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FD65

Bartow High School Heliport
Bartow, Florida, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 16 APRIL 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	FD65
Lat/Long:	27-52-48.0940N 081-50-28.2950W 27-52.801567N 081-50.471583W 27.8800261,-81.8411931 (estimated)
Elevation:	116 ft. / 35 m (estimated)
Variation:	02W (1985)
Time zone:	UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	33830

Heliport Operations

Heliport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	07/1986
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	MIAMI CENTER
FSS:	SAINT PETERSBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	ON CALL
Segmented circle:	no

Heliport Communications

WX AWOS-3 at BOW (5 nm NE):	123.775 (863-533-9004)
WX AWOS-3PT at LAL (11 nm NW):	PHONE 863-834-2030
WX AWOS-3 at X07 (12 nm E):	124.225 (863-678-1334)
WX ASOS at GIF (12 nm NE):	133.675 (863-956-2097)
WX AWOS-3 at PCM (19 nm NW):	120.025 (813-764-8259)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
LALr124/11.2		LAKELAND VORTAC		116.00		01E

Heliport Services

Runway Information

Helipad H1

Dimensions:	15 x 15 ft. / 5 x 5 m
Surface:	turf
Latitude:	27-52.801567N
Longitude:	081-50.471583W
Traffic pattern:	left	left

Heliport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	POLK COUNTY SCHOOLS BARTOW, FL 33830 Phone (863) 534-7400
Manager:	TEDDY BROWN 1270 S BROADWAY BARTOW, FL 33830 Phone 813-534-7400

Additional Remarks

-	PRIOR APPROVAL REQUIRED TO LAND; CALL AMGR ON 813-534-7400.
-	FOR CD CTC TAMPA APCH AT 813-878-2528

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at FD65.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KBOW - Bartow Executive Airport (5 nm NE)
KLAL - Lakeland Linder International Airport (11 nm NW)
X07 - Lake Wales Municipal Airport (12 nm E)
KGIF - Winter Haven Regional Airport (12 nm NE)
KPCM - Plant City Airport (19 nm NW)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 21-Apr-2026

	Local (UTC-4)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:33	10:33
Sunrise	06:58	10:58
Sunset	19:55	23:55
Evening civil twilight	20:19	00:19

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	21-Apr-2026 23:27:09
Local (UTC-4)	21-Apr-2026 19:27:09

METAR

KBOW 5nm NE	212315Z AUTO 07008G19KT 10SM CLR 24/08 A3023 RMK AO2 PWINO
KLAL 11nm NW	212250Z 09014KT 10SM SKC 24/08 A3021
KGIF 12nm NE	212253Z AUTO 07012KT 10SM CLR 24/07 A3023 RMK AO1 SLP234 T02390072
KPCM 19nm NW	212315Z AUTO 09011G17KT 10SM CLR 24/08 A3021 RMK AO2 T02400075

TAF

KLAL
11nm NW

211720Z 2118/2218 10015G25KT P6SM SCT050 SCT250 FM220300 09005KT P6SM SKC FM221500 10010G18KT P6SM FEW040 SCT250

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