FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | CHN |
| Lat/Long: | 27-30-53.7000N / 081-52-49.7000W 27-30.895000N / 081-52.828333W 27.5149167 / -81.8804722 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 108 ft. / 32.9 m (surveyed) |
| 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: | 1600-2000 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | SS-SR |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
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 |
| LALr165/29.1 | | LAKELAND VORTAC | | 116.00 | | 01E |
| PGDr012/(36.4) | | PUNTA GORDA VOR | | 110.20 | | 03W |
| SRQr085/36.9 | | SARASOTA VORTAC | | 117.00 | | 05W |
| 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 FUEL 24 HR CREDIT CARD SVC AVBL. |
| 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: | 27-31.224823N | | 27-30.563918N |
| Longitude: | 081-52.828178W | | 081-52.827343W |
| Elevation: | 99.3 ft. | | 103.3 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 184 magnetic, 180 true | | 004 magnetic, 360 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, 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: | 22 ft. trees, 555 ft. from runway, 125 ft. right of centerline, 16:1 slope to clear | | 47 ft. tree, 1879 ft. from runway, 40 ft. right of centerline, 35:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | WAUCHULA AIRPORT AUTHORITY PO BOX 818 WAUCHULA, FL 33873 Phone 863-773-3131 CONTACT PERSON: JAMES BRADDOCK |
| Manager: | JIM HAY 1202 MAURICE SONNY CLAVEL RD WAUCHULA, FL 33873 Phone 863-773-3115 AIRPORT PHYSICAL ADDRESS: 1202 MAURICE SONNY CLAVEL ROAD. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 43 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 31 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 5 | | Helicopters: | | 6 | | Ultralights: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 22/day * | | 59% | transient general aviation | | 41% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 27 July 2011 | |
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 19 September 2013 at 0901Z and 17 October 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 | |
download (212KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 | |
download (197KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (162KB) |
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 16-Oct-2013
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 07:06 | | 11:06 |
| Sunrise | | 07:29 | | 11:29 |
| Sunset | | 18:57 | | 22:57 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:21 | | 23:21 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Oct-2013 13:29:59 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 16-Oct-2013 09:29:59 |
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| METAR |
KBOW 26nm N | 161055Z AUTO 00000KT OVC008 21/21 A2998 RMK AO2
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KLAL 28nm N | 161035Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM SCT005 OVC012 21/21 A2997 RMK AO2
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KPCM 33nm NW | 161035Z AUTO 00000KT 5SM HZ SCT003 OVC011 22/ A2998 RMK AO2
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KGIF 34nm N | 161053Z AUTO 02004KT 9SM OVC011 22/21 A2998 RMK AO2 CIG 006V013 SLP150 T02170206 TSNO
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KPGD 36nm S | 161053Z 02005KT 1/2SM FG VV002 21/21 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP151 T02060206
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KSRQ 37nm W | 161053Z AUTO 08004KT 10SM OVC005 22/21 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP142 T02170206
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KTPF 39nm NW | 161035Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM BKN014 21/20 A2997 RMK AO2
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KVDF 39nm NW | 161035Z AUTO 00000KT 3SM BR SCT009 OVC015 21/19 A2997 RMK AO2 TSNO
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KMCF 39nm NW | 160958Z AUTO 04003KT 10SM CLR 20/20 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP148 T02010199
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KVNC 40nm SW | 161035Z AUTO 04006KT 2SM BR OVC002 20/20 A2997 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KLAL 28nm N | 160520Z 1606/1706 36003KT 5SM BR BKN004 OVC008 TEMPO 1606/1610 3SM BR OVC003 FM161000 00000KT 3SM BR OVC003 FM161400 VRB03KT 4SM BR BKN003 OVC015 TEMPO 1614/1617 SCT015 BKN025 FM161700 31005KT P6SM SCT045 SCT250 TEMPO 1620/1624 31008KT FM170100 03003KT P6SM SCT250 AMD NOT SKED TIL 161200
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| NOTAMs |
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