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17FD

Morningwood Seaplane Base
Crescent City, Florida, USA

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 11 JUNE 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	17FD
Lat/Long:	29-25-52.2800N 081-31-12.1000W 29-25.871333N 081-31.201667W 29.4311889,-81.5200278 (estimated)
Elevation:	40 ft. / 12 m (estimated)
From city:	1 mile W of CRESCENT CITY, FL
Time zone:	UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	32112

Seaplane Base Operations

Seaplane Base use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	03/2022
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	JACKSONVILLE CENTER
FSS:	GAINESVILLE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:
Segmented circle:	no

Seaplane Base Communications

WX AWOS-3 at 28J (16 nm NW):	119.925 (386-312-2212)
WX AWOS-3 at FIN (16 nm E):	128.325 (386-437-7334)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance	VOR name	Freq	Var
OMNr290/22.6	ORMOND BEACH VORTAC	112.60	00E
SGJr203/33.0	ST AUGUSTINE VOR/DME	109.40	06W
OCFr068/40.0	OCALA VORTAC	113.70	00E

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
REYNOLDS		174/32.9		338		07W		RYD	.-. -.-- -..

Seaplane Base Services

Runway Information

Runway 7W/25W

Dimensions:	4008 x 200 ft. / 1222 x 61 m
Surface:	water
	RUNWAY 7W	RUNWAY 25W
Latitude:	29-25.701000N	29-26.041500N
Longitude:	081-31.525333W	081-30.877863W
Elevation:	40.0 ft.	40.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	right	left
Touchdown point:	yes, no lights	yes, no lights

Seaplane Base Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	JOHN N. REYNOLDS IV PO BOX 6 CRESCENT CITY, FL 32112 Phone 305-394-1740
Manager:	JOHN N. REYNOLDS IV PO BOX 6 CRESCENT CITY, FL 32112 Phone 305-394-1740

Additional Remarks

-	BIRD ROOKERY WITH INCRD BIRD ACT LCTD SW OF SEA LANE.
-	OWNER DSRS ARPT BE CHARTED.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 17FD.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

28J - Palatka Municipal Airport/Lt. Kay Larkin Field (16 nm NW)
KFIN - Flagler Executive Airport (16 nm E)
KOMN - Ormond Beach Municipal Airport (23 nm E)
KDED - DeLand Municipal Airport-Sidney H Taylor Field (25 nm SE)
KDAB - Daytona Beach International Airport (28 nm SE)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 25-Jun-2026

	Local (UTC-4)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:02	10:02
Sunrise	06:29	10:29
Sunset	20:28	00:28
Evening civil twilight	20:56	00:56

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	25-Jun-2026 04:17:12
Local (UTC-4)	25-Jun-2026 00:17:12

METAR

K28J 16nm NW	250355Z AUTO 00000KT 9SM CLR 25/24 A3001 RMK AO2 TSNO
KFIN 16nm E	250355Z AUTO 22003KT 10SM CLR 25/21 A3004 RMK AO2 T02470207
KOMN 23nm E	242250Z 20008KT 7SM CLR 31/24 A2998 RMK LAST
KDED 25nm SE	250350Z AUTO 20003KT 10SM CLR 26/22 A3005 RMK AO2 T02560219
KDAB 28nm SE	250353Z 22006KT 10SM FEW055 25/21 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP169 T02500206

TAF

KDAB 28nm SE	241739Z 2418/2518 08008KT P6SM VCTS SCT025CB BKN100 PROB30 2418/2422 32020G30KT 3SM TSRA BKN030CB FM242300 VRB05KT P6SM SCT040 SCT200
KSGJ 34nm N	242123Z 2421/2518 12010KT P6SM FEW030 SCT250 FM250000 VRB04KT P6SM SCT250 FM251700 12010KT P6SM VCTS SCT040CB SCT250

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