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KOBE Okeechobee County Airport
Okeechobee, Florida, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 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 -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)
  • 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
RY 05/23 OUTBOARD 25 FT PAVED SHOULDERS. RY 14/32 OUTBOARD 37 FT PAVED 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: 048 magnetic, 045 true228 magnetic, 225 true
Markings: basic, in good conditionbasic, 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: 4000 x 75 ft. / 1219 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: 138 magnetic, 135 true318 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 clear23 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
    
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.

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 04 June 2009 at 0901Z and 02 July 2009 at 0900Z.
 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 05   download (199KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 23   download (223KB)
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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Area around KOBE (Okeechobee County Airport)
 
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Aerial photo
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Aerial photo of KOBE (Okeechobee County Airport)
Photo taken 02-Aug-2008
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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 05-Jul-2009
 Local
(UTC-4)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:0810:08
Sunrise06:3510:35
Sunset20:2100:21
Evening civil twilight20:4700:47

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  05-Jul-2009 07:40:10
Local (UTC-4)  05-Jul-2009 03:40:10
 
METAR
KOBE 050707Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 26/24 A3001 RMK AO2
TAF
KVRB 
33nm NE 		050527Z 0506/0606 21003KT P6SM BKN120 FM051400 23007KT P6SM SCT035 FM051700 13010KT P6SM VCSH BKN035 PROB30 0521/0524 3SM TSRA BKN025CB OVC050 FM060000 17008KT P6SM SCT040 SCT120 BKN250 FM060300 20006KT P6SM FEW040 SCT120
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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
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.
 
NATA Safety 1st   Enterprise Rent-A-Car   FAA Authorized Chart Agent  
 
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SS 
 100LL 
$4.19 
Jet A 
$3.28 
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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 ($)
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS HOTEL & SUITES LAKE OKEECHOBEE 4.2 
BEST WESTERN LAKE OKEECHOBEE 4.3 94-149

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