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KOBE Okeechobee County Airport
Okeechobee, Florida, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012

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 -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
PHKr344/30.2PAHOKEE VORTAC115.4000E
VRBr222/31.3VERO BEACH VORTAC117.3004W
LBVr047/39.1LA BELLE VORTAC110.4001E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
FORT PIERCE247/28.627504WFPR ..-. .--. .-.
VERO BEACH228/33.139204WVEP ...- . .--.

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
RYS 05/23 & 14/32 SFC CRACKS WITH SOME GRASS GROWTH ON SHOULDERS.
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 40.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 5  RUNWAY 23
Latitude: 27-15.728685N27-16.311993N
Longitude: 080-51.321078W080-50.667805W
Elevation: 32.8 ft.32.7 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 051 magnetic, 045 true231 magnetic, 225 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, 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: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 40 ft. tree, 2028 ft. from runway, 45:1 slope to clear29 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 good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 30.0
RUNWAY 14  RUNWAY 32
Latitude: 27-16.195570N27-15.728512N
Longitude: 080-51.320990W080-50.798655W
Elevation: 32.9 ft.32.2 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 141 magnetic, 135 true321 magnetic, 315 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, 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: nono
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 43 ft. tree, 1682 ft. from runway, 125 ft. right of centerline, 34:1 slope to clear24 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: 38
Single engine airplanes: 31
Multi engine airplanes: 2
Helicopters: 4
Ultralights: 1
    
Aircraft operations: avg 137/day *
90% transient general aviation
10% local general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 19 November 2009

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 9 February 2012 at 0901Z and 8 March 2012 at 0900Z.
 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 05   download (241KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 14   download (208KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 23   download (280KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 32   download (276KB)
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 of KOBE (Okeechobee County Airport)
Photo by Stephen Blank, DDS
Photo taken 21-Jan-2012
at 5000' from a C-170 looking north.
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Sectional chart

 
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Diagram of KOBE (Okeechobee County Airport)
 
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From to KOBE

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 10-Feb-2012
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:4111:41
Sunrise07:0512:05
Sunset18:1023:10
Evening civil twilight18:3423:34

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  10-Feb-2012 17:27:35
Local (UTC-5)  10-Feb-2012 12:27:35
 
METAR
KOBE 101655Z AUTO 15006KT 10SM SCT028 BKN034 OVC040 25/16 A3004 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SE
TAF
KFPR 
29nm NE 		101140Z 1012/1112 09008KT P6SM VCSH FEW013 BKN035 OVC040 TEMPO 1012/1014 5SM SHRA BKN010 FM101400 10007KT P6SM VCSH SCT015 BKN020 TEMPO 1014/1017 3SM SHRA BKN015 FM101700 11008KT P6SM BKN025 TEMPO 1017/1021 4SM SHRA OVC020 FM110300 22011KT P6SM VCSH BKN020 OVC040 TEMPO 1103/1106 3SM SHRA FM111100 27010KT P6SM VCSH BKN020 OVC040
KVRB 
33nm NE 		101140Z 1012/1112 10008KT P6SM VCSH FEW025 BKN050 OVC070 TEMPO 1012/1016 5SM SHRA BKN020 FM101800 10008KT P6SM BKN025 TEMPO 1018/1022 3SM SHRA OVC020 FM110300 23011KT P6SM VCSH BKN020 OVC040 TEMPO 1103/1106 3SM SHRA FM111000 30015G21KT P6SM SCT008 BKN030
KSUA 
34nm E 		101140Z 1012/1112 10007KT P6SM VCSH SCT021 BKN035 OVC045 TEMPO 1012/1016 3SM SHRA BKN015 FM101600 11008KT P6SM VCSH BKN025 TEMPO 1016/1020 3SM SHRA OVC020 FM110300 23011KT P6SM VCSH BKN020 OVC040 TEMPO 1103/1106 3SM SHRA FM111000 27010KT P6SM VCSH BKN020 OVC040
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
 Okeechobee Jet Center
 UNICOM 123.00
863-467-5888
toll-free 1-866-623-3835
[web site]		 Okeechobee Jet Center is known nationwide as offering the ABSOLUTE BEST PRICING on premium Chevron AVGAS and JET A. Chevron Fast Pay, Self Service , is available 24/7. We offer the same LOW, LOW price for both Self Serve and Full Serve, Jet A.

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Chevron
100LL Jet A
SS $5.69 $4.99 
 Updated 03-Jan-2012
  
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SS=Self service
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

 In this space we feature lodging establishments that are convenient to the Okeechobee County Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Okeechobee County Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.  
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Hotels near Okeechobee County Airport

Miles Price ($)
HAMPTON INN OKEECHOBEE LAKE 1.6 104-129
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS HOTEL & SUITES LAKE OKEECHOBEE 4.2 81-90
BEST WESTERN LAKE OKEECHOBEE 4.2 72-73
FLAMINGO MOTEL 4.3 50-60
TRAVELODGE SUITES OKEECHOBEE 4.8 44-45
PIER II RESORT 4.9 

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport. 		    
 

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