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56FL Buchanan Airport
Jay, Florida, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 APRIL 2025

Location

FAA Identifier: 56FL
Lat/Long: 30-52-34.1500N 087-12-29.1800W
30-52.569167N 087-12.486333W
30.8761528,-87.2081056
(estimated)
Elevation: 246 ft. / 75 m (estimated)
From city: 5 miles SW of JAY, FL
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 32565

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 06/2003
Control tower: no
ARTCC: JACKSONVILLE CENTER
FSS: GAINESVILLE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no
Beacon: white-green-yellow (heliport)
Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

WX AWOS-3PT at 12J (13 nm NE): 119.325 (251-809-2987)
WX ASOS at NSE (13 nm SE): PHONE 850-623-7241
WX ASOS at NDZ (15 nm SE): PHONE 850-623-7210

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
NUNr014/(25.1)SAUFLEY VOR112.2501E
CEWr273/27.4CRESTVIEW VORTAC115.9003E
MVCr164/35.8MONROEVILLE VORTAC116.8004E

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 2/20

Dimensions: 2900 x 200 ft. / 884 x 61 m
Surface: turf
Runway edge lights: non-standard
NSTD LIRL DUE TO INTENSITY.
RUNWAY 2  RUNWAY 20
Latitude: 30-52.330167N30-52.808167N
Longitude: 087-12.496000W087-12.476667W
Elevation: 230.0 ft.245.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Obstructions: none30 ft. pline, 75 ft. from runway

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: GARY FRANK BUCHANAN
2951 BUD DIAMOND ROAD
JAY, FL 32565
Phone 850-675-6878
Manager: GARY FRANK BUCHANAN
2951 BUD DIAMOND ROAD
JAY, FL 32565
Phone 850-675-6878

Additional Remarks

- FOR CD CTC PENSACOLA APCH AT 850-266-6884 OR 850-266-6885.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 56FL.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

12J - Brewton Municipal Airport (13 nm NE)
KNSE - Whiting Field Naval Air Station North (13 nm SE)
KNDZ - Whiting Field Naval Air Station South (15 nm SE)
0R1 - Atmore Municipal Airport (15 nm NW)
2R4 - Peter Prince Field Airport (18 nm SE)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 29-Apr-2025
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:4210:42
Sunrise06:0711:07
Sunset19:2500:25
Evening civil twilight19:5000:50

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  29-Apr-2025 08:03:44
Local (UTC-5)  29-Apr-2025 03:03:44
 
METAR
KNSE 
14nm SE 		290750Z AUTO 00000KT 1SM BR VV009 17/17 A3014 RMK AO2 $
KNDZ 
14nm SE 		290756Z AUTO 00000KT 1SM BR CLR 17/16 A3014 RMK AO2 SLP192 T01670161 $
KPNS 
24nm S 		290753Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 20/19 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP204 T02000194
TAF
KNSE 
14nm SE 		2823/2923 18009KT 9999 SCT120 SCT250 QNH3010INS FM290200 16006KT 9999 FEW010 SCT030 SCT120 QNH3011INS FM290800 VRB03KT 3200 BR OVC004 QNH3012INS TEMPO 2909/2913 0800 FG VV002 FM291400 VRB05KT 8000 BR SCT005 SCT015 BKN030 QNH3018INS FM291500 17009KT 9999 SCT030 BKN050 QNH3023INS TEMPO 2920/2923 VRB12G20KT 8000 -TSRA BKN030CB AUTOMATED SENSOR METWATCH 2904 TIL 2911 TX30/2919Z TN19/2912Z FN20113
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