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73FD

Brookins Air Strip Airport
Chiefland, Florida, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 JANUARY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	73FD
Lat/Long:	29-30-38.8610N 082-51-36.4330W 29-30.647683N 082-51.607217W 29.5107947,-82.8601203 (estimated)
Elevation:	45 ft. / 14 m (estimated)
Variation:	02W (1990)
From city:	1 mile SW of CHIEFLAND, FL
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	32626

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	03/1993
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	JACKSONVILLE CENTER
FSS:	GAINESVILLE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

WX AWOS-3PT at CTY (15 nm NW):

120.775 (352-498-0221)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
GNVr254/32.5		GATORS VORTAC		116.55		04W
OCFr301/38.7		OCALA VORTAC		113.70		00E

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 18/36

Dimensions:	2400 x 100 ft. / 732 x 30 m
Surface:	turf
	RUNWAY 18	RUNWAY 36
Traffic pattern:	left	left

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	THOMAS BROOKINS P.O. BOX 890 CHIEFLAND, FL 32626 Phone 904-493-4259

Additional Remarks

-	FOR CD CTC JACKSONVILLE APCH AT 904-741-0284.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 73FD.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KCTY - Cross City Airport (15 nm NW)
X60 - Williston Regional Airport (22 nm SE)
KGNV - Gainesville Regional Airport (33 nm E)
X35 - Marion County Airport (37 nm SE)
KOCF - Ocala International Airport-Jim Taylor Field (39 nm SE)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 13-Feb-2026

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:49	11:49
Sunrise	07:13	12:13
Sunset	18:18	23:18
Evening civil twilight	18:42	23:42

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	13-Feb-2026 17:16:35
Local (UTC-5)	13-Feb-2026 12:16:35

METAR

KCTY 13nm W	131655Z AUTO VRB04KT 10SM CLR 22/10 A3014 RMK AO2
KX60 22nm SE	118.425 352-528-9949 111435Z AUTO 21003KT 10SM SCT034 14/13 A3024 RMK AO2 T01430125

TAF

KGNV
32nm E

131120Z 1312/1412 VRB03KT P6SM FEW050 FM131600 03007KT P6SM FEW250 FM132300 04003KT P6SM SKC FM140900 VRB02KT 5SM BR FEW003

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