FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 NOVEMBER 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | FD40 |
| Lat/Long: | 27-20-40.1580N / 081-47-32.2940W 27-20.669300N / 081-47.538233W 27.3444883 / -81.7923039 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 76 ft. / 23 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 02W (1985) |
| From city: | 1 mile E of GARDNER, FL |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Savings Time) |
| Zip code: | 33890 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Private use. Permission required prior to landing |
| Activation date: | 10/1985 |
| Sectional chart: | MIAMI |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MIAMI CENTER |
| FSS: | SAINT PETERSBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| Attendance: | WED-MON 0930-1700, ALL TUE/ON CALL/ |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | no |
Airport Communications
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| PGDr025/(27.8) | | PUNTA GORDA VOR | | 110.20 | | 03W |
| LBVr324/37.7 | | LA BELLE VORTAC | | 110.40 | | 01E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| WAUCHULA | | 158/11.1 | | 261 | | 04W | | CHN | -.-. .... -. |
| VENICE | | 065/38.1 | | 206 | | 02W | | VNC | ...- -. -.-. |
Airport Services
Runway Information
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 4000 x 135 ft. / 1219 x 41 m |
| Surface: | turf |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Obstructions: | 6 ft. fence, 200 ft. from runway | | 40 ft. pline, 1000 ft. from runway |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | RAY FARWELL RT 1, BOX 345 ZULFO SPRINGS, FL 33890 Phone 813-735-1128 |
| Manager: | RAY FARWELL RT 1, BOX 345 ZULFO SPRINGS, FL 33890 Phone 813-735-1132 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 14 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 5 | | Gliders airplanes: | | 9 |
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Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at FD40.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KCHN - Wauchula Municipal Airport (11 nm NW)
KAVO - Avon Park Executive Airport (20 nm NE)
KSEF - Sebring Regional Airport (25 nm E)
KPGD - Charlotte County Airport (28 nm SW)
X07 - Lake Wales Municipal Airport (34 nm N)
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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
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:54 | | 11:54 |
| Sunrise | | 07:19 | | 12:19 |
| Sunset | | 17:48 | | 22:48 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:13 | | 23:13 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 08-Jan-2009 00:20:32 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 07-Jan-2009 19:20:32 |
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| METAR |
KPGD 28nm SW | 072353Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 19/12 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP133 60004 T01890122 10267 20178 55001
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KBOW 35nm N | 072355Z AUTO 26003KT 10SM CLR 17/09 A2990 RMK AO2
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KLAL 39nm N | 072354Z 30005KT 15SM SCT120 BKN250 17/10 A2988
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KSRQ 41nm W | 072353Z 32006KT 10SM BKN150 17/11 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP121 60000 T01670106 10206 20167 53001
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KGIF 43nm N | 072353Z AUTO 29006KT 10SM CLR 17/11 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP122 T01720106 10206 20172 53002 TSNO
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KPCM 44nm NW | 072345Z AUTO 29004KT 10SM CLR 18/12 A2991 RMK AO2
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KFMY 46nm S | 072353Z 35004KT 10SM FEW120 21/13 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP126 60000 T02060128 10272 20189 51003
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KRSW 49nm S | 072353Z 00000KT 10SM FEW120 19/14 A2991 RMK AO2 RAB23E33 SLP124 P0000 60005 T01940139 10267 20172 53003
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KTPF 49nm NW | 072346Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 18/12 A2989 RMK AO2
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KMCF 49nm NW | 072255Z 30006KT 10SM SCT150 BKN250 19/13 A2987 RMK AO2A SLPNO T01870126 $
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| TAF |
KSRQ 41nm W | 072325Z 0800/0824 31008KT P6SM FEW070 SCT100 BKN250 FM080300 VRB04KT P6SM SCT250 FM080800 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM081400 VRB06KT P6SM SKC FM081700 27010KT P6SM FEW040
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KFMY 46nm S | 072325Z 0800/0824 32006KT P6SM BKN100 BKN250 FM080300 VRB03KT P6SM SCT250 FM081400 05007KT P6SM SKC FM081700 30009KT P6SM FEW040
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KRSW 49nm S | 072325Z 0800/0824 31005KT P6SM BKN090 BKN250 FM080300 VRB03KT P6SM SCT250 FM081400 04006KT P6SM SKC FM081700 28009KT P6SM FEW040
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