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X36 Buchan Airport
Englewood, Florida, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: X36
Lat/Long: 26-59-24.2900N / 082-22-26.4640W
26-59.404833N / 082-22.441067W
26.9900806 / -82.3740178
(estimated)
Elevation: 15 ft. / 5 m (estimated)
Variation: 02W (1985)
From city: 2 miles NW of ENGLEWOOD, FL
Time zone: UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 34223

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 12/1949
Sectional chart: MIAMI
Control tower: no
ARTCC: MIAMI CENTER
FSS: SAINT PETERSBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: PIE (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: yes

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9
WX AWOS-1 at VNC (6 nm NW): 119.275 (941-486-2718)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
PGDr285/(20.9)PUNTA GORDA VOR110.2003W
SRQr160/27.0SARASOTA VORTAC117.0002W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
VENICE147/5.220602WVNC ...- -. -.-.

Airport Services

Parking: tiedowns
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 12/30

Dimensions: 2040 x 120 ft. / 622 x 37 m
Surface: turf, in fair condition
Runway edge markings: RY 12/30 THLDS MARKED WITH 3 WHITE TIRES PERPENDICULAR TO CNTRLN.
RUNWAY 12  RUNWAY 30
Latitude: 26-59.504800N26-59.261317N
Longitude: 082-22.621150W082-22.182067W
Elevation: 14.5 ft.14.7 ft.
Gradient: 0.2%0.2%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Obstructions: 20 ft. tree, 414 ft. from runway, 100 ft. left of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear31 ft. tree, 640 ft. from runway, 115 ft. left of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: SARASOTA COUNTY
1301 CATTLEMEN RD
SARASOTA, FL 34232
Phone 941-378-6180
Manager: BILL NICHOLS
100 CATTLEMEN RD
SARASOTA, FL 34232
Phone 941-316-1460
DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF TRANSPORTATION, SARASOTA CO.

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 5
Single engine airplanes: 4
Ultralights: 1
    
Aircraft operations: avg 52/week *
70% local general aviation
30% transient general aviation
<1% air taxi
* for 12-month period ending 17 July 2002

Additional Remarks

DRAINAGE SWALES ALONG SIDE BOTH RWYS.
RY 12/30 ROUGH & BARE IN SPOTS.
RY 12/30 30 FT TREES 140 FT BOTH SIDES OF CNTRLN.
ULTRALIGHT ACTIVITY ON & INVOF ARPT.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at X36.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KVNC - Venice Municipal Airport (6 nm NW)
KPGD - Charlotte County Airport (21 nm E)
KSRQ - Sarasota/Bradenton International Airport (26 nm N)
KFMY - Page Field Airport (37 nm SE)
KCHN - Wauchula Municipal Airport (41 nm NE)
 
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Aerial photo of X36 (Buchan Airport)
Photo by Rudy Holesek
Photo taken 05-Apr-2006

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From to X36

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 04-Jul-2009
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:1510:15
Sunrise06:4110:41
Sunset20:2700:27
Evening civil twilight20:5300:53

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  04-Jul-2009 12:30:31
Local (UTC-4)  04-Jul-2009 08:30:31
 
METAR
KPGD 
20nm E 
041153Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 27/26 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP180 60000 T02670256 10267 20250 51007
KSRQ 
27nm NW 
041153Z 28005KT 10SM FEW015 28/24 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP168 T02830244 10283 20267 53005 $
KFMY 
37nm SE 
041153Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 27/25 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP173 T02670250 10267 20250 53006
TAF
KSRQ 
27nm NW 
041125Z 0412/0512 27006KT P6SM SCT015 SCT120 FM041400 28008KT P6SM VCSH FEW025 SCT250 FM041800 27010KT P6SM FEW030 SCT250 FM050100 VRB05KT P6SM FEW025 SCT250
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Hotels near Buchan Airport

Miles Price ($)
PEARL BEACH INN 1.9 95-215

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

Hotels in other cities near Buchan Airport

6 in Venice
3 in Nokomis
1 in Osprey
 

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