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FL59

Buckingham Field Airport
Fort Myers, Florida, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 APRIL 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	FL59
Lat/Long:	26-38-36.2580N 081-42-37.2950W 26-38.604300N 081-42.621583W 26.6434050,-81.7103597 (estimated)
Elevation:	23 ft. / 7 m (estimated)
Variation:	02W (1985)
From city:	7 miles E of FORT MYERS, FL
Time zone:	UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	33905

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	09/1943
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	MIAMI CENTER
FSS:	MIAMI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	MON-FRI 0700-1600
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no
Lights:	ACTVT MIRL RWY 14/32 AND PSIL RWY 32 - 123.5.

Airport Communications

CTAF:	122.9
WX ASOS at RSW (7 nm S):	124.65 (239-416-1031)
WX ASOS at FMY (9 nm SW):	123.725 (239-936-2318)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
RSWr029/7.7		LEE COUNTY VORTAC		114.15		02W

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
CALOO		062/15.0		341		03W		FM	..-. --

Airport Services

Airframe service:	NONE
Powerplant service:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 14/32

Dimensions:	4046 x 400 ft. / 1233 x 122 m
Surface:	concrete
Runway edge lights:	medium intensity
	RUNWAY 14	RUNWAY 32
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Visual slope indicator:		pulsating/steady burning VASI on left

Runway 6/24

Dimensions:	2726 x 400 ft. / 831 x 122 m
Surface:	concrete
	RUNWAY 6	RUNWAY 24
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Displaced threshold:	101 ft.	no
Obstructions:	8 ft. fence, 160 ft. from runway	8 ft. fence, 62 ft. from runway

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	LEE CO MOSQUITO CONTROL DIST 15191 HOMESTEAD RD LEHIGH ACRES, FL 33971 Phone 239-694-2174
Manager:	MIKE HASLAM II 15191 HOMESTEAD RD LEHIGH ACRES, FL 33971 Phone 239-694-2174

Additional Remarks

-	UNDESIGNATED AREAS USED AS HELIPAD.
-	DITCH 50' OFF WEST END OF RWY 06/24
-	ALL RYS TOTAL WIDTH 400 FT; TKOF/LNDG AREA 75 FT WIDE.
-	FOR CD CTC FORT MYERS APCH AT 239-768-1377, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC MIAMI ARTCC AT 305-716-1731.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at FL59.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KRSW - Southwest Florida International Airport (7 nm S)
KFMY - Page Field Airport (9 nm SW)
X14 - La Belle Municipal Airport (16 nm E)
KIMM - Immokalee Regional Airport (21 nm SE)
KPGD - Punta Gorda Airport (22 nm NW)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 04-May-2025

	Local (UTC-4)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:23	10:23
Sunrise	06:48	10:48
Sunset	20:00	24:00
Evening civil twilight	20:24	00:24

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	04-May-2025 14:05:19
Local (UTC-4)	04-May-2025 10:05:19

METAR

KRSW 7nm SW	041353Z 00000KT 10SM BKN028 BKN055 BKN100 24/23 A2994 RMK AO1 LTG DSNT NE SLP135 T02440228 $
KFMY 9nm SW	041353Z VRB04KT 10SM FEW021 SCT034 24/22 A2992 RMK AO2 RAB06E21 SLP135 P0000 T02440222

TAF

KRSW 7nm SW	041136Z 0412/0512 16004KT P6SM VCTS BKN020CB BKN130 FM041400 22012KT P6SM VCTS SCT025CB SCT130 BKN250 FM042100 24012G20KT P6SM SCT035 SCT140 BKN250 FM050000 27006KT P6SM FEW030 SCT250 FM050300 VRB03KT P6SM SCT250
KFMY 9nm SW	041136Z 0412/0512 16004KT P6SM VCTS BKN020CB BKN130 FM041400 23014KT P6SM VCTS SCT025CB OVC130 FM042100 24012G20KT P6SM SCT035 SCT140 BKN250 FM050000 27006KT P6SM FEW030 SCT250 FM050300 VRB03KT P6SM SCT250

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