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FD48 Deep Forest Airport
Jacksonville, Florida, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 MARCH 2026

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 -4 (UTC -5 during Standard 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 (904-741-2224)
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 02-Apr-2026
 Local
(UTC-4)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:5110:51
Sunrise07:1511:15
Sunset19:4423:44
Evening civil twilight20:0800:08

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  03-Apr-2026 00:58:09
Local (UTC-4)  02-Apr-2026 20:58:09
 
METAR
KCRG 
6nm NW 		030053Z 09006KT 10SM FEW032 SCT041 BKN080 22/18 A3021 RMK AO2 SLP230 T02170183
KNRB 
9nm N 		022352Z 08009KT 10SM FEW020 BKN060 OVC100 21/19 A3021 RMK AO2 SLP228 T02110189 10256 20211 53004
KNIP 
11nm W 		030053Z 10008KT 10SM BKN085 22/18 A3021 RMK AO2 SLP225 T02170183
KSGJ 
18nm SE 		030031Z AUTO 08009KT 10SM SCT027 OVC080 22/19 A3022 RMK AO2 $
KHEG 
19nm W 		030055Z AUTO 07010KT 10SM SCT028 SCT044 BKN080 22/17 A3023 RMK AO2 TSNO
KJAX 
20nm NW 		022356Z 07008KT 10SM FEW043 BKN100 22/16 A3020 RMK AO2 SLP226 T02220161 10278 20222 53005 $
TAF
KCRG 
6nm NW 		021720Z 0218/0318 10010G20KT P6SM SCT035 FM030000 11008KT P6SM BKN100
KNRB 
9nm N 		022300Z 0223/0323 07008KT 9999 FEW020 SCT070 BKN250 QNH3020INS FM030200 VRB06KT 9999 VCSH SCT020 BKN070 BKN250 QNH3018INS TEMPO 0303/0309 VRB10G15KT 4800 -SHRA BKN020 OVC070 FM030900 VRB05KT 9999 VCSH SCT015 BKN020 QNH3017INS FM031700 11010KT 9999 SCT025 BKN250 QNH3021INS LAST NO AMDS AFT 0302 NEXT 0707 AUTOMATED SENSOR METWATCH 0305 TIL 0309 TX26/0318Z TN19/0211Z FN20073
KNIP 
11nm W 		0223/0323 10010KT 9999 SCT040 BKN080 QNH3019INS FM030200 12006KT 9999 SCT045 SCT250 QNH3020INS FM031500 14010KT 9999 SCT030 BKN250 QNH3024INS FM031800 12012KT 9999 VCSH BKN040 BKN250 QNH3019INS AUTOMATED SENSOR METWATCH 0303 TIL 0309 TX28/0220Z TN20/0311Z FN20019
KSGJ 
18nm SE 		021720Z 0218/0318 07010G18KT P6SM SCT035 FM030000 12008KT P6SM BKN100
KJAX 
20nm NW 		021720Z 0218/0318 10012G18KT P6SM SCT040 FM030000 11008KT P6SM BKN100
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