | .. ... -- |
Seaplane Base Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A
90 NO-ETHANOL AND AV FUEL AVBL. NO FUEL AVBL AFTER HRS. |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
Runway Information
Runway 9/27
| Dimensions: | 3000 x 200 ft. / 914 x 61 m |
| Surface: | water |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Seaplane Base Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF TAVARES
201 EAST MAIN ST.
TAVARES, FL 32778-1068
Phone 352-742-6209 |
| Manager: | JOHN RUGGERI
150 EAST RUBY ST.
TAVARES, FL 32778-1068
Phone 352-516-7593 |
Additional Remarks
| - | (CONTACT TITLE) ARPT ADDRESS: 210 E. MAIN ST, TAVARES, FL 32778. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at FA1.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KLEE - Leesburg International Airport (4 nm W)
X04 - Orlando Apopka Airport (9 nm SE)
KORL - Executive Airport (26 nm SE)
KSFB - Orlando Sanford International Airport (26 nm E)
KDED - DeLand Municipal Airport-Sidney H Taylor Field (28 nm NE)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Bernie Bricker
Photo taken 16-Feb-2011
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Tavares Seaplane Base that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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Times for 22-Feb-2012
| | Local
(UTC-5) | | Zulu
(UTC) |
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:36 | | 11:36 |
| Sunrise | | 07:00 | | 12:00 |
| Sunset | | 18:21 | | 23:21 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:45 | | 23:45 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 22-Feb-2012 20:27:41 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 22-Feb-2012 15:27:41 |
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| METAR |
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KLEE
5nm W | 221953Z 22009KT 10SM SCT040 BKN080 BKN095 26/15 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP137 T02560150
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KVVG
11nm NW | 221935Z AUTO 24008G14KT 10SM 25/16 A2993 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
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KLEE
5nm W | 221732Z 2218/2318 21008KT P6SM SCT030 SCT250 FM222200 23010KT P6SM VCSH SCT030 BKN250 FM230600 22007KT P6SM SCT015 BKN040 FM231600 25010KT P6SM SCT030
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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