FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008
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 -4 (UTC -5 during Standard 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: | yes |
| 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 |
| SRQr081/36.6 | | SARASOTA VORTAC | | 115.20 | | 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: | MAJOR |
| 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: | 43 ft. trees, 1068 ft. from runway, 20:1 slope to clear | | 8 ft. tree, 336 ft. from runway, 110 ft. both sides of centerline, 17:1 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 |
| Manager: | JERRY CONERLY 726 E GREEN STREET WAUCHULA, FL 33873 Phone 863-773-3535 SUPT OF PUBLIC WORKS, CITY OF OF WAUCHULA. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 44 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 40 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 | | Helicopters: | | 1 | | Ultralights: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 22/day * | | 59% | transient general aviation | | 41% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 17 July 2002 | |
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 5 June 2008 at 0901Z and 3 July 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 **CHANGED** | |
download (208KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 **CHANGED** | |
download (207KB) |
| NDB RWY 36 **CHANGED** | |
download (169KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums 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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| Sectional chart |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 06-Jul-2008
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:13 | | 10:13 |
| Sunrise | | 06:39 | | 10:39 |
| Sunset | | 20:26 | | 00:26 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:52 | | 00:52 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 06-Jul-2008 04:58:12 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 06-Jul-2008 00:58:12 |
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| METAR |
KBOW 26nm N | 060455Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 23/21 A3009 RMK AO2
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KLAL 28nm N | 060150Z 15SM TS VCSH BKN050CB BKN250 26/20 A3007 RMK OCNL LTGCCCG TS N MOV N WND E19005 LAST
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KPCM 33nm NW | 060429Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT050 26/24 A3010 RMK AO2
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KGIF 34nm N | 060453Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 26/21 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP189 T02560211 403390222
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KSRQ 37nm W | 060453Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 25/21 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP180 T02500211 403220217
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KTPF 39nm NW | 060447Z AUTO 17009KT 10SM SCT046 SCT060 27/22 A3008 RMK AO2
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KVDF 39nm NW | 060441Z AUTO 00000KT BKN042 OVC048 25/23 A3009 RMK AO2 PWINO
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KMCF 39nm NW | 060355Z AUTO 17005KT 10SM SCT043 27/22 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP186 T02710219 $
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KSPG 43nm W | 060453Z AUTO 17008KT 10SM CLR 27/21 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP179 T02720206 403220256
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KTPA 44nm NW | 060453Z 00000KT 10SM SCT040 BKN150 26/22 A3008 RMK AO2 RAE31 SLP185 P0001 T02610217 403220250 $
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| TAF |
KSRQ 37nm W | 052339Z 060024 14006KT P6SM SCT040 SCT250 FM0200 11004KT P6SM SCT250 FM1400 14007KT P6SM SCT035 SCT250 FM1700 25008KT P6SM VCTS SCT040CB SCT080 SCT250 TEMPO 1719 BKN040CB FM1900 27009KT P6SM SCT040 SCT080 BKN250 TEMPO 1923 VRB15G25KT 2SM +TSRA SCT008
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KMCF 39nm NW | 060024 VRB05KT 9999 FEW025 FEW100 SCT250 QNH2997INS BECMG 1415 27007KT 9999 SCT030 SCT100 SCT250 QNH3000INS TEMPO 2024 VRB15G25KT 8000 -TSRA BKN025CB BKN080 OVC250 T31/21Z T21/12Z
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KTPA 44nm NW | 052339Z 060024 29006KT P6SM VCTS SCT040CB SCT250 TEMPO 0002 VRB13G20KT 4SM SHRA BKN030CB FM0200 13005KT P6SM SCT040 SCT250 FM0600 VRB03KT P6SM SCT250 FM1400 15006KT P6SM SCT035 SCT250 FM1700 22007KT P6SM VCTS SCT040CB SCT080 SCT250 TEMPO 1720 BKN040C
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| NOTAMs |
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