AirNav: FD74 - Gamebird Groves Airstrip

FD74

Gamebird Groves Airstrip
West Melbourne, Florida, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 NOVEMBER 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	FD74
Lat/Long:	28-03-57.0640N 080-54-08.2170W 28-03.951067N 080-54.136950W 28.0658511,-80.9022825 (estimated)
Elevation:	36 ft. / 11 m (estimated)
Variation:	04W (1990)
From city:	11 miles SW of WEST MELBOURNE, FL
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	34773

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	05/1992
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	JACKSONVILLE CENTER
FSS:	SAINT PETERSBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

WX ASOS at MLB (14 nm E):	132.55 (321-951-7575)
WX AWOS-3PT at X59 (19 nm E):	119.525

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
MLBr267/14.3		MELBOURNE VOR/DME		115.85		07W
ORLr141/36.6		ORLANDO VORTAC		112.20		00E

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 18/36

Dimensions:	2640 x 50 ft. / 805 x 15 m
Surface:	turf
	RUNWAY 18	RUNWAY 36
Traffic pattern:	right	left
Displaced threshold:	540 ft.	170 ft.
Obstructions:	50 ft. trees, 750 ft. from runway	none

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	KEN & SUSAN EDISON 2525 MC GRAW AVE MELBOURNE, FL 32934 Phone 407-951-7522

Additional Remarks

-	FOR CD CTC ORLANDO APCH AT 407-852-7553.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at FD74.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KMLB - Melbourne Orlando International Airport (14 nm E)
KCOF - Patrick Space Force Base Airport (18 nm NE)
X59 - Valkaria Airport (19 nm E)
KCOI - Merritt Island Airport (20 nm NE)
X26 - Sebastian Municipal Airport (26 nm SE)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 30-Nov-2025

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:33	11:33
Sunrise	06:58	11:58
Sunset	17:27	22:27
Evening civil twilight	17:52	22:52

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	30-Nov-2025 09:53:11
Local (UTC-5)	30-Nov-2025 04:53:11

METAR

KMLB 14nm E	300853Z AUTO 08010KT 10SM CLR 21/14 A3015 RMK AO2 SLP209 T02110144 56011
KCOF 19nm NE	300855Z AUTO 10011KT 10SM CLR 22/15 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP204 T02210147 57012 $
KX26 26nm SE	300935Z AUTO 09010KT 10SM SCT032 21/17 A3015 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT NE

TAF

KMLB
14nm E

300520Z 3006/0106 08010G17KT P6SM FEW040 FM010000 06005KT P6SM FEW030 FEW250

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