FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 DECEMBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | CHN |
| Lat/Long: | 27-30-53.6600N / 081-52-49.6650W 27-30.894333N / 081-52.827750W 27.5149056 / -81.8804625 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 106 ft. / 32 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 04W (2000) |
| From city: | 5 miles SW of WAUCHULA, FL |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 33873 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 11/1983 |
| Sectional chart: | MIAMI |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MIAMI CENTER |
| FSS: | SAINT PETERSBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | PIE (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | CONTINUOUS |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 122.9 |
| WX AWOS-3 at AVO (19 nm E): | 118.725 (863-453-4223) |
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY MIAMI ARTCC ON FREQS 134.55/257.7 (AVON PARK RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| LALr165/29.2 | | LAKELAND VORTAC | | 116.00 | | 01E |
| PGDr012/(36.4) | | PUNTA GORDA VOR | | 110.20 | | 03W |
| SRQr082/36.9 | | SARASOTA VORTAC | | 117.00 | | 02W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| WAUCHULA | | at field | | 261 | | 04W | | CHN | -.-. .... -. |
| PLANT CITY | | 155/32.7 | | 346 | | 02W | | PCM | .--. -.-. -- |
| KNIGHT | | 130/38.6 | | 270 | | 02W | | TPF | - .--. ..-. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL MOGAS |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MINOR |
| Powerplant service: | MINOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 4005 x 75 ft. / 1221 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Latitude: | 27-31.224833N | | 27-30.563833N |
| Longitude: | 081-52.828167W | | 081-52.827333W |
| Elevation: | 100.2 ft. | | 108.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 184 magnetic, 180 true | | 004 magnetic, 360 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 500 ft. | | no |
| 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: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 17 ft. trees, 555 ft. from runway, 125 ft. right of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear | | 41 ft. tree, 1879 ft. from runway, 40:1 slope to clear APCH SLOPE 25:1 FROM 18 FT TREES, 450 FT FROM EOR, 130 FT R OF CNTRLN. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF WAUCHULA PO BOX 818 WAUCHULA, FL 33873 Phone 863-773-3535 CONTACT PERSON: RICK GIROUX |
| Manager: | WILLIAM BEATTIE WAUCHULA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, 128 SOUTH 7TH AVENUE WAUCHULA, FL 33873 Phone 863-773-3265 AIRPORT PHYSICAL ADDRESS: 1202 MAURICE |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 42 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 29 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 7 | | Helicopters: | | 5 | | Ultralights: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 22/day * | | 59% | transient general aviation | | 41% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 31 July 2008 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | BLDG 175 FT EAST AND PLINE 250 FT EAST OF RY 18/36 SOUTHERN 1/4 RY IN 7:1 TRANSITION SURFACE. |
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 14 January 2010 at 0901Z and 11 February 2010 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 | |
download |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 | |
download |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (30KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KAVO - Avon Park Executive Airport (19 nm E)
KBOW - Bartow Municipal Airport (26 nm N)
X07 - Lake Wales Municipal Airport (27 nm NE)
KSEF - Sebring Regional Airport (29 nm E)
KLAL - Lakeland Linder Regional Airport (29 nm N)
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| Aerial photo |
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Photo taken 22-Jul-2007
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Times for 09-Feb-2010
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:46 | | 11:46 |
| Sunrise | | 07:10 | | 12:10 |
| Sunset | | 18:14 | | 23:14 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:38 | | 23:38 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 10-Feb-2010 01:09:28 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 09-Feb-2010 20:09:28 |
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| METAR |
KBOW 26nm N | 100055Z AUTO 23008KT 10SM 19/18 A2983 RMK AO2
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KLAL 28nm N | 100055Z 25007KT 7SM BKN013 OVC030 20/17 A2982
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KPCM 33nm NW | 100045Z AUTO 25008KT 7SM BKN009 OVC013 20/18 A2984 RMK AO2
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KGIF 34nm N | 100053Z AUTO 23009KT 9SM SCT013 SCT018 BKN038 19/18 A2983 RMK AO2 SLP100 T01940178
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KPGD 36nm S | 100053Z AUTO 24011KT 9SM SCT029 BKN039 19/18 A2987 RMK AO2 SLP115 T01940183
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KSRQ 37nm W | 100053Z AUTO 26008KT 10SM CLR 17/15 A2984 RMK AO2 SLP105 T01720150 TSNO
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KTPF 39nm NW | 100045Z AUTO 00000KT 5SM HZ SCT007 BKN017 A2983 RMK AO2
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KVDF 39nm NW | 100101Z AUTO 00000KT 5SM BR BKN008 BKN019 17/16 A2984 RMK AO2
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KMCF 39nm NW | 100055Z AUTO 28006KT 10SM BKN080 17/17 A2985 RMK AO2 SLP108 T01710171
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KSPG 43nm W | 100053Z 28010KT 10SM FEW007 17/16 A2983 RMK AO2 SLP101 T01720156
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| TAF |
KSRQ 37nm W | 092335Z 1000/1024 23011G17KT P6SM VCSH SCT015 BKN030 OVC060 TEMPO 1000/1002 -SHRA BKN010 FM100300 30015G25KT P6SM SCT020 OVC050 FM101000 35013G22KT P6SM SCT050 FM101500 32012G20KT P6SM FEW050
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KTPA 44nm NW | 092335Z 1000/1024 24011G15KT P6SM VCSH SCT015 BKN035 OVC060 TEMPO 1000/1002 -SHRA BKN010 FM100300 31014G20KT P6SM SCT020 OVC050 FM101000 32015G20KT P6SM SCT050 FM101500 35016G22KT P6SM FEW050
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