FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 DECEMBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | PFN |
| Lat/Long: | 30-12-43.5000N / 085-40-58.1000W 30-12.725000N / 085-40.968333W 30.2120833 / -85.6828056 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 20 ft. / 6.1 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 00E (1985) |
| From city: | 3 miles NW of PANAMA CITY, FL |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 32405 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 06/1948 |
| Sectional chart: | NEW ORLEANS |
| Control tower: | yes |
| ARTCC: | JACKSONVILLE CENTER |
| FSS: | GAINESVILLE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | PFN (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | CONTINUOUS |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN ACTVT HIRL RY 14/32, MIRL RY 05/23, MALSR RY 14, REIL RY 32 & TWY LGTS - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
| Fire and rescue: | ARFF index B |
| Airline operations: | ARFF EQUIPMENT & PERSONNEL MEET FAR 139 INDEX B; CALL 850-769-4791/6033. |
| International operations: | customs landing rights airport |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 120.5 |
| UNICOM: | 122.95 |
| ATIS: | 119.975 |
| WX ASOS: | PHONE 850-872-0385 |
| PANAMA CITY GROUND: | 121.65 [0600-2200] |
| PANAMA CITY TOWER: | 120.5 269.0 [0600-2200] |
| TYNDALL APPROACH: | 124.15 SOUTH ABV 5000 FT 125.2 NORTH ABOVE 5000 FT |
| TYNDALL DEPARTURE: | 124.15 SOUTH ABV 5000 FT 125.2 NORTH ABOVE 5000 FT |
| EMERG: | 121.5 243.0 |
| IC: | 124.15 SOUTH ABV 5000 FT |
| VFR-ADV: | 120.5 |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY JAX ARTCC ON FREQS 119.1/379.3 (PANAMA CITY RCAG) WHEN TYNDALL APCH CTL IS CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| PFN at field | | PANAMA CITY VORTAC | | 114.30 | | 00W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| TRI COUNTY | | 188/38.6 | | 275 | | 02W | | BKK | -... -.- -.- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | HIGH/LOW |
Runway Information
Runway 14/32
| Dimensions: | 6308 x 150 ft. / 1923 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 100.0 | | Double wheel: | 174.0 | | Double tandem: | 300.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 14 | | RUNWAY 32 |
| Latitude: | 30-13.177348N | | 30-12.353305N |
| Longitude: | 085-41.302932W | | 085-40.571123W |
| Elevation: | 8.1 ft. | | 20.4 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% | | 0.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 142 | | 322 |
| Markings: | precision, in good condition | | precision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Approach lights: | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights | | |
| Runway end identifier lights: | | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | ILS | | |
| Obstructions: | none | | 56 ft. trees, 1600 ft. from runway, 350 ft. right of centerline, 25:1 slope to clear |
Runway 5/23
| Dimensions: | 4884 x 150 ft. / 1489 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 40.0 | | Double wheel: | 70.0 | | Double tandem: | 120.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 5 | | RUNWAY 23 |
| Latitude: | 30-12.388443N | | 30-12.954638N |
| Longitude: | 085-41.337400W | | 085-40.677307W |
| Elevation: | 9.9 ft. | | 12.6 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 045 | | 225 |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-box VASI on left | | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 35 ft. trees, 900 ft. from runway, 175 ft. left of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear | | 46 ft. trees, 1350 ft. from runway, 150 ft. right of centerline, 25:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | PANAMA CITY-BAY CO ARPT DIST 3173 AIRPORT RD, BOX A PANAMA CITY, FL 32405 Phone 850-763-6751 ARPT & INDUSTRIAL DIST. |
| Manager: | RANDALL S CURTIS 3173 AIRPORT RD, BOX A PANAMA CITY, FL 32405 Phone 850-763-6751 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 139 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 109 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 16 | | Jet airplanes: | | 8 | | Helicopters: | | 6 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 251/day * | | 52% | transient general aviation | | 25% | local general aviation | | 13% | air taxi | | 8% | military | | 3% | commercial | | * for 12-month period ending 15 June 2009 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | ACFT ARR/DEP ARPT SE - NW USE CTN DUE INTENSIVE MIL JETS TRANSITING ARPT TFC AREA 1500 FT & ABOVE ON APCH TYNDALL AFB. |
| - | HEAVY BIRD ACTIVITY ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | ALL MILITARY VIP ARRIVALS/DEPARTURES SHALL BE TO/FROM THE AIRPORT TERMINAL WITH PRIOR APPROVAL FROM THE AIRPORT AUTHORITY AT (850) 763-6751 EXT 206. |
| - | ALL IFR ACFT DEPARTING RY 14 MUST TURN TO ASSIGNED HEADING WITHIN 1 NM OF DEPARTURE EOR. |
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 |
| ILS RWY 14 | |
download (302KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 05 | |
download (269KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 14 | |
download (314KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 23 | |
download (259KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 32 | |
download (266KB) |
| VOR OR TACAN RWY 14 | |
download (279KB) |
| VOR OR TACAN RWY 32 | |
download (222KB) |
| VOR OR TACAN-A | |
download (209KB) |
| NDB RWY 14 | |
download (280KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (17KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (30KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KPAM - Tyndall Air Force Base (10 nm SE)
1J0 - Tri-County Airport (38 nm N)
54J - DeFuniak Springs Airport (40 nm NW)
KDTS - Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport (42 nm W)
KAAF - Apalachicola Regional Airport (45 nm SE)
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| Sectional chart |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 10-Feb-2010
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:03 | | 12:03 |
| Sunrise | | 06:28 | | 12:28 |
| Sunset | | 17:26 | | 23:26 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:51 | | 23:51 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 10-Feb-2010 09:17:01 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 10-Feb-2010 03:17:01 |
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| METAR |
| KPFN | 100853Z AUTO 34010G20KT 10SM CLR 02/M06 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP190 T00171056 53008 FZRANO
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KPAM 11nm SE | 100855Z AUTO 33016G23KT 10SM CLR 01/M04 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP190 T00121042 53009 $
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| TAF |
| KPFN | 100520Z 1006/1106 34011G17KT P6SM SKC FM101300 35015G25KT P6SM FEW250 FM102300 33008KT P6SM SCT200
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| NOTAMs |
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