FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 NOVEMBER 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | FD15 |
| Lat/Long: | 26-58-46.2000N / 080-13-07.1640W 26-58.770000N / 080-13.119400W 26.9795000 / -80.2186567 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 19 ft. / 6 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 03W (1985) |
| From city: | 5 miles NW of JUPITER, FL |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Savings Time) |
| Zip code: | 33478 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Private use. Permission required prior to landing |
| Activation date: | 07/1984 |
| Sectional chart: | MIAMI |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MIAMI CENTER |
| FSS: | MIAMI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | RDO-CTL ACTVT MIRL RY 09/27 & ROTG BCN - 123.400. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| WX AWOS-3 at F45 (8 nm S): | 119.975 (561-630-6932) |
| WX AWOS-3 at SUA (12 nm N): | PHONE 772-692-7399 |
| WX ASOS at PBI (19 nm S): | 119.975 (561-683-2548) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| PBIr342/19.3 | | PALM BEACH VORTAC | | 115.70 | | 03W |
| PHKr065/27.9 | | PAHOKEE VORTAC | | 115.40 | | 00E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| FORT PIERCE | | 169/31.5 | | 275 | | 04W | | FPR | ..-. .--. .-. |
Airport Services
Runway Information
Runway 9/27
| Dimensions: | 2700 x 50 ft. / 823 x 15 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Displaced threshold: | no | | 102 ft. |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | |
| Obstructions: | none | | 30 ft. bush, 700 ft. from runway |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | TAILWINDS HOMEOWNERS ASSOC 2400 S.E. DOWNWINDS RD. JUPITER, FL 33478 Phone 407-627-1118 |
| Manager: | JOHN LARSEN 2400 S.E. DOWNWINDS RD JUPITER, FL 33478-1922 Phone 407-575-3483 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 12 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 8 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 4 |
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Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at FD15.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
06FA - William P Gwinn Airport (7 nm SW)
F45 - North Palm Beach County General Aviation Airport (8 nm S)
KSUA - Witham Field Airport (12 nm N)
KPBI - Palm Beach International Airport (19 nm S)
KLNA - Palm Beach County Park Airport (24 nm S)
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| Aerial photo |
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looking down runway 9
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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 07-Jan-2009
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:47 | | 11:47 |
| Sunrise | | 07:12 | | 12:12 |
| Sunset | | 17:42 | | 22:42 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:07 | | 23:07 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 08-Jan-2009 01:52:29 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 07-Jan-2009 20:52:29 |
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| METAR |
KSUA 12nm N | 072347Z 27008KT 10SM OVC050 19/13 A2990 RMK LAST
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KPBI 19nm S | 080053Z 21003KT 10SM SCT090 OVC110 18/14 A2991 RMK AO2 RAE14 SLP128 P0002 T01780144
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| TAF |
KPBI 19nm S | 072331Z 0800/0824 30010KT P6SM OVC050 FM080200 30006KT P6SM FEW050 BKN100 BKN250 FM081200 34008KT P6SM FEW100 SCT250
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