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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
CRGr155/6.6		CRAIG VORTAC		114.50		03W
SGJr346/18.2		ST AUGUSTINE VOR/DME		109.40		06W

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
REYNOLDS		040/19.7		338		07W		RYD	.-. -.-- -..

Airport Services

Fuel available:

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:	left	left
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 twilight	06:53	11:53
Sunrise	07:19	12:19
Sunset	17:29	22:29
Evening civil twilight	17:55	22:55

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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