FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 DECEMBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | OBE |
| Lat/Long: | 27-15-59.6657N / 080-51-01.4000W
27-15.994428N / 080-51.023333W
27.2665738 / -80.8503889
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 34 ft. / 10.4 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 03W (1985) |
| From city: | 3 miles NW of OKEECHOBEE, FL |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 34972 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1940 |
| Sectional chart: | MIAMI |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MIAMI CENTER |
| FSS: | SAINT PETERSBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | PIE (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0800-1700
AFT HRS CALL 863-634-0352. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RWY 05/23 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.0 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 118.675 (863-467-1148) |
- APCH/DEP SVS PRVDD BY MIAMI ARTCC ON FREQS 132.25/370.9 (VERO BEACH RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| PHKr344/30.2 | | PAHOKEE VORTAC | | 115.40 | | 00E |
| VRBr222/31.3 | | VERO BEACH VORTAC | | 117.30 | | 04W |
| LBVr047/39.1 | | LA BELLE VORTAC | | 110.40 | | 01E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| FORT PIERCE | | 247/28.6 | | 275 | | 04W | | FPR | ..-. .--. .-. |
| VERO BEACH | | 228/33.1 | | 392 | | 04W | | VEP | ...- . .--. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MINOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | HIGH |
| Bulk oxygen: | HIGH |
Runway Information
Runway 5/23
| Dimensions: | 5000 x 100 ft. / 1524 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition
RY 05/23 OUTBOARD 25 FT PAVED SHOULDERS. RY 14/32 OUTBOARD 37 FT PAVED SHOULDERS. |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 5 | | RUNWAY 23 |
| Latitude: | 27-15.728685N | | 27-16.311993N |
| Longitude: | 080-51.321078W | | 080-50.667805W |
| Elevation: | 32.8 ft. | | 32.7 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 048 magnetic, 045 true | | 228 magnetic, 225 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on right (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 40 ft. tree, 2028 ft. from runway, 45:1 slope to clear | | 29 ft. tree, 1046 ft. from runway, 29:1 slope to clear |
Runway 14/32
| Dimensions: | 4000 x 75 ft. / 1219 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| RUNWAY 14 | | RUNWAY 32 |
| Latitude: | 27-16.195570N | | 27-15.728512N |
| Longitude: | 080-51.320990W | | 080-50.798655W |
| Elevation: | 32.9 ft. | | 32.2 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 138 magnetic, 135 true | | 318 magnetic, 315 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good 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. tree, 1682 ft. from runway, 125 ft. right of centerline, 34:1 slope to clear | | 23 ft. tree, 722 ft. from runway, 24:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | OKEECHOBEE COUNTY
2800 NORTH WEST 20TH TRAIL
OKEECHOBEE, FL 34972
Phone 863-467-5505
CONTACT PERSON: KATHY SCOTT 863-467-5505 |
| Manager: | KATHY SCOTT
OKEECHOBEE AIRPORT, 2800 NORTHWEST 20TH TRAIL
OKEECHOBEE, FL 34972
Phone 863-467-5505 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 37 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 29 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 3 | | Helicopters: | | 4 | | Ultralights: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 137/day * | | 90% | transient general aviation | | 10% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 23 October 2008 | |
Additional Remarks
| A30A-05 | CALM WIND RY. |
| - | ULTRALIGHT ACTIVITY ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | FBO PHONE IS 863-467-5888. |
| - | NON-POWERED FLT ACTIVITY PROHIBITED WI ARPT TFC PAT. |
| - | TKOF & LNDG ON GRASS AREAS ARE AT OWN RISK. |
| - | BIRD HAZARD, CRANES INVOF ARPT. |
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 |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 05 | |
download |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 23 | |
download |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (21KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KSEF - Sebring Regional Airport (29 nm NW)
KFPR - St Lucie County International Airport (29 nm NE)
KPHK - Palm Beach County Glades Airport (30 nm S)
KVRB - Vero Beach Municipal Airport (33 nm NE)
2IS - Airglades Airport (34 nm S)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 02-Aug-2008
from the north at 4,500 ft
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 09-Feb-2010
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:42 | | 11:42 |
| Sunrise | | 07:06 | | 12:06 |
| Sunset | | 18:10 | | 23:10 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:34 | | 23:34 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 10-Feb-2010 04:50:28 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 09-Feb-2010 23:50:28 |
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| METAR |
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| KOBE | 100425Z AUTO 28010KT 10SM SCT011 OVC017 20/17 A2986 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
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KVRB
33nm NE | 100318Z 1003/1024 23012KT P6SM SCT035 FM100400 28012KT P6SM BKN020 OVC035 TEMPO 1004/1006 SCT006 OVC015 FM100600 27015G22KT P6SM SCT015 BKN035 FM101300 32019G27KT P6SM SCT025
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| NOTAMs |
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