AirNav: 03FA - Lake Persimmon Airstrip

03FA

Lake Persimmon Airstrip
Lake Placid, Florida, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 JULY 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	03FA
Lat/Long:	27-21-11.1510N 081-24-29.2630W 27-21.185850N 081-24.487717W 27.3530975,-81.4081286 (estimated)
Elevation:	70 ft. / 21 m (estimated)
Variation:	02W (1985)
From city:	4 miles NW of LAKE PLACID, FL
Time zone:	UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	33852

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	09/1971
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	MIAMI CENTER
FSS:	SAINT PETERSBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

WX AWOS-3 at SEF (7 nm NE):	119.475 (863-655-6424)
WX AWOS-3 at AVO (16 nm NW):	118.725 (863-453-4223)

Airport Services

Airframe service:	NONE
Powerplant service:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway E/W

Dimensions:	2000 x 200 ft. / 610 x 61 m
Surface:	turf
	RUNWAY E	RUNWAY W
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Obstructions:	30 ft. trees, 1000 ft. from runway	30 ft. trees, 1000 ft. from runway E END OF RWY ABUTTS SMALL LAKE.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	PERSIMMON AIRPORT INC 128 PINE TREE DR. LAKE PLACID, FL 33852 Phone 630-802-4405
Manager:	DAVID PIPER 128 PINE TREE DR. LAKE PLACID, FL 33852 Phone 630-802-4405

Additional Remarks

-	TRAILER 50 FT FM NORTH SIDE RWY AT WEST END,TRAILER 200 FT FM RWY SOUTH SIDE AT WEST END.
-	T-HGR 30FT FM RWY S SIDE 500FT FM E END, BLDG 150FT FM RWY S SIDE 100FT FM E END, HOUSE 20FT FM RWY N SIDE 100FT FM E END.
-	POLES AT 150-300FT FM E END ON N EDGE OF E END, TRAILER 150FT FM RWY-N SIDE 400FT FM E END.
-	AREA OF SOFT SAND VIC OF BLDG CONSTR MID-FLD.
-	BUILDINGS 300' FROM WEST END OF RWY.
-	10' TREES WEST END OF RWY.
-	FOR CD CTC MIAMI ARTCC AT 305-716-1731.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 03FA.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KSEF - Sebring Regional Airport (7 nm NE)
KAVO - Avon Park Executive Airport (16 nm NW)
X06 - Arcadia Municipal Airport (25 nm W)
KCHN - Wauchula Municipal Airport (27 nm W)
KOBE - Okeechobee County Airport (30 nm E)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 12-Jul-2025

	Local (UTC-4)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:14	10:14
Sunrise	06:40	10:40
Sunset	20:22	00:22
Evening civil twilight	20:49	00:49

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	12-Jul-2025 08:39:31
Local (UTC-4)	12-Jul-2025 04:39:31

METAR

KSEF 7nm NE	120815Z AUTO 31003KT 23/22 A3011 RMK AO2 T02270218
KAGR 18nm N	120755Z AUTO 00000KT 8SM CLR 23/23 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP191 T02330226 $

TAF

KPGD 41nm SW	120535Z 1206/1306 VRB04KT P6SM BKN250 FM121400 15005KT P6SM SCT030 SCT250 FM121800 26006KT P6SM VCTS SCT040CB BKN250 FM130000 VRB04KT P6SM FEW040 BKN250
KLAL 49nm NW	120535Z 1206/1306 VRB03KT P6SM SCT250 FM121800 28005KT P6SM SCT040 BKN250 PROB30 1219/1223 3SM TSRA BKN030CB FM130100 VRB03KT P6SM FEW040 BKN250

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