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FL59

Buckingham Field Airport
Lehigh Acres, Florida, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 JULY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	FL59
Lat/Long:	26-38-51.6200N 081-42-34.7900W 26-38.860333N 081-42.579833W 26.6476722,-81.7096639 (estimated)
Elevation:	20 ft. / 6 m (estimated)
Variation:	02W (1985)
From city:	5 miles WNW of LEHIGH ACRES, FL
Time zone:	UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	33905

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	09/1943
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	MIAMI CENTER
FSS:	MIAMI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	MON-FRI 0700-1600
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no
Lights:	ACTVT MIRL RWY 14/32 AND PSIL RWY 32 - 123.5.

Airport Communications

CTAF:	122.9
WX ASOS at RSW (7 nm S):	124.65 (239-416-1031)
WX ASOS at FMY (9 nm SW):	123.725 (239-936-2318)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
RSWr029/7.9		LEE COUNTY VORTAC		114.15		02W

Airport Services

Airframe service:	NONE
Powerplant service:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 14/32

Dimensions:	4416 x 75 ft. / 1346 x 23 m
Surface:	concrete
Runway edge lights:	medium intensity
	RUNWAY 14	RUNWAY 32
Latitude:	26-39.141333N	26-38.579333N
Longitude:	081-42.838167W	081-42.321500W
Elevation:	20.0 ft.	20.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Displaced threshold:	374 ft.	119 ft.
Visual slope indicator:		pulsating/steady burning VASI on left

Runway 6/24

Dimensions:	2726 x 75 ft. / 831 x 23 m
Surface:	concrete
	RUNWAY 6	RUNWAY 24
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Displaced threshold:	101 ft.	no
Obstructions:	8 ft. fence, 160 ft. from runway	8 ft. fence, 62 ft. from runway

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	LEE CO MOSQUITO CONTROL DIST 15191 HOMESTEAD RD LEHIGH ACRES, FL 33971 Phone 239-694-2174
Manager:	LEE CO MOSQUITO CONTROL DIST 15191 HOMESTEAD RD LEHIGH ACRES, FL 33971 Phone 239-694-2174

Additional Remarks

-	UNDESIGNATED AREAS USED AS HELIPAD.
-	DITCH 50' OFF WEST END OF RWY 06/24
-	ALL RYS TOTAL WIDTH 400 FT; TKOF/LNDG AREA 75 FT WIDE.
-	FOR CD CTC FORT MYERS APCH AT 239-768-1377, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC MIAMI ARTCC AT 305-716-1731.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at FL59.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KRSW - Southwest Florida International Airport (7 nm S)
KFMY - Page Field Airport (9 nm SW)
X14 - La Belle Municipal Airport (16 nm E)
KIMM - Immokalee Regional Airport (21 nm SE)
KPGD - Punta Gorda Airport (22 nm NW)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 20-Jul-2026

	Local (UTC-4)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:21	10:21
Sunrise	06:47	10:47
Sunset	20:20	00:20
Evening civil twilight	20:45	00:45

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	20-Jul-2026 19:39:26
Local (UTC-4)	20-Jul-2026 15:39:26

METAR

KRSW 8nm SW	201853Z 21018KT 10SM FEW039 32/24 A2996 RMK AO2 PK WND 20029/1826 SLP144 T03220239
KFMY 9nm SW	201853Z 19011G25KT 10SM SCT028 32/24 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP145 T03170239

TAF

KRSW 8nm SW	201720Z 2018/2118 20013KT P6SM VCSH SCT025 BKN100 FM201900 22012G22KT P6SM SCT030 SCT100 BKN250 FM210000 17008KT P6SM FEW030 BKN250 FM211500 17010G18KT P6SM FEW030 SCT250
KFMY 9nm SW	201720Z 2018/2118 20013KT P6SM VCSH SCT025 BKN100 FM201900 21010G20KT P6SM SCT030 SCT100 BKN250 FM210100 17008KT P6SM SCT030 SCT250 FM211400 18010G18KT P6SM FEW030 SCT250

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