FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | FL78 |
| Lat/Long: | 27-53-55.0900N / 082-10-57.3200W 27-53.918167N / 082-10.955333W 27.8986361 / -82.1825889 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 45 ft. / 14 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 02W (1985) |
| From city: | 6 miles SE of BRANDON, FL |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 33567 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Private use. Permission required prior to landing |
| Activation date: | 04/1974 |
| Sectional chart: | MIAMI |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MIAMI CENTER |
| FSS: | SAINT PETERSBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| Attendance: | CONTINUOUS |
| Wind indicator: | no |
| Segmented circle: | no |
Airport Communications
| WX AWOS-3 at PCM (6 nm N): | 120.025 (813-764-8259) |
| WX AWOS-3PT at LAL (10 nm NE): | 118.025 (863-834-2030) |
| WX AWOS-3 at VDF (11 nm NW): | 121.125 (813-630-0924) |
| WX AWOS-3 at TPF (14 nm W): | 118.925 (813-251-6824) |
| WX ASOS at TPA (19 nm W): | PHONE 813-873-7228 |
| WX ASOS at ZPH (20 nm N): | 118.975 (813-780-0031) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| LALr239/10.4 | | LAKELAND VORTAC | | 116.00 | | 01E |
| PIEr096/26.6 | | ST PETERSBURG VORTAC | | 116.40 | | 05W |
| SRQr039/35.8 | | SARASOTA VORTAC | | 117.00 | | 05W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| PLANT CITY | | 194/6.4 | | 346 | | 02W | | PCM | .--. -.-. -- |
| KNIGHT | | 094/14.4 | | 270 | | 02W | | TPF | - .--. ..-. |
| ZEPHYRHILLS | | 187/19.8 | | 253 | | 03W | | RHZ | .-. .... --.. |
| WAUCHULA | | 330/28.2 | | 261 | | 04W | | CHN | -.-. .... -. |
Airport Services
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 9/27
| Dimensions: | 2000 x 90 ft. / 610 x 27 m |
| Surface: | turf |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | BEVERLY L LEWIS 6245 YUKON RD DOVER, FL 33527 Phone 813-737-4216 FAX 813-650-0776. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at FL78.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KPCM - Plant City Airport (6 nm N)
KLAL - Lakeland Linder Regional Airport (10 nm NE)
KVDF - Tampa Executive Airport (11 nm NW)
KTPF - Peter O Knight Airport (14 nm W)
KMCF - Mac Dill Air Force Base (18 nm W)
KTPA - Tampa International Airport (19 nm W)
KZPH - Zephyrhills Municipal Airport (20 nm N)
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Times for 18-May-2013
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:13 | | 10:13 |
| Sunrise | | 06:39 | | 10:39 |
| Sunset | | 20:12 | | 00:12 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:37 | | 00:37 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 18-May-2013 19:16:26 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 18-May-2013 15:16:26 |
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| METAR |
KPCM 6nm N | 181835Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR A3009 RMK AO2
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KLAL 10nm NE | 181750Z 00000KT 15SM SCT060 32/13 A3008
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KVDF 11nm NW | 181855Z AUTO 15003KT 10SM SCT060 32/18 A3007 RMK AO2 TSNO
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KTPF 14nm W | 181835Z AUTO 28003KT 10SM CLR 31/15 A3007 RMK AO2
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KMCF 18nm W | 181758Z AUTO 25010KT 10SM FEW190 31/22 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP192 T03120219 10312 20231 57014
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KTPA 19nm W | 181753Z 21009KT 10SM FEW042 30/19 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP189 T03000189 10311 20239 57011
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KZPH 20nm N | 181835Z AUTO 21007KT 10SM SCT060 SCT090 31/14 A3007 RMK AO2
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KLAL 10nm NE | 181720Z 1818/1918 25006KT P6SM BKN035 FM182000 30008KT P6SM SCT040 FM190100 VRB03KT P6SM SCT035 FM191000 VRB03KT 5SM BR SCT010 FM191400 16006KT P6SM SCT030
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KMCF 18nm W | 1816/1922 22006KT 9999 SKC QNH3000INS BECMG 1819/1820 22006KT 9999 VCSH SCT060 QNH2995INS BECMG 1902/1903 VRB06KT 9999 NSW SKC QNH3000INS T32/1821Z T20/1912Z
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KTPA 19nm W | 181720Z 1818/1918 22010KT P6SM SCT040 FM182100 28010KT P6SM SCT035 FM190100 33005KT P6SM SKC FM190400 VRB03KT P6SM SCT010 FM191500 22008KT P6SM SCT030
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| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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