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17FA

Cotton Strip Airport
La Belle, Florida, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 DECEMBER 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	17FA
Lat/Long:	26-42-48.2440N 081-32-07.2810W 26-42.804067N 081-32.121350W 26.7134011,-81.5353558 (estimated)
Elevation:	18 ft. / 5 m (estimated)
Variation:	02W (1985)
From city:	6 miles SW of LA BELLE, FL
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	33920

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	MIAMI CENTER
FSS:	MIAMI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	CONTINUOUS
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no
Landing fee:	no, TIE DOWN CHARGE

Airport Communications

WX ASOS at RSW (16 nm SW):	124.65 (239-416-1031)
WX AWOS-3 at IMM (18 nm SE):	118.525 (239-657-2038)
WX ASOS at FMY (19 nm SW):	123.725 (239-936-2318)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
RSWr052/17.0		LEE COUNTY VORTAC		114.15		02W

Airport Services

Parking:	buoy
Airframe service:	MINOR
Powerplant service:	MINOR

Runway Information

Runway 18/36

Dimensions:	2500 x 94 ft. / 762 x 29 m
Surface:	turf
	RUNWAY 18	RUNWAY 36
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Displaced threshold:	no	500 ft.
Obstructions:	none	trees

Runway 9W/27W

Dimensions:	6000 x 400 ft. / 1829 x 122 m
Surface:	water
	RUNWAY 9W	RUNWAY 27W
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Obstructions:	trees	trees

Runway 3W/21W

Dimensions:	5000 x 400 ft. / 1524 x 122 m
Surface:	water
	RUNWAY 3W	RUNWAY 21W
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Obstructions:	trees	trees

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	MICHAEL SHULTS 6090 WEST STATE RD 80 LA BELLE, FL 33935 Phone (863) 885-1292
Manager:	MICHAEL SHULTS 6090 WEST STATE RD 80 LA BELLE, FL 33935 Phone (863) 885-1292

Additional Remarks

-	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 17FA.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

X14 - La Belle Municipal Airport (6 nm E)
KRSW - Southwest Florida International Airport (16 nm SW)
KIMM - Immokalee Regional Airport (18 nm SE)
KFMY - Page Field Airport (19 nm SW)
2IS - Airglades Airport (26 nm E)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 03-Jan-2026

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:51	11:51
Sunrise	07:16	12:16
Sunset	17:45	22:45
Evening civil twilight	18:10	23:10

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	03-Jan-2026 13:42:27
Local (UTC-5)	03-Jan-2026 08:42:27

METAR

KRSW 16nm SW	031253Z VRB03KT 6SM BR CLR 14/13 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP161 T01440133 $
KFMY 19nm SW	031253Z 17006KT 10SM CLR 14/13 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP162 T01440133

TAF

KRSW 16nm SW	031129Z 0312/0412 19008KT P6SM SCT050 FM031700 23012G20KT P6SM SCT025 SCT050 FM040000 22007KT P6SM SCT025 SCT040
KFMY 19nm SW	031129Z 0312/0412 19007KT P6SM SCT050 FM031700 23010G18KT P6SM SCT025 SCT050 FM040000 22007KT P6SM SCT025 SCT040

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