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59FA Mango Lake Seaplane Base
Brandon, Florida, USA

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 16 APRIL 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: 59FA
Lat/Long: 27-58-17.0600N 082-18-09.3000W
27-58.284333N 082-18.155000W
27.9714056,-82.3025833
(estimated)
Elevation: 30 ft. / 9 m (estimated)
From city: 3 miles NNW of BRANDON, FL
Time zone: UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 33510

Seaplane Base Operations

Seaplane Base use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 10/2024
Control tower: no
ARTCC: MIAMI CENTER
FSS: SAINT PETERSBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: 
Segmented circle: no

Seaplane Base Communications

CTAF: 122.9
WX AWOS-3 at VDF (3 nm NW): 121.125 (813-630-0924)
WX AWOS-3 at PCM (8 nm E): 120.025 (813-764-8259)
WX AWOS-3 at TPF (8 nm SW): 118.925 (813-251-6824)
WX ASOS at TPA (12 nm W): 126.45 (813-296-2752)
WX AWOS-3PT at LAL (15 nm E): PHONE 863-834-2030
WX AWOS-3PT at ZPH (17 nm NE): 118.975 (813-780-0031)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
LALr266/15.3LAKELAND VORTAC116.0001E
PIEr084/20.6ST PETERSBURG VORTAC116.4005W
SRQr027/36.6SARASOTA VOR/DME117.0005W

Seaplane Base Services

Runway Information

Runway 9/27

Dimensions: 2340 x 100 ft. / 713 x 30 m
Surface: water
RUNWAY 9  RUNWAY 27
Latitude: 27-58.279833N27-58.280167N
Longitude: 082-18.378500W082-17.943500W
Elevation: 29.0 ft.29.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: rightleft
Approach lights: SSALS: simplified short approach lighting systemSSALS: simplified short approach lighting system

Seaplane Base Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: CHIP W ERWIN
1960 FRUITRIDGE ST.
BRANDON, FL 33510
Phone 262-408-0124
EMAIL: CHIP@WETAERO.COM
Manager: CHIP W ERWIN
1960 FRUITRIDGE ST.
BRANDON, FL 33510
Phone 262-408-0124
EMAIL: CHIP@WETAERO.COM

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 59FA.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KVDF - Tampa Executive Airport (3 nm NW)
KPCM - Plant City Airport (8 nm E)
KTPF - Peter O Knight Airport (8 nm SW)
KTPA - Tampa International Airport (12 nm W)
KMCF - MacDill Air Force Base (14 nm SW)
KLAL - Lakeland Linder International Airport (15 nm E)
KZPH - Zephyrhills Municipal Airport (17 nm NE)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 27-Apr-2026
 Local
(UTC-4)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:2910:29
Sunrise06:5410:54
Sunset20:0000:00
Evening civil twilight20:2500:25

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  27-Apr-2026 18:13:10
Local (UTC-4)  27-Apr-2026 14:13:10
 
METAR
KVDF 
4nm NW 		271755Z AUTO 05007KT 10SM SCT050 30/18 A3000 RMK AO2 T03040182 10314 20216 58004
KPCM 
8nm E 		271755Z AUTO 05010G17KT 10SM FEW047 SCT055 30/17 A3002 RMK AO2 6//// T02990174 1//// 2//// $
KTPF 
8nm SW 		270715Z AUTO 31003KT 10SM FEW017 23/22 A2989 RMK AO2 T02250216
KTPA 
12nm W 		271753Z 07007KT 040V100 10SM FEW048 SCT080 SCT090 31/17 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP159 T03060172 10311 20228 58006
KMCF 
13nm SW 		271755Z AUTO 09010KT 10SM FEW170 32/18 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP158 T03220180 10324 20244 57006 $
KLAL 
15nm E 		271750Z 04010G15GKT 10SM BKN046 30/17 A3001
KZPH 
17nm NE 		271755Z AUTO 06011G20KT 10SM SCT048 SCT060 SCT065 31/18 A3002 RMK A02 T03060178 10315 20202
TAF
KTPA 
12nm W 		271736Z 2718/2824 05006KT P6SM FEW030 SCT250 FM271900 03008G18KT P6SM SCT030 BKN250 FM280200 07008KT P6SM FEW030 FEW250 FM281700 26007KT P6SM SCT250
KMCF 
13nm SW 		271712Z 2717/2823 07010KT 9999 FEW020 SCT030 QNH2994INS TEMPO 2721/2724 35006KT VCSH BKN050 BECMG 2809/2810 07006KT 9999 SKC QNH3005INS BECMG 2818/2819 34006KT 9999 FEW070 QNH3000INS TX32/2719Z TN21/2810Z
KLAL 
15nm E 		271736Z 2718/2818 04010KT P6SM BKN050 FM271900 07012G20KT P6SM SCT250 FM280600 VRB03KT P6SM FEW250 FM281500 08006KT P6SM FEW250
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