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48X Airport Manatee
Palmetto, Florida, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008

Location

FAA Identifier: 48X
Lat/Long: 27-38-32.9000N / 082-31-12.6000W
27-38.548333N / 082-31.210000W
27.6424722 / -82.5201667
(estimated)
Elevation: 27 ft. / 8 m (estimated)
Variation: 02W (1985)
From city: 7 miles NE of PALMETTO, FL
Time zone: UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 34221

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 05/1977
Sectional chart: MIAMI
Control tower: no
ARTCC: MIAMI CENTER
FSS: SAINT PETERSBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: PIE (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: MON-FRI 0900-1700, ALL SAT 0900-1200
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9
WX ASOS at SPG (9 nm NW): 118.975 (727-821-4334)
WX ASOS at SRQ (15 nm S): 134.15 (941-359-0117)
WX AWOS-3 at TPF (17 nm N): 118.925 (813-251-6824)
WX ASOS at PIE (18 nm NW): PHONE 727-531-3456
WX ASOS at TPA (20 nm N): PHONE 813-873-7228

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
SRQr009/14.8SARASOTA VORTAC115.2002W
PIEr150/18.1ST PETERSBURG VORTAC116.4001E
LALr231/33.9LAKELAND VORTAC116.0001E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
PICNY176/13.238802WAM .- --
KNIGHT194/16.327002WTPF - .--. ..-.
PLANT CITY224/29.034602WPCM .--. -.-. --
WAUCHULA287/34.826104WCHN -.-. .... -.
VENICE354/35.220602WVNC ...- -. -.-.

Airport Services

Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: MINOR
Powerplant service: MINOR

Runway Information

Runway 7/25

Dimensions: 3405 x 100 ft. / 1038 x 30 m
Surface: turf, in good condition
RY 07/25 FIRST 500 FT EAST END SOFT AFTER RAINS.
Runway edge lights: low intensity
RUNWAY 7  RUNWAY 25
Latitude: 27-38.483167N27-38.612833N
Longitude: 082-31.517000W082-30.902833W
Traffic pattern: rightleft
Obstructions: 8 ft. brush, 160 ft. from runway, 90 ft. right of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear
8 FT TREES 90-100 FT S OF RY CNTRLN FULL LENGTH. ACFT HANGARS 135 FT L OF CNTRLN FIRST HALF OF RY 07. ACFT PARKED 100 FT R OF CNTRLN FIRST 1/3 OF RY 25.
5 ft. brush, 100 ft. from runway, 20:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: REEDER FARMS
10608 U.S. 41 N
PALMETTO, FL 34221
Phone 941-722-9296
Manager: J. T. REEDER
10608 US 41 NORTH
PALMETTO, FL 34221
Phone 941-722-9296

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 105
Single engine airplanes: 89
Multi engine airplanes: 1
Ultralights: 15
    
Aircraft operations: avg 136/week *
70% local general aviation
28% transient general aviation
1% military
* for 12-month period ending 27 August 1999

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 48X.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KSPG - Albert Whitted Airport (9 nm NW)
KMCF - Mac Dill Air Force Base (12 nm N)
KSRQ - Sarasota/Bradenton International Airport (15 nm S)
KTPF - Peter O Knight Airport (17 nm N)
KPIE - St Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport (18 nm NW)
 
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From to 48X

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 24-Jul-2008
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:2510:25
Sunrise06:5010:50
Sunset20:2300:23
Evening civil twilight20:4800:48

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  24-Jul-2008 07:44:33
Local (UTC-4)  24-Jul-2008 03:44:33
 
METAR
KSPG 
10nm NW 
240653Z AUTO 18008KT 10SM CLR 26/21 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP162 T02560206
KMCF 
12nm N 
240655Z AUTO 15004KT 10SM FEW150 25/22 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP170 T02470221 $
KSRQ 
15nm S 
240653Z AUTO 14007KT 10SM CLR 23/21 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP165 T02330206 $
KTPF 
17nm N 
240727Z AUTO 17008KT 10SM CLR 25/23 A3002 RMK AO2
KPIE 
19nm NW 
240653Z AUTO 18004KT 10SM CLR 24/22 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP166 T02440217
KTPA 
19nm N 
240653Z 18005KT 10SM FEW025 SCT100 BKN250 24/21 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP167 T02440206
TAF
KMCF 
12nm N 
240024 29005KT 9999 VCTS SCT030CB BKN250 QNH3003INS TEMPO 0002 VRB10G15KT 8000 -TSRA BKN025CB BECMG 0102 VRB03KT 9999 NSW SCT030 BKN250 QNH3002INS BECMG 1718 24010KT 9999 VCTS SCT030CB SCT250 QNH3001INS TEMPO 2023 VRB25G35KT 3200 TSRAGS BKN025CB T31/
KSRQ 
15nm S 
240537Z 240606 VRB05KT P6SM FEW100 SCT250 FM1500 22006KT P6SM SCT030 SCT100 BKN250 FM1800 27009KT P6SM VCTS SCT035CB SCT080 BKN250 FM0200 VRB03KT P6SM FEW030 SCT100 SCT250
KPIE 
19nm NW 
240537Z 240606 VRB03KT P6SM FEW100 SCT250 FM1500 05006KT P6SM SCT030 SCT100 BKN250 FM1800 29008KT P6SM VCTS SCT035CB SCT080 BKN250 FM0200 VRB03KT P6SM FEW030 SCT100 SCT250
KTPA 
19nm N 
240537Z 240606 VRB03KT P6SM FEW025 SCT100 BKN250 FM1500 23006KT P6SM SCT030 SCT100 BKN250 FM1800 28008KT P6SM VCTS SCT035CB SCT080 BKN250 FM0200 VRB03KT P6SM FEW030 SCT100 SCT250
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