FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | X51 |
| Lat/Long: | 25-29-57.2303N / 080-33-15.2802W 25-29.953838N / 080-33.254670W 25.4992306 / -80.5542445 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 7 ft. / 2.1 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 06W (2010) |
| From city: | 4 miles NW of HOMESTEAD, FL |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 33030 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1963 |
| Sectional chart: | MIAMI |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MIAMI CENTER |
| FSS: | MIAMI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | MIA (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | CONTINUOUS |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | SS-SR |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 118.375 ((305) 247-2791) |
| MIAMI APPROACH: | 125.5 [0700-2300] |
| MIAMI DEPARTURE: | 125.5 [0700-2300] |
| WX ASOS at TMB (11 nm NE): | PHONE 305-235-1332 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| DHPr216/21.2 | | DOLPHIN VORTAC | | 113.90 | | 04W |
| VKZr239/26.4 | | VIRGINIA KEY VOR/DME | | 117.10 | | 04W |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | LOW |
Runway Information
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 3999 x 100 ft. / 1219 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 40.0 | | Double wheel: | 65.0 | | Double tandem: | 110.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Latitude: | 25-30.125265N | | 25-29.465192N |
| Longitude: | 080-33.424005W | | 080-33.417472W |
| Elevation: | 6.9 ft. | | 7.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 185 magnetic, 179 true | | 005 magnetic, 359 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 4-light PAPI on right (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Runway 10/28
| Dimensions: | 3000 x 75 ft. / 914 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 10 | | RUNWAY 28 |
| Latitude: | 25-30.163920N | | 25-30.166612N |
| Longitude: | 080-33.305860W | | 080-32.760742W |
| Elevation: | 6.0 ft. | | 6.9 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 096 magnetic, 090 true | | 276 magnetic, 270 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left | | |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Runway 9U/27U
| Dimensions: | 2500 x 150 ft. / 762 x 46 m |
| Surface: | turf, in good condition |
| RUNWAY 9U | | RUNWAY 27U |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | MIAMI-DADE COUNTY MIAMI-DADE AVIATION DEPARTMENT, P.O. BOX 025504 MIAMI, FL 33102-5504 Phone 305-876-0464 CONTACT PERSON: DONNY CRAVEN |
| Manager: | CHRIS MCARTHUR 12800 SOUTHWEST 145TH AVENUE MIAMI, FL 33186 Phone 305-869-1700 AIRPORT PHYSICAL ADDRESS: 28700 SOUTH WEST 217 AVENUE, HOMESTEAD, FL 33030 305-247-4883 FAX: 305-246-4252 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 66 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 49 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 9 | | Gliders airplanes: | | 8 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 197/day * | | 64% | transient general aviation | | 31% | local general aviation | | 4% | air taxi | | 2% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 17 May 2011 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | PARACHUTE JUMPING 'SE' CORNER OF ARPT . |
| - | EXTENSIVE CROP DUSTING IN AREA. |
| - | AEROBATIC BOX SOUTH OF ARPT & 'E' OF AER 01. |
| - | REMOTE CONTROL MODEL FLYING FIELDS 1.8 NM NORTH OF AER 19. |
| - | EXTENSIVE GLIDER ACTIVITY INVOF AIRPORT 8,000 FT AND BLO. |
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 September 2013 at 0901Z and 17 October 2013 at 0900Z.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
| ANNEY TWO **CHANGED** | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (279KB) |
| BLUFI TWO | |
download (211KB) |
| CURSO TWO (RNAV) | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (377KB) |
| CURSO TWO (RNAV), CONT.2 | |
download (286KB) |
| CYPRESS SIX | |
download (209KB) |
| FLIPR TWO (RNAV) | |
download (249KB) |
| FOWEE FIVE | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (261KB) |
| HILEY FOUR (RNAV) | |
download (235KB) |
| SSCOT ONE (RNAV) | |
download (245KB) |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 10 | |
download (200KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (162KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KHST - Homestead Air Reserve Base (9 nm E)
KTMB - Kendall-Tamiami Executive Airport (11 nm NE)
07FA - Ocean Reef Club Airport (18 nm SE)
KMIA - Miami International Airport (23 nm NE)
KTNT - Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport (29 nm NW)
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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Sue Folkringa.
Photo taken 27-Jun-2009
1500 ft above the airport, looking SE.
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CAUTION: Diagram may not be current
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 16-Oct-2013
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:59 | | 10:59 |
| Sunrise | | 07:22 | | 11:22 |
| Sunset | | 18:53 | | 22:53 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:16 | | 23:16 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Oct-2013 13:15:58 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 16-Oct-2013 09:15:58 |
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| METAR |
KHST 10nm E | 160958Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 22/20 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP132 T02180200
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KTMB 11nm NE | 161053Z 00000KT 4SM BR CLR 21/21 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP133 T02060206 $
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| TAF |
KHST 10nm E | 1608/1714 05005KT 9999 FEW030 SCT250 QNH2985INS T30/1621Z T20/1710Z
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KTMB 11nm NE | 160520Z 1606/1706 VRB02KT P6SM FEW035 SCT250 FM161400 08009KT P6SM VCSH SCT035 SCT250
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| NOTAMs |
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