FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | AVO |
| Lat/Long: | 27-35-28.2000N / 081-31-40.2000W 27-35.470000N / 081-31.670000W 27.5911667 / -81.5278333 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 156 ft. / 47.5 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 04W (2000) |
| From city: | 2 miles W of AVON PARK, FL |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 33825 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1940 |
| Sectional chart: | MIAMI |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MIAMI CENTER |
| FSS: | SAINT PETERSBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | PIE (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0730-1730 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN MIRL RY 04/22 PRESET LOW INTST DUSK-DAWN; TO INCR INTST AND ACTVT TWY LGTS, REIL RYS 04 & 22 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
| Taxiway lights: | STUB TWY FM RWY 4-22 TO RAMP ONLY. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 118.725 (863-453-4223) |
| WX AWOS-3 at SEF (13 nm SE): | 119.475 (863-655-6424) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MIAMI ARTCC ON FREQS 134.55/257.7 (AVON PARK RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| LALr132/35.0 | | LAKELAND VORTAC | | 116.00 | | 01E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| WAUCHULA | | 080/19.5 | | 261 | | 04W | | CHN | -.-. .... -. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 4/22
| Dimensions: | 5364 x 100 ft. / 1635 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 4 | | RUNWAY 22 |
| Latitude: | 27-35.068833N | | 27-35.692833N |
| Longitude: | 081-32.105167W | | 081-31.400833W |
| Elevation: | 155.8 ft. | | 152.6 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 049 magnetic, 045 true | | 229 magnetic, 225 true |
| Displaced threshold: | no | | 1000 ft. |
| Markings: | basic, in fair condition | | basic, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 20 ft. trees, 900 ft. from runway, 34:1 slope to clear | | 8 ft. fence, 200 ft. from runway RY 22 APCH RATIO 50:1 TO DSPLCD THLD. 8 FT FENCE 65 FT FROM EOR, 125 FT RIGHT OF CNTRLN. |
Runway 9/27
| Dimensions: | 3825 x 75 ft. / 1166 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in poor condition CRACKING WITH GRASS GROWING THRU CRACKS. |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
| Latitude: | 27-35.613667N | | 27-35.611667N |
| Longitude: | 081-32.069333W | | 081-31.361167W |
| Elevation: | 154.2 ft. | | 153.2 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 094 magnetic, 090 true | | 274 magnetic, 270 true |
| Displaced threshold: | no | | 500 ft. |
| Markings: | basic, in fair condition | | basic, in fair condition |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 57 ft. pline, 2070 ft. from runway, 32:1 slope to clear | | 8 ft. fence, 321 ft. from runway, 15:1 slope to clear RY 27 APCH SLOPE 37:1 AT DSPLCD THLD FROM 41 FT TREES 1032 FT FROM EOR. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF AVON PARK 110 EAST MAIN STREET AVON PARK, FL 33825 Phone 863-452-4403 |
| Manager: | C. B. SHIREY 110 EAST MAIN STREET AVON PARK, FL 33825 Phone 863-452-4403 AIRPORT OFFICE 863-453-5046. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 61 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 50 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 8 | | Jet airplanes: | | 1 | | Helicopters: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 89/day * | | 53% | transient general aviation | | 47% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 17 July 2002 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | TREES IN TRANSITION ZONE APCH END RY 27 SOUTH SIDE. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight. FAA instrument procedures published for use between 8 May 2008 at 0901Z and 5 June 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| GPS RWY 04 **CHANGED** | |
download (180KB) |
| GPS RWY 09 **CHANGED** | |
download (168KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KSEF - Sebring Regional Airport (13 nm SE)
X07 - Lake Wales Municipal Airport (19 nm N)
KCHN - Wauchula Municipal Airport (19 nm W)
KBOW - Bartow Municipal Airport (25 nm NW)
KGIF - Winter Haven's Gilbert Airport (31 nm NW)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 13-May-2008
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:13 | | 10:13 |
| Sunrise | | 06:39 | | 10:39 |
| Sunset | | 20:06 | | 00:06 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:32 | | 00:32 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 13-May-2008 07:09:36 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 13-May-2008 03:09:36 |
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| METAR |
KBOW 24nm NW | 130655Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 14/12 A2995 RMK AO2
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KGIF 31nm N | 130653Z AUTO 32004KT 10SM CLR 17/13 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP141 T01720133
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KLAL 34nm NW | 130150Z 30003KT 15SM SKC 20/11 A2993 RMK LAST
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KOBE 41nm SE | 130702Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 15/13 A2992 RMK AO2
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KPCM 42nm NW | 130609Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 16/14 A2996 RMK AO2
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KISM 42nm N | 130150Z 28008KT 10SM SKC 20/09 A2993 RMK LAST
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KPGD 48nm SW | 130653Z AUTO 34006KT 10SM CLR 18/13 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP144 T01780133
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| TAF |
KISM 42nm N | 130520Z 130606 30006KT P6SM SKC FM1400 03008KT P6SM SKC FM1800 05012KT P6SM FEW035 FM0100 05006KT P6SM SKC AMD NOT SKED 02Z-12Z
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| NOTAMs |
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