FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | X51 |
| Lat/Long: | 25-29-57.2000N / 080-33-15.3000W 25-29.953333N / 080-33.255000W 25.4992222 / -80.5542500 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 7 ft. / 2.1 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 03W (1985) |
| 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: | DUSK-DAWN |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| 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: | HIGH/LOW |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 4000 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: | 25-30.125275N | | 25-29.465207N |
| Longitude: | 080-33.424048W | | 080-33.417487W |
| Elevation: | 7.0 ft. | | 6.9 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 4-light PAPI on right |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Runway 9/27
| Dimensions: | 3000 x 75 ft. / 914 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
| 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 |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left | | |
Runway 9U/27U
| Dimensions: | 1000 x 500 ft. / 305 x 152 m |
| Surface: | turf, in good condition |
| Runway edge markings: | 09U/27U WHITE MARKERS EVERY 200 FT. |
| RUNWAY 9U | | RUNWAY 27U |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | DADE COUNTY DEPT OF AVIATION PO BOX 592075 MIAMI, FL 33159 Phone 305-871-7077 GARY DELAPA - DIRECTOR. |
| Manager: | MICHEAL J. HANDRAHAN C.M. 28700 SW 217TH AVE HOMESTEAD, FL 33030 Phone 305-869-1701 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 45 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 28 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 5 | | Ultralights: | | 12 |
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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 18 June 2002 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | PARACHUTE JUMPING 'SE' CORNER OF ARPT . |
| - | EXTENSIVE CROP DUSTING IN AREA. |
| - | ULTRALIGHT ACTIVITY ON & INVOF OF ARPT. |
| - | AEROBATIC BOX SOUTH OF ARPT & 'E' OF AER 36. |
| - | USE OF ULTRALIGHT OPNS AREA IS LMTD TO ULTRALIGHTS & STOL TYPE ACFT THAT HAVE AN APCH SPEED OF 50 KTS OR LESS; CTC AMGR ON 305-247-4883 PRIOR TO USE. |
| - | REMOTE CONTROL MODEL FLYING FIELDS 1.8 NM NORTH OF AER 18. |
| - | GLIDER ACITIVTY RY 18/36. |
| - | EXTENSIVE GLIDER ACTIVITY INVOF AIRPORT 8,000 FT AND BLO - MONITOR FREQ 122.80. |
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.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
| ANNEY ONE | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (327KB) |
| BLUFI ONE | |
download (248KB) |
| CURSO ONE (RNAV) | |
download (300KB) |
| CYPRESS FIVE | |
download (261KB) |
| FLIPR ONE (RNAV) | |
download (292KB) |
| FOWEE FIVE | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (305KB) |
| HILEY TWO (RNAV) | |
download (312KB) |
| SSCOT ONE (RNAV) | |
download (299KB) |
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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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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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 04-Jul-2009
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:11 | | 10:11 |
| Sunrise | | 06:37 | | 10:37 |
| Sunset | | 20:16 | | 00:16 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:42 | | 00:42 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 04-Jul-2009 09:22:37 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 04-Jul-2009 05:22:37 |
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| METAR |
KHST 10nm E | 040855Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 24/24 A3002 RMK AO2A SLP167 T02440239 56010
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KTMB 11nm NE | 040853Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 25/23 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP163 T02500233 56013
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| TAF |
KTMB 11nm NE | 040534Z 0406/0506 VRB02KT P6SM SCT250 FM041300 27008KT P6SM VCSH SCT030 SCT050 FM041600 13010KT P6SM VCTS SCT030CB BKN050 FM042300 13008KT P6SM VCSH SCT030CB BKN120 FM050100 20003KT P6SM FEW030 SCT150
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| NOTAMs |
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