FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | OBE |
| Lat/Long: | 27-15-59.7000N / 080-51-01.4000W
27-15.995000N / 080-51.023333W
27.2665833 / -80.8503889
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 33 ft. / 10.1 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 06W (2010) |
| From city: | 3 miles NW of OKEECHOBEE, FL |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard 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: | ACTVT MIRL RY 05/23 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
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 |
| TRVr225/31.3 | | TREASURE VORTAC | | 117.30 | | 07W |
| LBVr047/39.1 | | LA BELLE VORTAC | | 110.40 | | 01E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| FORT PIERCE | | 250/28.6 | | 275 | | 07W | | FPR | ..-. .--. .-. |
| VERO BEACH | | 228/33.1 | | 392 | | 04W | | VEP | ...- . .--. |
| UNITED | | 311/34.9 | | 405 | | 03W | | UTX | ..- - -..- |
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 poor condition
RY 5/23 SFC CRACKS WITH SOME GRASS GROWTH ON 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: | 051 magnetic, 045 true | | 231 magnetic, 225 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: | 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: | 4001 x 75 ft. / 1220 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in poor condition
RY 14/32 SFC CRACKS WITH SOME GRASS GROWTH ON SHOULDERS. |
| 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: | 141 magnetic, 135 true | | 321 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 | | 24 ft. tree, 722 ft. from runway, 21:1 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: | | 36 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 30 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 | | 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 19 October 2010 | |
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 19 September 2013 at 0901Z and 17 October 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 05 | |
download (208KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 14 | |
download (179KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 23 | |
download (240KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 32 | |
download (235KB) |
| 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 by Stephen Blank, DDS
Photo taken 21-Jan-2012
at 5000' from a C-170 looking north.
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Okeechobee County Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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CAUTION: Diagram may not be current
| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 16-Oct-2013
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(UTC-4) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:01 | | 11:01 |
| Sunrise | | 07:25 | | 11:25 |
| Sunset | | 18:53 | | 22:53 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:17 | | 23:17 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Oct-2013 13:21:55 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 16-Oct-2013 09:21:55 |
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| METAR |
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| KOBE | 161015Z AUTO 00000KT 4SM BR CLR 19/19 A2995 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
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KFPR
29nm NE | 160533Z 1606/1706 00000KT 4SM BR SCT250 FM160800 VRB02KT 2SM BR FEW002 FM161400 06007KT P6SM SCT025
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KVRB
33nm NE | 160533Z 1606/1706 VRB03KT P6SM FEW025 BKN250 FM160800 VRB02KT 3SM BR FEW002 FM161400 05005KT P6SM SCT025
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KSUA
34nm E | 160533Z 1606/1706 00000KT P6SM SCT035 SCT045 BKN250 FM160800 VRB02KT 3SM BR FEW002 FM161400 06007KT P6SM SCT025
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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