FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | FA17 |
| Lat/Long: | 28-17-01.0410N / 081-24-32.2550W 28-17.017350N / 081-24.537583W 28.2836225 / -81.4089597 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 53 ft. / 16 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 03W (1990) |
| From city: | 1 mile SE of KISSIMMEE, FL |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 34741 |
Seaplane Base Operations
| Seaplane Base use: | Private use. Permission required prior to landing |
| Activation date: | 10/1993 |
| Sectional chart: | MIAMI |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MIAMI CENTER |
| FSS: | SAINT PETERSBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| Attendance: | 0900-DUSK |
| Segmented circle: | no |
Seaplane Base Communications
| UNICOM: | 122.725 |
| WX AWOS-3 at ISM (1.5 nm W): | 128.775 (407-847-0533) |
| WX ASOS at MCO (10 nm NE): | PHONE 407-855-5235 |
| WX ASOS at ORL (16 nm N): | PHONE 407-658-6753 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| ORLr194/16.0 | | ORLANDO VORTAC | | 112.20 | | 00E |
| LALr060/36.6 | | LAKELAND VORTAC | | 116.00 | | 01E |
Seaplane Base Services
Runway Information
Runway 13/31
| Dimensions: | 1800 x 100 ft. / 549 x 30 m |
| Surface: | water |
| RUNWAY 13 | | RUNWAY 31 |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Seaplane Base Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | FLORIDA SEAPLANES INC 101 LAKESHORE BLVD KISSIMMEE, FL 34741 Phone 407-846-3878 |
| Manager: | RICHARD L. HENSCH 259 ROBIN COURT ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, FL 32701 Phone 407-331-5155 |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at FA17.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KISM - Kissimmee Gateway Airport (2 nm W)
KMCO - Orlando International Airport (10 nm NE)
KORL - Executive Airport (16 nm N)
KGIF - Winter Haven's Gilbert Airport (23 nm SW)
X07 - Lake Wales Municipal Airport (26 nm SW)
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Times for 18-May-2013
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:09 | | 10:09 |
| Sunrise | | 06:35 | | 10:35 |
| Sunset | | 20:09 | | 00:09 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:35 | | 00:35 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 19-May-2013 00:16:23 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 18-May-2013 20:16:23 |
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| METAR |
| KISM | 182350Z 10013G16KT 10SM SCT060 28/21 A3005
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KMCO 9nm NE | 182353Z 10011KT 10SM FEW027 27/21 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP175 T02670211 10339 20267 53007 $
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KORL 16nm N | 182353Z 11012KT 10SM FEW028 26/20 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP180 T02610200 10328 20261 53004
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| TAF |
| KISM | 181729Z 1818/1918 14006KT P6SM SCT050 FM182200 12011KT P6SM VCTS SCT040CB BKN100 TEMPO 1823/1901 3SM TSRA BKN030CB OVC080 FM190200 13006KT P6SM SCT050 BKN200
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KMCO 9nm NE | 182106Z 1821/1918 08009KT P6SM BKN060 FM182200 12011KT P6SM VCTS SCT060CB BKN090 FM190200 13006KT P6SM SCT050 BKN200
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| NOTAMs |
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