FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | CHN |
| Lat/Long: | 27-30-53.6600N / 081-52-49.6650W 27-30.894333N / 081-52.827750W 27.5149056 / -81.8804625 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 106 ft. / 32 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 04W (2000) |
| From city: | 5 miles SW of WAUCHULA, FL |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 33873 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 11/1983 |
| Sectional chart: | MIAMI |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MIAMI CENTER |
| FSS: | SAINT PETERSBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | PIE (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | CONTINUOUS |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 122.9 |
| WX AWOS-3 at AVO (19 nm E): | 118.725 (863-453-4223) |
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY MIAMI ARTCC ON FREQS 134.55/257.7 (AVON PARK RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| LALr165/29.2 | | LAKELAND VORTAC | | 116.00 | | 01E |
| PGDr012/(36.4) | | PUNTA GORDA VOR | | 110.20 | | 03W |
| SRQr082/36.9 | | SARASOTA VORTAC | | 117.00 | | 02W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| WAUCHULA | | at field | | 261 | | 04W | | CHN | -.-. .... -. |
| PLANT CITY | | 155/32.7 | | 346 | | 02W | | PCM | .--. -.-. -- |
| KNIGHT | | 130/38.6 | | 270 | | 02W | | TPF | - .--. ..-. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL MOGAS |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MINOR |
| Powerplant service: | MINOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 4005 x 75 ft. / 1221 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Latitude: | 27-31.224833N | | 27-30.563833N |
| Longitude: | 081-52.828167W | | 081-52.827333W |
| Elevation: | 100.2 ft. | | 108.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 184 magnetic, 180 true | | 004 magnetic, 360 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 500 ft. | | no |
| Markings: | basic, in fair condition | | basic, in fair condition |
| 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: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 17 ft. trees, 555 ft. from runway, 125 ft. right of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear | | 41 ft. tree, 1879 ft. from runway, 40:1 slope to clear APCH SLOPE 25:1 FROM 18 FT TREES, 450 FT FROM EOR, 130 FT R OF CNTRLN. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF WAUCHULA PO BOX 818 WAUCHULA, FL 33873 Phone 863-773-3535 CONTACT PERSON: RICK GIROUX |
| Manager: | WILLIAM BEATTIE WAUCHULA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, 128 SOUTH 7TH AVENUE WAUCHULA, FL 33873 Phone 863-773-3265 AIRPORT PHYSICAL ADDRESS: 1202 MAURICE |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 42 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 29 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 7 | | Helicopters: | | 5 | | Ultralights: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 22/day * | | 59% | transient general aviation | | 41% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 31 July 2008 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | BLDG 175 FT EAST AND PLINE 250 FT EAST OF RY 18/36 SOUTHERN 1/4 RY IN 7:1 TRANSITION SURFACE. |
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 19 November 2009 at 0901Z and 17 December 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 | |
download (208KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 | |
download (207KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (30KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KAVO - Avon Park Executive Airport (19 nm E)
KBOW - Bartow Municipal Airport (26 nm N)
X07 - Lake Wales Municipal Airport (27 nm NE)
KSEF - Sebring Regional Airport (29 nm E)
KLAL - Lakeland Linder Regional Airport (29 nm N)
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| Aerial photo |
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Photo taken 22-Jul-2007
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| Sectional chart |
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Times for 22-Nov-2009
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:30 | | 11:30 |
| Sunrise | | 06:55 | | 11:55 |
| Sunset | | 17:33 | | 22:33 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:58 | | 22:58 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 22-Nov-2009 09:29:25 |
| Local (UTC-5) | 22-Nov-2009 04:29:25 |
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| METAR |
KBOW 26nm N | 220915Z AUTO 12005KT 10SM FEW037 BKN045 BKN050 19/17 A2998 RMK AO2
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KLAL 28nm N | 220252Z 07006KT 12SM SCT150 BKN250 23/17 A3001 RMK LAST
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KPCM 33nm NW | 220905Z AUTO 11003KT 10SM SCT018 SCT034 SCT045 20/18 A2998 RMK AO2
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KGIF 34nm N | 220853Z AUTO 09008KT 10SM SCT022 BKN033 BKN070 20/17 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP153 T02000172 56005
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KPGD 36nm S | 220853Z AUTO 11004KT 10SM CLR 20/19 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP154 T02000194 58005
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KSRQ 37nm W | 220853Z AUTO 10006KT 9SM HZ CLR 20/18 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP136 T02000178 58012
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KTPF 39nm NW | 220905Z AUTO 10006KT 10SM SCT037 20/18 A2996 RMK AO2
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KVDF 39nm NW | 220920Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT020 SCT040 18/15 A2998 RMK AO2
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KMCF 39nm NW | 220855Z AUTO 08008KT 10SM OVC090 20/19 A2995 RMK AO2 CIG 039 RWY22 SLP145 T02040187 56010 $
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KSPG 43nm W | 220853Z AUTO 11012KT 10SM CLR 21/19 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP138 T02060189 58012
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| TAF |
KSRQ 37nm W | 220537Z 2206/2306 11008KT P6SM SCT025 BKN040 OVC150 FM221500 15010KT P6SM VCSH SCT025 BKN040 OVC150 FM221800 19010KT P6SM VCSH SCT030 OVC100 PROB30 2218/2224 4SM SHRA BKN030 FM230000 19005KT P6SM VCSH SCT030 OVC080
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KTPA 44nm NW | 220537Z 2206/2306 12006KT P6SM SCT025 BKN040 OVC150 TEMPO 2206/2210 BKN025 FM221500 15008KT P6SM VCSH SCT025 BKN040 OVC150 PROB30 2215/2218 5SM -RA BKN025 FM221800 19009KT P6SM VCSH SCT030 OVC100 PROB30 2218/2224 4SM SHRA BKN030 FM230000 20005KT P6SM
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| NOTAMs |
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