FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 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 2 May 2013 at 0901Z and 30 May 2013 at 0900Z.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
| ANNEY TWO | |
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) |
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
| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 18-May-2013
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:12 | | 10:12 |
| Sunrise | | 06:37 | | 10:37 |
| Sunset | | 20:01 | | 00:01 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:26 | | 00:26 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 18-May-2013 08:56:50 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 18-May-2013 04:56:50 |
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| METAR |
KHST 10nm E | 180758Z AUTO 22002KT 9SM FEW021 23/22 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP179 T02330225
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KTMB 11nm NE | 180753Z 00000KT 10SM BKN050 BKN065 25/23 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP176 T02500228
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| TAF |
KHST 10nm E | 1808/1914 15006KT 9999 FEW030 SCT060 QNH3003INS BECMG 1815/1816 13012KT 9999 SCT050 QNH3009INS TEMPO 1816/1822 9000 -SHRA VCTS BKN050CB BECMG 1902/1903 09006KT 9999 FEW035 BKN050 QNH3007INS BECMG 1908/1909 11006KT 4800 BR SCT007 BKN040 QNH3009INS T30/1820Z T20/1812Z
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KTMB 11nm NE | 180537Z 1806/1906 13004KT P6SM FEW025 SCT050 FM181200 VRB03KT P6SM VCSH SCT030 FM181400 11012KT P6SM VCSH SCT030 FM190000 11008KT P6SM SCT035
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| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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