FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 JULY 2008
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 -4 (UTC -5 during Standard 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: | yes |
| 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 |
| SRQr081/36.6 | | SARASOTA VORTAC | | 115.20 | | 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: | MAJOR |
| 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: | 43 ft. trees, 1068 ft. from runway, 20:1 slope to clear | | 8 ft. tree, 336 ft. from runway, 110 ft. both sides of centerline, 17:1 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 |
| Manager: | JERRY CONERLY 726 E GREEN STREET WAUCHULA, FL 33873 Phone 863-773-3535 SUPT OF PUBLIC WORKS, CITY OF OF WAUCHULA. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 44 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 40 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 | | Helicopters: | | 1 | | Ultralights: | | 1 |
| |  | |
| Aircraft operations: avg 22/day * | | 59% | transient general aviation | | 41% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 17 July 2002 | |
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 31 July 2008 at 0901Z and 28 August 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 | |
download (208KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 | |
download (207KB) |
| NDB RWY 36 | |
download (169KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums 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)
|
|

Road maps at:
MapQuest
MapPoint
Yahoo! Maps
Google
Rand McNally
Satellite photo at:
TerraServer
Virtual Earth
| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 22-Jul-2007
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Wauchula Municipal Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
|
| Sectional chart |
Click on chart to expand
Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
|
CAUTION: Diagram may not be current
| Airport distance calculator |
|
|
| Sunrise and sunset |
|
Times for 30-Aug-2008
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:43 | | 10:43 |
| Sunrise | | 07:07 | | 11:07 |
| Sunset | | 19:49 | | 23:49 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:12 | | 00:12 |
|
| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 30-Aug-2008 11:50:26 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 30-Aug-2008 07:50:26 |
|
| METAR |
KBOW 26nm N | 301135Z AUTO 04007KT 9SM CLR 26/24 A2986 RMK AO2
|
KLAL 28nm N | 301050Z 02003KT 12SM SCT130 BKN250 25/23 A2985
|
KGIF 34nm N | 301053Z AUTO 04006KT 10SM CLR 25/24 A2987 RMK AO2 SLP114 T02500244
|
KPGD 36nm S | 301135Z AUTO 05007KT 10SM FEW006 26/24 A2984 RMK AO2
|
KSRQ 37nm W | 301112Z AUTO 02007KT 10SM SCT007 26/23 A2982 RMK AO2
|
KTPF 39nm NW | 301127Z AUTO 05008KT 10SM CLR 26/26 A2985 RMK AO2
|
KVDF 39nm NW | 301118Z AUTO 04003KT 5SM BR CLR 25/24 A2986 RMK AO2
|
KMCF 39nm NW | 301055Z AUTO 04009KT 10SM CLR 25/25 A2985 RMK AO2 SLP110 T02530245 $
|
KSPG 43nm W | 301053Z 05012KT 10SM CLR 28/25 A2983 RMK AO2 SLP102 T02780250 $
|
KTPA 44nm NW | 301053Z 07005KT 10SM FEW070 SCT250 26/23 A2985 RMK AO2 SLP109 T02560233
|
|
| TAF |
KSRQ 37nm W | 300530Z 300606 06008KT P6SM SCT150 BKN250 FM1400 08010KT P6SM SCT030 BKN250 FM1800 09010KT P6SM VCTS SCT030CB BKN250 PROB30 1824 2SM TSRA BR BKN020CB FM0000 08010KT P6SM VCTS SCT020CB BKN040
|
KMCF 39nm NW | 300908 08010KT 9999 FEW250 QNH2984INS BECMG 1718 09012KT 9999 VCTS SCT040CB BKN100 QNH2984INS TEMPO 1824 09012G20KT 8000 -TSRA BKN030CB BKN200 BECMG 0102 09010G15KT 9999 NSW FEW040 QNH2979INS T33/20Z T25/10Z AMD 0918
|
KTPA 44nm NW | 300530Z 300606 08004KT P6SM SCT150 BKN250 FM1400 09007KT P6SM SCT030 BKN250 FM1800 08010KT P6SM VCTS SCT030CB BKN100 PROB30 1824 2SM TSRA BR BKN020CB FM0000 08007KT P6SM VCTS SCT020CB BKN040
|
|
| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
|
|