FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | OBE |
| Lat/Long: | 27-15-59.7000N / 080-51-01.5000W
27-15.995000N / 080-51.025000W
27.2665833 / -80.8504167
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 34 ft. / 10.4 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 03W (1985) |
| 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: | 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) |
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 |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| 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 fair 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: | 27-15.728833N | | 27-16.312167N |
| Longitude: | 080-51.322667W | | 080-50.669333W |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| 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 |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Obstructions: | 40 ft. trees, 2028 ft. from runway, 45:1 slope to clear | | 34 ft. trees, 1052 ft. from runway, 25:1 slope to clear |
Runway 14/32
| Dimensions: | 4000 x 75 ft. / 1219 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| RUNWAY 14 | | RUNWAY 32 |
| Latitude: | 27-16.195667N | | 27-15.728667N |
| Longitude: | 080-51.322500W | | 080-50.800167W |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Obstructions: | 43 ft. brush, 1682 ft. from runway, 125 ft. right of centerline, 34:1 slope to clear | | 21 ft. trees, 722 ft. from runway, 25:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | OKEECHOBEE COUNTY
304 NW 2ND STREET
OKEECHOBEE, FL 34972
Phone 863-467-5888 |
| Manager: | VERNON GRAY
2800 N.W. 20TH TRAIL
OKEECHOBEE, FL 34973
Phone 863-467-5505 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 43 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 35 | | 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 26 August 1998 | |
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. |
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 8 May 2008 at 0901Z and 5 June 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 05 | |
download (195KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 23 | |
download (217KB) |
| 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)
KSUA - Witham Field Airport (34 nm E)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Taken late July 2007
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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CAUTION: Diagram may not be current
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 13-May-2008
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:11 | | 10:11 |
| Sunrise | | 06:37 | | 10:37 |
| Sunset | | 20:03 | | 00:03 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:28 | | 00:28 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 13-May-2008 15:50:09 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 13-May-2008 11:50:09 |
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| METAR |
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| KOBE | 131542Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 29/10 A3004 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
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KVRB
33nm NE | 131120Z 131212 33006KT 5SM HZ FU SKC TEMPO 1213 2SM HZ FU FM1400 04011KT P6SM SKC FM1800 05015G21KT P6SM FEW035 FM0200 06011KT P6SM FEW030 FM0600 04006KT P6SM SKC
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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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