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FD78 Kennedy Seaplane Base
Groveland, Florida, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 JULY 2025

Location

FAA Identifier: FD78
Lat/Long: 28-36-10.9900N 081-50-58.2800W
28-36.183167N 081-50.971333W
28.6030528,-81.8495222
(estimated)
Elevation: 94 ft. / 29 m (estimated)
Variation: 04W (1995)
From city: 5 miles N of GROVELAND, FL
Time zone: UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 34736

Seaplane Base Operations

Seaplane Base use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 12/1997
Control tower: no
ARTCC: JACKSONVILLE CENTER
FSS: SAINT PETERSBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: UNATNDD
Segmented circle: no

Seaplane Base Communications

WX ASOS at LEE (13 nm N): PHONE 352-787-1565

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
ORLr278/27.4ORLANDO VORTAC112.2000E
LALr012/38.0LAKELAND VORTAC116.0001E
OCFr150/39.7OCALA VORTAC113.7000E

Seaplane Base Services

Runway Information

Runway 17W/35W

Dimensions: 2000 x 100 ft. / 610 x 30 m
Surface: water
RUNWAY 17W  RUNWAY 35W
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Seaplane Base Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: OLIVER P KENNEDY
12319 MATTIODA RD
GROVELAND, FL 34736
Phone 352-429-4025
Manager: OLIVER P KENNEDY
12319 MATTIODA RD
GROVELAND, FL 34736
Phone 352-429-4025

Additional Remarks

- NO DOCKING FACILITIES.
- FOR CD CTC ORLANDO APCH AT 407-852-7553.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at FD78.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KLEE - Leesburg International Airport (13 nm N)
X04 - Orlando Apopka Airport (15 nm NE)
X23 - Umatilla Municipal Airport (22 nm NE)
KORL - Orlando Executive Airport (27 nm E)
KINF - Inverness Airport (27 nm NW)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 15-Jul-2025
 Local
(UTC-4)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:1410:14
Sunrise06:4010:40
Sunset20:2600:26
Evening civil twilight20:5200:52

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  15-Jul-2025 15:27:36
Local (UTC-4)  15-Jul-2025 11:27:36
 
METAR
KLEE 
13nm N 		151453Z 29005KT 7SM -RA BKN009 BKN030 26/24 A3001 RMK AO2 RAB35 SLP160 P0001 60001 T02560244 50001
TAF
KLEE 
13nm N 		151127Z 1512/1612 36004KT P6SM SCT007 SCT020 BKN060 FM151400 33005KT P6SM VCSH SCT020 BKN120 BKN150 FM151800 20006KT P6SM -SHRA VCTS SCT030CB BKN120 OVC150 TEMPO 1519/1523 3SM TSRA BKN030CB OVC100 FM160100 16005KT P6SM VCSH SCT030 BKN150
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