FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013
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 |
| Sectional chart: | MIAMI |
| 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 ASOS at PGD (20 nm S): | 135.675 (941-639-0076) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| PGDr025/(20.1) | | PUNTA GORDA VOR | | 110.20 | | 03W |
| LBVr313/34.3 | | LA BELLE VORTAC | | 110.40 | | 01E |
| SRQr111/39.5 | | SARASOTA VORTAC | | 117.00 | | 05W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| WAUCHULA | | 178/17.0 | | 261 | | 04W | | CHN | -.-. .... -. |
| VENICE | | 077/32.5 | | 206 | | 05W | | VNC | ...- -. -.-. |
Heliport Services
Runway Information
Helipad H1
| Dimensions: | 70 x 45 ft. / 21 x 14 m |
| Surface: | concrete |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
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: | WARREN L. SANTANDER
900 N. ROBERT AVE
ARCADIA, FL 34266
Phone 863-491-4373 |
Additional Remarks
| A52-H1 | 55' TV TWR 185 DEG S; AND 300' RDO TWR 260 DEG 1/4 MILE. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at FD85.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
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)
KVNC - Venice Municipal Airport (33 nm W)
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Times for 19-May-2013
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:13 | | 10:13 |
| Sunrise | | 06:38 | | 10:38 |
| Sunset | | 20:10 | | 00:10 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:35 | | 00:35 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 19-May-2013 17:47:09 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 19-May-2013 13:47:09 |
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KPGD
20nm SW | 191653Z 30008KT 10SM BKN039 BKN048 BKN060 31/21 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP191 T03110206 $
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KPGD
20nm SW | 191145Z 1912/2012 14005KT P6SM SCT300 FM191500 21007KT P6SM SCT025 SCT300 FM191800 25008KT P6SM SCT035 BKN250 FM200000 VRB03KT P6SM VCTS SCT035CB BKN200 FM200300 10003KT P6SM SCT040 BKN200
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