FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 JUNE 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 25 July 2013 at 0901Z and 22 August 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 **NEW** | |
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 |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 22-Jul-2007
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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-Aug-2013
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:34 | | 10:34 |
| Sunrise | | 06:58 | | 10:58 |
| Sunset | | 20:07 | | 00:07 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:31 | | 00:31 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Aug-2013 05:47:03 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 13-Aug-2013 01:47:03 |
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| METAR |
KBOW 26nm N | 130455Z AUTO 12006KT 6SM BR CLR 24/24 A3008 RMK AO2
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KLAL 28nm N | 130455Z AUTO 14003KT 10SM CLR 25/21 A3008 RMK AO2
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KPCM 33nm NW | 130455Z AUTO 13004KT 10SM CLR A3009 RMK AO2
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KGIF 34nm N | 130453Z AUTO 13007KT 10SM CLR 27/23 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP183 T02670233 403440244 TSNO $
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KPGD 36nm S | 130453Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 26/23 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP185 T02610233 403390239
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KSRQ 37nm W | 130453Z 12007KT 10SM CLR 27/22 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP172 T02670222 403390244
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KTPF 39nm NW | 130455Z AUTO 11006KT 10SM CLR 27/21 A3006 RMK AO2
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KVDF 39nm NW | 130435Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 26/23 A3007 RMK AO2 TSNO
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KMCF 39nm NW | 130458Z AUTO 14003KT 8SM CLR 27/24 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP182 T02740241 403520240
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KVNC 40nm SW | 130455Z AUTO 11005KT 10SM CLR 27/23 A3006 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SW
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| TAF |
KLAL 28nm N | 121722Z 1218/1318 07007KT P6SM SCT030 FM130200 10003KT P6SM FEW030 FM131100 00000KT 6SM BR FEW002 SCT010 FM131500 VRB04KT P6SM FEW020 SCT035
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| NOTAMs |
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