FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 06FA |
| Lat/Long: | 26-54-30.2070N / 080-19-44.1750W
26-54.503450N / 080-19.736250W
26.9083908 / -80.3289375
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 28 ft. / 9 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 05W (2000) |
| From city: | 24 miles S of JUPITER, FL |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 33478 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Private use. Permission required prior to landing |
| Activation date: | 04/1977 |
| Sectional chart: | MIAMI |
| Control tower: | yes |
| ARTCC: | MIAMI CENTER |
| FSS: | MIAMI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| Attendance: | MON -FRI 0800-1600
ATTENDED MON-FRI EXCP HOLS. |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | ATC-CTL |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| GWINN GROUND: | 121.65 [0800-1600 MON-FRI.] |
| GWINN TOWER: | 120.4 [0800-1600 MON-FRI.] |
| LC/P GND/P: | 279.25 |
| WX AWOS-3 at F45 (7 nm SE): | 119.975 (561-630-6932) |
| WX AWOS-3 at SUA (17 nm N): | PHONE 772-692-7399 |
| WX ASOS at PBI (18 nm SE): | 123.75 (561-683-2548) |
- ATCT OPERATED BY SIKORSKY DEVELOPMENT FLIGHT TEST CENTER.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| PBIr320/18.9 | | PALM BEACH VORTAC | | 115.70 | | 03W |
| PHKr069/20.8 | | PAHOKEE VORTAC | | 115.40 | | 00E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| RUBIN | | 337/14.7 | | 356 | | 03W | | PB | .--. -... |
| FORT PIERCE | | 180/34.8 | | 275 | | 04W | | FPR | ..-. .--. .-. |
Airport Services
Runway Information
Runway 9/27
| Dimensions: | 7003 x 150 ft. / 2135 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
| Latitude: | 26-54.489017N | | 26-54.489350N |
| Longitude: | 080-20.349467W | | 080-19.060217W |
| Elevation: | 27.6 ft. | | 27.7 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 095 magnetic, 090 true | | 275 magnetic, 270 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 241 ft. | | 241 ft. |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 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 |
| Instrument approach: | ILS/DME | | |
| Obstructions: | trees, 400 ft. from runway | | none |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORP
PO BOX 109610
WEST PALM BEACH, FL 33410-9610
Phone 561-775-5452 |
| Manager: | TREVOR HARRIS
PO BOX 109610
WEST PALM BEACH, FL 33410-9610
Phone 561-775-5452 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 94 | | Jet airplanes: | | 1 | | Helicopters: | | 93 |
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Additional Remarks
| - | OPEN ONLY TO CIVIL & MIL ACFT HAVING BUSINESS WITH UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION OR ITS DIVISIONS. PPR CTC ATCT C561-775-5450. |
| - | ARPT BCN OPERS ONLY WHEN ARPT IS ATTENDED. |
| - | FUEL: NOT FOR PUBLIC SALE. A, J5 J8 FLUID - SP. |
| - | JASU: (4 HOBART STARTING UNITS 28.5V/750 AMPS.) |
| - | MISC: COPTER OPR. VERT TKOF UP TO 3000'. POSSIBLE VERT JET TURBULENCE WITHIN 2 NM OF APCH END RWY 09. CLASS D AIRSPACE EFF 1200-2300Z++ MON-FRI, OT CLASS G. |
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 between 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 2009 at 0900Z.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
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| FRWAY TWO (RNAV) | |
download (230KB) |
| TUXXI ONE | |
download (219KB) |
| WLACE ONE (RNAV) | |
download (256KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
F45 - North Palm Beach County General Aviation Airport (7 nm SE)
KSUA - Witham Field Airport (17 nm N)
KPBI - Palm Beach International Airport (18 nm SE)
KPHK - Palm Beach County Glades Airport (21 nm W)
KLNA - Palm Beach County Park Airport (23 nm SE)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 08-Nov-2009
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
(UTC) |
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:13 | | 11:13 |
| Sunrise | | 06:37 | | 11:37 |
| Sunset | | 17:33 | | 22:33 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:57 | | 22:57 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 08-Nov-2009 07:24:39 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 08-Nov-2009 02:24:39 |
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| METAR |
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KSUA
18nm N | 072247Z 09014G18KT 10SM SCT035 BKN045 25/17 A3011
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KPBI
18nm SE | 080653Z 08017G22KT 10SM FEW039 BKN120 24/15 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP180 T02440150
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KBCT
34nm S | 080345Z 10018KT 10SM SCT038 25/18 A3010 RMK LAST
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KOBE
35nm NW | 080645Z AUTO 04005KT 10SM CLR 17/16 A3010 RMK AO2
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KPBI
18nm SE | 080522Z 0806/0906 07016G26KT P6SM FEW035 SCT050 BKN250 FM081300 09020G30KT P6SM SCT035 BKN050 BKN250
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