FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | FPR |
| Lat/Long: | 27-29-42.2000N / 080-22-05.8000W 27-29.703333N / 080-22.096667W 27.4950556 / -80.3682778 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 24 ft. / 7.3 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 04W (1990) |
| From city: | 3 miles NW of FORT PIERCE, FL |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 34946 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Sectional chart: | MIAMI |
| Control tower: | yes |
| ARTCC: | MIAMI CENTER |
| FSS: | MIAMI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | FPR (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0700-2100 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN ACTVT REIL RY 09 - CTAF. VASI RYS 09 & 27 OPERATE CONTINUOUSLY. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
| International operations: | customs landing rights airport |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 128.2 |
| ATIS: | 134.825 |
| WX ASOS: | PHONE 772-489-4281 |
| FT PIERCE GROUND: | 119.55 [0700-2100] |
| FT PIERCE TOWER: | 128.2 [0700-2100] |
| WX ASOS at VRB (10 nm N): | PHONE 772-978-9535 |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MIAMI ARTCC ON FREQS 132.25/370.9 (VERO BEACH RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| VRBr154/12.8 | | VERO BEACH VORTAC | | 117.30 | | 04W |
| MLBr161/39.3 | | MELBOURNE VOR/DME | | 110.00 | | 02W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| FORT PIERCE | | at field | | 275 | | 04W | | FPR | ..-. .--. .-. |
| VERO BEACH | | 169/10.5 | | 392 | | 04W | | VEP | ...- . .--. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 9/27
| Dimensions: | 6492 x 150 ft. / 1979 x 46 m 25' PAVED SHOULDERS. |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 30.0 | | Double wheel: | 60.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
| Latitude: | 27-29.835282N | | 27-29.826530N |
| Longitude: | 080-22.762553W | | 080-21.561172W |
| Elevation: | 23.0 ft. | | 21.1 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 094 magnetic, 090 true | | 274 magnetic, 270 true |
| Markings: | precision, in good condition | | precision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | ILS/DME | | |
| Obstructions: | 75 ft. pline, 3200 ft. from runway, 40:1 slope to clear | | 22 ft. trees, 1230 ft. from runway, 46:1 slope to clear |
Runway 14/32
| Dimensions: | 4755 x 100 ft. / 1449 x 30 m 50' PAVED SHOULDERS. |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition RY 14/32 HAS 50 FT PAVED SHOULDERS. |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 14 | | RUNWAY 32 |
| Latitude: | 27-29.808317N | | 27-29.249000N |
| Longitude: | 080-22.315238W | | 080-21.698045W |
| Elevation: | 22.6 ft. | | 23.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 139 magnetic, 135 true | | 319 magnetic, 315 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 33 ft. trees, 1300 ft. from runway, 34:1 slope to clear | | 27 ft. pline, 1323 ft. from runway, 41:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | ST LUCIE BOARD OF CNTY CMSNR 2300 VIRGINIA AVE FT PIERCE, FL 34982-5652 Phone 772-462-1732 |
| Manager: | BARBARA CHURCHILL 3000 CURTIS KING BLVD FT PIERCE, FL 34946 Phone 772-462-1732 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 185 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 125 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 50 | | Jet airplanes: | | 5 | | Helicopters: | | 5 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 537/day * | | 53% | local general aviation | | 47% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 14 July 1999 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | 8 FT FENCE 400 FT FM CNTRLN ON NORTH SIDE OF RY 09/27 AND EAST OF RY 14/32. |
| - | VOLUNTARY RESTRICTIONS ON TOUCH AND GO OR STOP AND GO OPERATIONS ON SUN & HOLIDAYS, MON-SAT 2 HRS AFTER SS-1300Z++. |
| - | LGTD ARFF COM ANT 125 FT AGL (149 FT AMSL) LCTD 793 FT SSE OF RY 27 THLD. |
| - | EXTREMELY NOISE SENSITIVE AREA E & SE. WHEN ATCT CLSD RIGHT TFC RY 14. FOR ADDITIONAL NOISE ABATEMENT PROCS CTC ARPT 772-462-1732. |
| - | EXTENSIVE FLIGHT TRAINING ON AND WITHIN 20 MILES OF ARPT BLO 6000 FT. VFR TRAINING ACFT OUTSIDE OF CLASS D AIRSPACE TRANSMIT INTENDED ACTIVITY ON 123.3. |
| - | TWY SIGNS & LGTS UNRELBL. |
| - | NUMEROUS FLOCKS OF BIRDS & WILDLIFE ON AND INVOF ARPT. |
| - | TREES ON AER 09 600 FT FM R & L OF CNTRLN. |
| - | TWY C1 RESTRICTED TO ACFT WITH A WING SPAN OF 105 FT OR LESS. |
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 3 July 2008 at 0901Z and 31 July 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| ILS RWY 09 | |
download (245KB) |
| GPS RWY 09 | |
download (182KB) |
| VOR/DME OR GPS RWY 14 | |
download (213KB) |
| NDB OR GPS RWY 27 | |
download (195KB) |
| NDB-A | |
download (180KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (30KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KVRB - Vero Beach Municipal Airport (10 nm N)
KSUA - Witham Field Airport (20 nm SE)
KOBE - Okeechobee County Airport (29 nm SW)
06FA - William P Gwinn Airport (35 nm S)
KMLB - Melbourne International Airport (39 nm N)
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| Aerial photo |
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Photo by David Hawkins
Photo taken 16-Jul-2007
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| Sectional chart |
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CAUTION: Diagram may not be current
Download PDF of official airport diagram from the FAA
| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 24-Jul-2008
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:17 | | 10:17 |
| Sunrise | | 06:42 | | 10:42 |
| Sunset | | 20:14 | | 00:14 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:39 | | 00:39 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 24-Jul-2008 12:59:13 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 24-Jul-2008 08:59:13 |
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| METAR |
| KFPR | 241253Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 26/19 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP180 T02560194
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KVRB 10nm N | 241253Z 31006KT 10SM CLR 26/21 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP181 T02610206
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| TAF |
KVRB 10nm N | 241122Z 241212 26003KT P6SM SKC FM1400 29005KT P6SM SCT030 BKN100 FM1800 10008KT P6SM VCTS SCT035CB BKN060 FM0100 22002KT P6SM SCT050 BKN100 FM0600 19003KT P6SM SCT120 BKN250
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| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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