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FD48 Deep Forest Airport
Jacksonville, Florida, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 NOVEMBER 2025

Location

FAA Identifier: FD48
Lat/Long: 30-14-30.8700N 081-26-59.3070W
30-14.514500N 081-26.988450W
30.2419083,-81.4498075
(estimated)
Elevation: 24 ft. / 7 m (estimated)
Variation: 03W (1985)
From city: 12 miles E of JACKSONVILLE, FL
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 32224

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 10/1985
Control tower: no
ARTCC: JACKSONVILLE CENTER
FSS: GAINESVILLE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: no
Segmented circle: no
Lights: FOR MIRL RWY 18/36 CALL 904-509-8501. NOTE: LGT MAY BE UNAVBL/REMOVED AT ANY TIME FOR RWY/LGT/GNDS MAINT.

Airport Communications

WX ASOS at CRG (7 nm NW): 125.4 (904-646-4670)
WX AWOS-3 at NIP (12 nm W): 119.275
WX AWOS-3PT at SGJ (18 nm S): 119.625 (904-824-7084)
WX AWOS-3 at HEG (19 nm W): 119.275 (904-695-0334)
WX ASOS at JAX (20 nm NW): 125.85 (904-549-9655)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
CRGr155/6.6CRAIG VORTAC114.5003W
SGJr346/18.2ST AUGUSTINE VOR/DME109.4006W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
REYNOLDS040/19.733807WRYD .-. -.-- -..

Airport Services

Fuel available: A1

Runway Information

Runway 18/36

Dimensions: 6425 x 60 ft. / 1958 x 18 m
Surface: asphalt
Runway edge lights: non-standard
NSTD MIRL; INNER 5000 FT PORTION OF RY LGTD WITH WHITE LGTS; DSPLCD THLDS LGTD WITH BLUE LGTS; THLD LGTD WITH RED LGTS.
RUNWAY 18  RUNWAY 36
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Displaced threshold: 700 ft.700 ft.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: KERNAN R. HODGES
PO BOX 16771
JACKSONVILLE, FL 32245-6771
Phone 904-509-8501
Manager: JOHN R. CATHEY
P.O. BOX 17393
JACKSONVILLE, FL 32245-7393
Phone 904-223-0153

Additional Remarks

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

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at FD48.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KCRG - Jacksonville Executive Airport at Craig (7 nm NW)
KNRB - Mayport Naval Station (Adm David L. McDonald Field) (9 nm N)
KNIP - Jacksonville Naval Air Station (Towers Field) (12 nm W)
KSGJ - St Augustine Airport (18 nm S)
KHEG - Herlong Recreational Airport (19 nm W)
KJAX - Jacksonville International Airport (20 nm NW)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 21-Dec-2025
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:5311:53
Sunrise07:1912:19
Sunset17:2922:29
Evening civil twilight17:5522:55

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  21-Dec-2025 21:07:10
Local (UTC-5)  21-Dec-2025 16:07:10
 
METAR
KCRG 
6nm NW 
212053Z 07006KT 10SM CLR 19/04 A3022 RMK AO2 SLP232 T01890039 55005
KNRB 
9nm N 
212052Z AUTO 05005KT 10SM CLR 17/09 A3022 RMK AO2 SLP234 T01670089 55005 $
KNIP 
11nm W 
212053Z 02004KT 10SM FEW120 21/04 A3022 RMK AO2 SLP228 T02060044 55005 $
KSGJ 
18nm SE 
212056Z 02009KT 10SM CLR 18/07 A3023 RMK AO2 SLP237 T01780067 55003 $
KHEG 
19nm W 
212055Z AUTO 02003KT 10SM CLR 21/03 A3023 RMK AO2 TSNO
KJAX 
20nm NW 
212056Z 09005KT 10SM CLR 21/06 A3021 RMK AO2 SLP229 T02110056 55006
TAF
KCRG 
6nm NW 
211720Z 2118/2218 05008KT P6SM SCT250 FM221400 03014G22KT P6SM SCT025
KNRB 
9nm N 
2115/2215 VRB06KT 9999 FEW020 FEW300 QNH3015INS BECMG 2117/2119 03007KT 9999 SKC QNH3016INS FM220700 03013G23KT 9999 FEW020 QNH3023INS AUTOMATED SENSOR METWATCH 2115 TIL 2215 TX21/2121Z TN13/2209Z FN00291
KNIP 
11nm W 
2115/2215 VRB06KT 9999 FEW020 FEW300 QNH3015INS FM220000 02010KT 9999 FEW010 QNH3018INS AUTOMATED SENSOR METWATCH 2115 TIL 2215 TX21/2121Z TN13/2209Z FN00291
KSGJ 
18nm SE 
211720Z 2118/2218 03008KT P6SM SCT250 FM221000 01010KT P6SM FEW025 FM221400 02014G22KT P6SM SCT025
KJAX 
20nm NW 
211720Z 2118/2218 05007KT P6SM SCT250 FM221400 03014G22KT P6SM SCT025
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