FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 | |
download (208KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 | |
download (207KB) |
| 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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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 07-Nov-2009
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:19 | | 11:19 |
| Sunrise | | 06:43 | | 11:43 |
| Sunset | | 17:39 | | 22:39 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:03 | | 23:03 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 08-Nov-2009 01:53:22 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 07-Nov-2009 20:53:22 |
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| METAR |
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KBOW
26nm N | 080135Z AUTO 04008KT 10SM BKN042 21/14 A3017 RMK AO2
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KLAL
28nm N | 080052Z 07008KT 15SM SCT250 22/13 A3015
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KPCM
33nm NW | 080125Z AUTO 06004KT 10SM CLR 20/14 A3017 RMK AO2
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KGIF
34nm N | 080053Z AUTO 05007KT 10SM SCT044 21/13 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP215 T02060133
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KPGD
36nm S | 080053Z AUTO 06008KT 10SM CLR 20/14 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP204 T02000144
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KSRQ
37nm W | 080053Z 07008KT 10SM CLR 22/13 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP197 T02170128
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KTPF
39nm NW | 080125Z AUTO 06008KT 10SM CLR 21/14 A3015 RMK AO2
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KVDF
39nm NW | 080120Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 17/13 A3016 RMK AO2
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KMCF
39nm NW | 080055Z AUTO 06010KT 10SM CLR 21/15 A3014 RMK AO2 SLP207 T02090153 $
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KSPG
43nm W | 080053Z AUTO 07016KT 10SM CLR 23/16 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP201 T02280156 TSNO
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| TAF |
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KSRQ
37nm W | 072320Z 0800/0824 07011G18KT P6SM FEW050 SCT250 FM080200 06010KT P6SM FEW250 FM081400 09015G25KT P6SM SCT040 BKN250
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KTPA
44nm NW | 072320Z 0800/0824 07010G15KT P6SM FEW060 SCT250 FM080200 06007KT P6SM FEW250 FM081400 08012G20KT P6SM SCT040 BKN250
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| NOTAMs |
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