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FL57 Carter Airport
Apopka, Florida, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 SEPTEMBER 2008

Location

FAA Identifier: FL57
Lat/Long: 28-37-07.9980N / 081-30-31.2600W
28-37.133300N / 081-30.521000W
28.6188883 / -81.5086833
(estimated)
Elevation: 80 ft. / 24 m (estimated)
Variation: 03W (1985)
From city: 3 miles S of APOPKA, FL
Time zone: UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 32818

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 09/1972
Sectional chart: JACKSONVILLE
Control tower: no
ARTCC: MIAMI CENTER
FSS: SAINT PETERSBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: no
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

WX ASOS at ORL (10 nm SE): PHONE 407-658-6753
WX ASOS at MCO (15 nm SE): PHONE 407-855-5235
WX ASOS at SFB (17 nm NE): PHONE 407-321-9384
WX ASOS at LEE (20 nm NW): 134.325 (352-787-1565)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
ORLr297/10.2ORLANDO VORTAC112.2000E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
SANFORD239/17.240805WSFB ... ..-. -...
LEESBURG131/19.733504WLEE .-.. . .
KISSIMMEE354/20.232905WISM .. ... --
GEIGER LAKE277/36.537505WGGL --. --. .-..
NEW SMYRNA BEACH233/39.641704WEVB . ...- -...

Airport Services

Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 9/27

Dimensions: 2500 x 125 ft. / 762 x 38 m
Surface: turf
RUNWAY 9  RUNWAY 27
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Obstructions: none
THLD RY 09 ABUTS LAKE.
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Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: BYRON R. CARTER
PO BOX 752
ORLANDO, FL 32802
Phone 305-425-2729
Manager: BYRON R. CARTER
PO BOX 752
ORLANDO, FL 32802
Phone 305-425-2729

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 2
Single engine airplanes: 2
    

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at FL57.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

X04 - Orlando Apopka Airport (7 nm NW)
KORL - Executive Airport (10 nm SE)
KMCO - Orlando International Airport (15 nm SE)
KSFB - Orlando Sanford International Airport (17 nm NE)
KLEE - Leesburg International Airport (20 nm NW)
 
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Area around FL57 (Carter Airport)
 
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From to FL57

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 12-Oct-2008
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:0311:03
Sunrise07:2711:27
Sunset18:5822:58
Evening civil twilight19:2223:22

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  12-Oct-2008 21:20:28
Local (UTC-4)  12-Oct-2008 17:20:28
 
METAR
KORL 
10nm SE 
121953Z 08011KT 10SM FEW036 SCT090 30/21 A3005
KMCO 
15nm SE 
122053Z 08013KT 10SM FEW031 FEW044 SCT100 BKN250 28/21 A3005 RMK SLP173 CB DSNT NE T02830211 53001$
KSFB 
18nm NE 
122053Z 08012KT 10SM FEW065 28/24 A3006 RMK AO2 RAB14E49 SLP176 P0002 60002 T02830239 55000 $
KLEE 
20nm NW 
121853Z 08010G15KT 10SM SCT050 BKN095 31/19 A3004
TAF
KMCO 
15nm SE 
122009Z 122018 09012KT P6SM VCSH SCT025 SCT250 TEMPO 2024 3SM SHRA BKN020 FM0200 06007KT P6SM SCT020 FM1400 07016G24KT P6SM SCT025 SCT040
KSFB 
18nm NE 
122008Z 122018 09011KT P6SM VCSH SCT020 SCT250 TEMPO 2024 3SM SHRA BKN020 FM0200 05007KT P6SM SCT020 FM1400 07016G24KT P6SM SCT025 SCT040

 
 

Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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Hotels near Carter Airport

Miles Price ($)
HOWARD JOHNSON EXPRESS INN - APOPKA 3.4 60-90
BEST WESTERN TURNPIKE WEST 5.0 71-94
COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT ORLANDO/OCOEE 5.0 131-132
RED ROOF INN ORLANDO WEST 5.2 69-70

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

Hotels in other cities near Carter Airport

1 in Apopka
10 in Altamonte Springs
207 in Orlando
1 in Winter Park
11 in Lake Mary
14 in Lake Buena Vista
8 in Clermont
1 in Howey-In-The-Hills
5 in Sanford
 

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