FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 23 MARCH 2023
Location
FAA Identifier: | CHN |
Lat/Long: | 27-30-53.7000N 081-52-49.7000W 27-30.895000N 081-52.828333W 27.5149167,-81.8804722 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 107.8 ft. / 32.9 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 04W (2000) |
From city: | 5 miles SW of WAUCHULA, FL |
Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
Zip code: | 33873 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Activation date: | 11/1983 |
Control tower: | no |
ARTCC: | MIAMI CENTER |
FSS: | SAINT PETERSBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | PIE (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | UNATTND |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | yes |
Lights: | ACTVT REIL RWY 18 & 36; MIRL RWY 18/36 - CTAF. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
CTAF: | 122.9 |
WX AWOS-3 at AVO (19 nm E): | 118.725 (863-453-4223) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MIAMI ARTCC ON FREQS 134.55/257.7 (AVON PARK RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
LALr165/29.2 | | LAKELAND VORTAC | | 116.00 | | 01E |
PGDr015/(36.4) | | PUNTA GORDA VOR | | 110.20 | | 06W |
SRQr085/36.9 | | SARASOTA VOR/DME | | 117.00 | | 05W |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL 100LL:FUEL 24 HR CREDIT CARD SVC AVBL. |
Parking: | tiedowns |
Airframe service: | MINOR |
Powerplant service: | MINOR |
Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 18/36
Dimensions: | 4005 x 75 ft. / 1221 x 23 m |
Surface: | asphalt, in excellent condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | PCN 7 /F/B/Y/T | Single wheel: | 24.0 | Double wheel: | 39.0 |
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Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
Latitude: | 27-31.224823N | | 27-30.563918N |
Longitude: | 081-52.828178W | | 081-52.827343W |
Elevation: | 99.3 ft. | | 103.3 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 184 magnetic, 180 true | | 004 magnetic, 360 true |
Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | 18 ft. trees, 600 ft. from runway, 130 ft. left of centerline, 22:1 slope to clear | | 5 ft. brush, 205 ft. from runway, 225 ft. right of centerline, 1:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | CITY OF WAUCHULA 126 S 7TH AVE. WAUCHULA, FL 33873 Phone 863-773-3131 CTC PERSON: OLIVIA MINSHEW |
Manager: | WARD GRIMES 1202 MAURICE SONNY CLAVEL RD. WAUCHULA, FL 33873 Phone (863) 773-3115 AIRPORT PHYSICAL ADDRESS: 1202 MAURICE SONNY CLAVEL ROAD. |
Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: | | 24 | Single engine airplanes: | | 18 | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 | Helicopters: | | 4 |
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Aircraft operations: avg 22/day * | 59% | transient general aviation | 41% | local general aviation | * for 12-month period ending 25 July 2018 | |
Additional Remarks
- | FOR CD CTC MIAMI ARTCC AT 305-716-1731. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight. FAA instrument procedures published for use from 23 March 2023 at 0901Z to 20 April 2023 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 | |
download (233KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 | |
download (222KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (162KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KAVO - Avon Park Executive Airport (19 nm E)
X06 - Arcadia Municipal Airport (19 nm S)
KBOW - Bartow Executive Airport (26 nm N)
X07 - Lake Wales Municipal Airport (27 nm NE)
KSEF - Sebring Regional Airport (29 nm E)
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Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Joshua C. Smith
Photo taken 16-Feb-2015
looking east.
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 26-Mar-2023
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 07:02 | | 11:02 |
Sunrise | | 07:26 | | 11:26 |
Sunset | | 19:41 | | 23:41 |
Evening civil twilight | | 20:04 | | 00:04 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 26-Mar-2023 21:36:21 |
Local (UTC-4) | 26-Mar-2023 17:36:21 |
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METAR |
KBOW 26nm N | 261315Z AUTO 17007KT 1 3/4SM BR OVC002 22/22 A3010 RMK AO2
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KX07 27nm NE | 262115Z AUTO 25005G11KT 10SM FEW100 32/18 A3002 RMK A01
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KLAL 28nm N | 262050Z 30010KT 10SM SCT050 31/18 A3003
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KSEF 29nm E | 262115Z AUTO 15009KT 10SM SCT100 33/18 A3001 RMK AO2 T03270182
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KAGR 30nm E | 262055Z AUTO 24004KT 10SM CLR 33/17 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP164 T03330170 57017 $
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KPCM 33nm NW | 262115Z AUTO 24008KT 10SM SCT060 33/17 A3005 RMK AO2
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KGIF 34nm N | 262053Z AUTO 31008KT 10SM CLR 33/17 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP167 T03280172 56016 $
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KPGD 36nm S | 262053Z 26012KT 10SM CLR 30/21 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP169 T03000206 56009
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KSRQ 37nm W | 262053Z 22010KT 10SM CLR 27/22 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP167 T02720222 56010
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KTPF 39nm NW | 262115Z AUTO 24007KT 10SM CLR 31/20 A3004 RMK AO2
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TAF |
KLAL 28nm N | 261722Z 2618/2718 23010KT P6SM FEW050 SCT250 FM270200 19003KT P6SM FEW250 FM271000 17004KT 3SM BR BKN005 FM271400 20005KT P6SM SCT015
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NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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