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F45 North Palm Beach County General Aviation Airport
West Palm Beach, Florida, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 SEPTEMBER 2008

Location

FAA Identifier: F45
Lat/Long: 26-50-45.3000N / 080-13-20.5000W
26-50.755000N / 080-13.341667W
26.8459167 / -80.2223611
(estimated)
Elevation: 22 ft. / 6.7 m (surveyed)
Variation: 04W (1995)
From city: 12 miles NW of WEST PALM BEACH, FL
Time zone: UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 33412

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 04/1994
Sectional chart: MIAMI
Control tower: no
ARTCC: MIAMI CENTER
FSS: MIAMI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: MIA (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: CONTINUOUS
Pattern altitude: TPA 1000 FT AGL; TPA FOR JET ACFT 1500 FT AGL.
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 123.075
WX AWOS-3: 119.975 (561-630-6932)
PALM BEACH APPROACH: 124.6
PALM BEACH DEPARTURE: 124.6
CLEARANCE DELIVERY: 120.825
WX ASOS at PBI (12 nm SE): 119.975 (561-683-2548)
WX AWOS-3 at LNA (17 nm SE): 119.925 (561-964-0308)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
PBIr327/12.3PALM BEACH VORTAC115.7003W
PHKr081/25.4PAHOKEE VORTAC115.4000E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
RUBIN359/9.535603WPB .--. -...
FORT PIERCE172/39.327504WFPR ..-. .--. .-.

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR

Runway Information

Runway 13/31

Dimensions: 4303 x 75 ft. / 1312 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 13  RUNWAY 31
Latitude: 26-50.995725N26-50.490427N
Longitude: 080-13.620640W080-13.064212W
Elevation: 21.4 ft.21.4 ft.
Traffic pattern: rightleft
Runway heading: 139 magnetic, 135 true319 magnetic, 315 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 40 ft. trees, 1200 ft. from runway, 25:1 slope to clear25 ft. trees, 1050 ft. from runway, 34:1 slope to clear

Runway 8R/26L

Dimensions: 4300 x 100 ft. / 1311 x 30 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Runway edge lights: high intensity
RUNWAY 8R  RUNWAY 26L
Latitude: 26-50.551548N26-50.609045N
Longitude: 080-13.611655W080-12.823143W
Elevation: 21.4 ft.21.4 ft.
Traffic pattern: rightleft
Runway heading: 089 magnetic, 085 true269 magnetic, 265 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Instrument approach: ILS/DME
Obstructions: none28 ft. trees, 1170 ft. from runway, 34:1 slope to clear

Runway 8L/26R

Dimensions: 3700 x 75 ft. / 1128 x 23 m
Surface: turf, in fair condition
Runway edge markings: 08/26R MARKED WITH PVC PIPE EVERY 200 FT.
RUNWAY 8L  RUNWAY 26R
Latitude: 26-50.949677N26-50.999353N
Longitude: 080-13.821595W080-13.143050W
Elevation: 20.5 ft.20.7 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftright
Runway heading: 089 magnetic, 085 true269 magnetic, 265 true
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: none50 ft. pline, 1000 ft. from runway, 20:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: PALM BEACH COUNTY
PALM BEACH INTL ARPT
WEST PALM BEACH, FL 33406
Phone 561-471-7400
Manager: BRUCE V PELLY
PALM BEACH INTL ARPT
WEST PALM BEACH, FL 33406
Phone 561-471-7400

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 173
Single engine airplanes: 120
Multi engine airplanes: 31
Jet airplanes: 3
Helicopters: 11
Gliders airplanes: 8
    
Aircraft operations: avg 97/day *
68% transient general aviation
32% local general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 20 June 2002

Additional Remarks

NOISE ABATEMENT PROCEDURES; RY 13/31 PREFERRED NIGHTTIME RY; 24 HR NOISE ABATEMENT MONITORING CALL (561) 626-7631.
GLIDER ACTIVITY ON & INVOF ARPT.
EXTENSIVE BIRD ACTIVITY INVOF ARPT.
RY 13/31 ACFT OVER 30,000 LBS PROHIBITED.
RY 8R/26L ACFT OVER 12,500 LBS GWT PROHIBITED.

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 25 September 2008 at 0901Z and 23 October 2008 at 0900Z.

 
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals
FRWAY TWO (RNAV)   download (230KB)
GULLO ONE (RNAV)   download (204KB)
WLACE ONE (RNAV) **NEW**   download (256KB)
 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
ILS RWY 08R   download (251KB)
GPS RWY 08R   download (187KB)
GPS RWY 26L   download (183KB)
VOR RWY 08R   download (235KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

06FA - William P Gwinn Airport (7 nm NW)
KPBI - Palm Beach International Airport (12 nm SE)
KLNA - Palm Beach County Park Airport (17 nm SE)
KSUA - Witham Field Airport (20 nm N)
KPHK - Palm Beach County Glades Airport (25 nm W)
 
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Aerial photo
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Aerial photo of F45 (North Palm Beach County General Aviation Airport)
Photo by Wayne Lindros
Taken in September 2004
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Sectional chart
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From to F45

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 11-Oct-2008
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:5710:57
Sunrise07:2011:20
Sunset18:5522:55
Evening civil twilight19:1823:18

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  11-Oct-2008 16:19:19
Local (UTC-4)  11-Oct-2008 12:19:19
 
METAR
KPBI 
12nm SE 
111553Z 00000KT 10SM SCT024 31/23 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP140 T03060233
KSUA 
20nm N 
111547Z 06006KT 7SM SCT019 BKN080 30/24 A2998
TAF
KPBI 
12nm SE 
111130Z 111212 33004KT P6SM FEW060 FM1400 10008KT P6SM SCT030CB SCT060 FM1800 11010KT P6SM VCSH SCT030CB BKN100 FM2200 10008KT P6SM SCT030 SCT100
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Landmark Aviation 561-626-9799
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100LL 
$6.48 
Jet A 
$6.99 
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Aviation Businesses, Services, and Facilities

 Business Name   Contact   Services / Description Comments
 Cloud 9 Helicopters LLC
561-799-3636
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[email]
Flight training
 
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Aircraft Maintenance Specialist, Inc. 561-625-7979
[web site]
[email]
Aircraft maintenance, Oxygen service, Hangars, Aircraft modifications, Aircraft interiors, Aircraft parts, Aircraft sales / leasing / brokerage, Courtesy transportation, Public telephone, ...

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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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AirNav users who flew into F45 have stayed at...

Miles Price ($)
EMBASSY SUITES PALM BEACH GARDENS 7.3 135-169
DOUBLETREE HOTEL WEST PALM BEACH - AIRPORT 13.7 85-104
 

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 North Palm Beach County General Aviation Airport

8 in Palm Beach Gardens
5 in Jupiter
3 in Riviera Beach
1 in Wellington
18 in West Palm Beach
9 in Palm Beach
 

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