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FD85 De Soto Memorial Hospital Heliport
Arcadia, Florida, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 06 AUGUST 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: FD85
Lat/Long: 27-13-40.7600N 081-51-03.5600W
27-13.679333N 081-51.059333W
27.2279889,-81.8509889
(estimated)
Elevation: 65 ft. / 20 m (estimated)
Variation: 02W (1980)
From city: 1 mile SW of ARCADIA, FL
Time zone: UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 34266

Heliport Operations

Heliport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 11/1986
Control tower: no
ARTCC: MIAMI CENTER
FSS: SAINT PETERSBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: CONTINUOUS
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no
Lights: SS-SR
Beacon: white-green-yellow (heliport)

Heliport Communications

WX AWOS-2 at CHN (17 nm N): 118.35 (863-767-0559)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
SRQr111/39.5SARASOTA VOR/DME117.0005W

Heliport Services

Runway Information

Helipad H1

Dimensions: 70 x 45 ft. / 21 x 14 m
Surface: concrete
Latitude: 27-13.675333N
Longitude: 081-50.984333W
Elevation: 65.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Heliport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: DESOTO MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC
900 N. ROBERT AVE
ARCADIA, FL 34266
Phone 863-494-3535
Manager: VINCE SICA
900 N. ROBERT AVE
ARCADIA, FL 34266
Phone 863-494-8402

Additional Remarks

A52-H1 55' TV TWR 185 DEG S; AND 300' RDO TWR 260 DEG 1/4 MILE.
- FOR CD CTC MIAMI ARTCC AT 305-716-1731.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at FD85.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

X06 - Arcadia Municipal Airport (2 nm S)
KCHN - Wauchula Municipal Airport (17 nm N)
KPGD - Punta Gorda Airport (20 nm S)
KAVO - Avon Park Executive Airport (28 nm NE)
KSEF - Sebring Regional Airport (30 nm NE)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 21-Aug-2026
 Local
(UTC-4)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:3810:38
Sunrise07:0211:02
Sunset19:5923:59
Evening civil twilight20:2300:23

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  21-Aug-2026 08:58:16
Local (UTC-4)  21-Aug-2026 04:58:16
 
METAR
KPGD 
20nm SW 		210853Z AUTO 06003KT 10SM CLR 23/23 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP161 T02330228 56009
KSEF 
30nm NE 		210835Z AUTO RMK AO2 PWINO TSNO
TAF
KPGD 
20nm SW 		210543Z 2106/2206 VRB03KT P6SM SCT250 FM211200 25005KT P6SM VCTS SCT030CB SCT250 FM211800 27008KT P6SM SCT040 BKN250
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