AirNav: FD74 - Gamebird Groves Airstrip

FD74

Gamebird Groves Airstrip
West Melbourne, Florida, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 OCTOBER 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	FD74
Lat/Long:	28-03-57.0640N 080-54-08.2170W 28-03.951067N 080-54.136950W 28.0658511,-80.9022825 (estimated)
Elevation:	36 ft. / 11 m (estimated)
Variation:	04W (1990)
From city:	11 miles SW of WEST MELBOURNE, FL
Time zone:	UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	34773

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	05/1992
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	JACKSONVILLE CENTER
FSS:	SAINT PETERSBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

WX ASOS at MLB (14 nm E):	132.55 (321-951-7575)
WX AWOS-3PT at X59 (19 nm E):	119.525

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
MLBr267/14.3		MELBOURNE VOR/DME		115.85		07W
ORLr141/36.6		ORLANDO VORTAC		112.20		00E

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 18/36

Dimensions:	2640 x 50 ft. / 805 x 15 m
Surface:	turf
	RUNWAY 18	RUNWAY 36
Traffic pattern:	right	left
Displaced threshold:	540 ft.	170 ft.
Obstructions:	50 ft. trees, 750 ft. from runway	none

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	KEN & SUSAN EDISON 2525 MC GRAW AVE MELBOURNE, FL 32934 Phone 407-951-7522

Additional Remarks

-	FOR CD CTC ORLANDO APCH AT 407-852-7553.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at FD74.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KMLB - Melbourne Orlando International Airport (14 nm E)
KCOF - Patrick Space Force Base Airport (18 nm NE)
X59 - Valkaria Airport (19 nm E)
KCOI - Merritt Island Airport (20 nm NE)
X26 - Sebastian Municipal Airport (26 nm SE)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 02-Oct-2025

	Local (UTC-4)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:55	10:55
Sunrise	07:18	11:18
Sunset	19:08	23:08
Evening civil twilight	19:31	23:31

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	02-Oct-2025 22:32:23
Local (UTC-4)	02-Oct-2025 18:32:23

METAR

KMLB 14nm E	022153Z 05013G21KT 10SM OVC034 28/19 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP168 T02780194
KCOF 19nm NE	022155Z AUTO 06015KT 10SM CLR 28/20 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP163 T02760199 $
KCOI 20nm NE	022000Z AUTO RMK AO2 PNO PWINO TSNO
KX26 26nm SE	022215Z AUTO 05015G21KT 10SM SCT046 SCT055 SCT080 27/21 A3002 RMK AO2

TAF

KMLB 14nm E	021735Z 0218/0318 07015G23KT P6SM VCSH SCT030 SCT060 TEMPO 0218/0219 3SM SHRA BKN025 FM030100 07012G20KT P6SM VCSH SCT025 BKN050 BKN100 FM031500 07015G25KT P6SM VCSH SCT030 SCT250
KCOF 19nm NE	021800Z 0218/0324 08012G18KT 9999 SCT030 QNH2999INS BECMG 0302/0303 06012KT 9999 SCT030 QNH2994INS TEMPO 0303/0306 06010G25KT 6000 SHRA BKN030 BECMG 0316/0317 06012G18KT 9999 SCT030 QNH2994INS TEMPO 0317/0320 07015G25KT 6000 SHRA BKN020 BECMG 0323/0324 06012G18KT 9999 SCT030 QNH2999INS TX30/0218Z TN24/0310Z

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