FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | AVO |
| Lat/Long: | 27-35-28.6796N / 081-31-44.2806W 27-35.477993N / 081-31.738010W 27.5912999 / -81.5289668 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 160 ft. / 48.8 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 04W (2000) |
| From city: | 2 miles W of AVON PARK, FL |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 33825 |
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: | 0730-1730 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN MIRL RY 04/22 PRESET LOW INTST DUSK-DAWN; TO INCR INTST AND ACTVT TWY LGTS, REIL RYS 04 & 22 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
| Taxiway lights: | STUB TWY FM RWY 4-22 TO RAMP ONLY. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 118.725 (863-453-4223) |
| WX AWOS-3 at SEF (13 nm SE): | 119.475 (863-655-6424) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MIAMI ARTCC ON FREQS 134.55/257.7 (AVON PARK RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| LALr132/35.0 | | LAKELAND VORTAC | | 116.00 | | 01E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| WAUCHULA | | 079/19.5 | | 261 | | 04W | | CHN | -.-. .... -. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 4/22
| Dimensions: | 5374 x 100 ft. / 1638 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 4 | | RUNWAY 22 |
| Latitude: | 27-35.068915N | | 27-35.694263N |
| Longitude: | 081-32.108312W | | 081-31.402580W |
| Elevation: | 160.3 ft. | | 152.2 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 049 magnetic, 045 true | | 229 magnetic, 225 true |
| Displaced threshold: | no | | 1044 ft. |
| Markings: | basic, in fair condition | | basic, in fair 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: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 20 ft. trees, 900 ft. from runway, 34:1 slope to clear | | 8 ft. fence, 200 ft. from runway 8 FT FENCE 65 FT FROM EOR, 125 FT RIGHT OF CNTRLN. |
Runway 9/27
| Dimensions: | 3844 x 75 ft. / 1172 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in poor condition CRACKING WITH GRASS GROWING THRU CRACKS. |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
| Latitude: | 27-35.613677N | | 27-35.611858N |
| Longitude: | 081-32.069630W | | 081-31.357635W |
| Elevation: | 153.4 ft. | | 153.2 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 094 magnetic, 090 true | | 274 magnetic, 270 true |
| Markings: | basic, in fair condition | | basic, in fair condition |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 57 ft. pline, 2070 ft. from runway, 32:1 slope to clear | | 8 ft. fence, 321 ft. from runway, 15:1 slope to clear RY 27 APCH SLOPE 37:1 AT DSPLCD THLD FROM 41 FT TREES 1032 FT FROM EOR. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF AVON PARK 110 EAST MAIN STREET AVON PARK, FL 33825 Phone 863-452-4403 |
| Manager: | C. B. SHIREY 110 EAST MAIN STREET AVON PARK, FL 33825 Phone 863-452-4403 AIRPORT OFFICE 863-453-5046. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 55 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 44 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 9 | | Jet airplanes: | | 1 | | Helicopters: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 89/day * | | 53% | transient general aviation | | 47% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 17 July 2002 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | TREES IN TRANSITION ZONE APCH END RY 27 SOUTH SIDE. |
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.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| GPS RWY 04 | |
download (176KB) |
| GPS RWY 09 | |
download (164KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (76KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KSEF - Sebring Regional Airport (13 nm SE)
X07 - Lake Wales Municipal Airport (19 nm N)
KCHN - Wauchula Municipal Airport (19 nm W)
KBOW - Bartow Municipal Airport (25 nm NW)
KGIF - Winter Haven's Gilbert Airport (31 nm NW)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 05-Jul-2009
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:10 | | 10:10 |
| Sunrise | | 06:37 | | 10:37 |
| Sunset | | 20:25 | | 00:25 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:51 | | 00:51 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 05-Jul-2009 08:17:12 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 05-Jul-2009 04:17:12 |
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| METAR |
KBOW 24nm NW | 050755Z AUTO 00000KT 1 3/4SM BR CLR 24/24 A2998 RMK AO2
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KGIF 31nm N | 050753Z AUTO 19003KT 3SM BR CLR 25/24 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP150 T02500239
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KLAL 34nm NW | 050150Z 00000KT 12SM SCT090 27/ A2999 RMK LAST
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KOBE 41nm SE | 050747Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT041 26/25 A3000 RMK AO2
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KPCM 42nm NW | 050745Z AUTO 00000KT 1 1/4SM VV007 25/24 A2999 RMK AO2
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KISM 42nm N | 050150Z 18004KT 10SM SKC 26/23 A3001 RMK LAST
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KPGD 48nm SW | 050753Z AUTO 17003KT 8SM CLR 26/24 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP160 T02560244
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| TAF |
KISM 42nm N | 050527Z 0506/0606 23004KT P6SM SKC FM051400 24007KT P6SM SCT035 FM051700 22010KT P6SM SCT050 PROB30 0521/0524 3SM TSRA BKN025CB OVC050 FM060000 21005KT P6SM SCT040 SCT080 AMD NOT SKED 0506/0512
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| NOTAMs |
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