FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 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 -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 |
| PHKr344/30.2 | | 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 |
| FORT PIERCE | | 247/28.6 | | 275 | | 04W | | FPR | ..-. .--. .-. |
| VERO BEACH | | 228/33.1 | | 392 | | 04W | | VEP | ...- . .--. |
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: | |
| 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: | 048 magnetic, 045 true | | 228 magnetic, 225 true |
| 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 (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: | 4000 x 75 ft. / 1219 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| 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: | 138 magnetic, 135 true | | 318 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 | | 23 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 |
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| 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 19 November 2009 at 0901Z and 17 December 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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| Aerial photo |
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Photo taken 02-Aug-2008
from the north at 4,500 ft
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Times for 25-Nov-2009
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:27 | | 11:27 |
| Sunrise | | 06:52 | | 11:52 |
| Sunset | | 17:28 | | 22:28 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:53 | | 22:53 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 25-Nov-2009 20:32:33 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 25-Nov-2009 15:32:33 |
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| METAR |
| KOBE | 252005Z AUTO 32006KT 10SM SCT010 SCT016 BKN060 23/21 A2993 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SE
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| TAF |
KVRB 33nm NE | 251741Z 2518/2618 29005KT P6SM VCSH SCT030 BKN060 TEMPO 2518/2520 5SM SHRA BKN020 BKN060 FM252000 32005KT P6SM VCSH BKN020 BKN040 OVC060 FM260200 35004KT P6SM SCT015 BKN025 BKN050 TEMPO 2609/2612 4SM BR FM261300 35010KT P6SM SCT040 BKN250
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| NOTAMs |
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