FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 JULY 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | PCM |
| Lat/Long: | 28-00-00.7800N / 082-09-51.2700W 28-00.013000N / 082-09.854500W 28.0002167 / -82.1642417 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 154 ft. / 46.9 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 02W (1985) |
| From city: | 2 miles SW of PLANT CITY, FL |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 33567 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 03/1948 |
| Sectional chart: | JACKSONVILLE |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MIAMI CENTER |
| FSS: | SAINT PETERSBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | PCM (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0700-1900 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN ACTVT MIRL RY 10/28, PAPI RYS 10 & 28 AND REILS RYS 10 & 28 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white (unlighted land airport) |
| Taxiway lights: | CENTER STUB TWY LGTD ONLY. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.0 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 120.025 (813-764-8259) |
| TAMPA APPROACH: | 120.65 119.9 |
| TAMPA DEPARTURE: | 120.65 119.9 |
| WX AWOS-3 at VDF (10 nm W): | 121.125 (813-630-0924) |
| WX ASOS at ZPH (14 nm N): | 118.975 (813-780-0031) |
| WX AWOS-3 at TPF (16 nm W): | 118.925 (813-251-6824) |
| WX ASOS at TPA (20 nm W): | PHONE 813-873-7228 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| LALr275/8.0 | | LAKELAND VORTAC | | 116.00 | | 01E |
| PIEr078/28.1 | | ST PETERSBURG VORTAC | | 116.40 | | 01E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| PLANT CITY | | at field | | 346 | | 02W | | PCM | .--. -.-. -- |
| ZEPHYRHILLS | | 185/13.6 | | 253 | | 03W | | RHZ | .-. .... --.. |
| KNIGHT | | 072/16.3 | | 270 | | 02W | | TPF | - .--. ..-. |
| WAUCHULA | | 337/33.0 | | 261 | | 04W | | CHN | -.-. .... -. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Oil available: | OTS INDEFLY. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 10/28
| Dimensions: | 3950 x 75 ft. / 1204 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | non-standard RY 10/28 NSTD MIRL: FIRST 200 FT RY 10 TO DSPLCD THLD UNLGTD. |
| Gradient: | EAST. WEST. |
| RUNWAY 10 | | RUNWAY 28 |
| Latitude: | 28-00.033333N | | 27-59.985333N |
| Longitude: | 082-10.164833W | | 082-09.432500W |
| Elevation: | 152.6 ft. | | 138.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.4% DOWN | | 0.4% UP |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 096 magnetic, 094 true | | 276 magnetic, 274 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 200 ft. | | no |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 34 ft. trees, 666 ft. from runway, 12:1 slope to clear RY 10 APCH RATIO 25:1 TO DSPLCD THLD. | | 24 ft. trees, 74 ft. from runway, 22:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | HILLSBOROUGH CO AVN AUTHORITY PO BOX 22287 TAMPA, FL 33622 Phone 813-870-8711 |
| Manager: | SUSAN HARDMAN PO BOX 22287 TAMPA, FL 33622 Phone 813-870-8775 STAFF; HILLSBORO CNTY AVN AUTH. FBO 813-752-4710. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 72 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 60 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 10 | | Jet airplanes: | | 1 | | Helicopters: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 131/day * | | 77% | local general aviation | | 23% | transient general aviation | | <1% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 09 May 2002 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | 3 TV TWRS 1099' & 2 AT 1549' MSL 12 NM SSW. |
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 |
| GPS RWY 10 | |
download (199KB) |
| VOR RWY 28 | |
download (190KB) |
| NDB RWY 10 | |
download (191KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KLAL - Lakeland Linder Regional Airport (8 nm E)
KVDF - Vandenberg Airport (10 nm W)
KZPH - Zephyrhills Municipal Airport (14 nm N)
KTPF - Peter O Knight Airport (16 nm W)
KTPA - Tampa International Airport (20 nm W)
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| Sectional chart |
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Times for 30-Aug-2008
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:44 | | 10:44 |
| Sunrise | | 07:08 | | 11:08 |
| Sunset | | 19:50 | | 23:50 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:14 | | 00:14 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 30-Aug-2008 14:10:00 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 30-Aug-2008 10:10:00 |
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| METAR |
KLAL 8nm E | 301350Z 05008KT 12SM BKN015 OVC250 29/24 A2990
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KVDF 10nm W | 301358Z AUTO 05006KT 10SM SCT010 BKN014 BKN025 29/26 A2991 RMK AO2
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KTPF 16nm W | 301347Z AUTO 05011KT 10SM SCT012 BKN035 OVC044 28/26 A2990 RMK AO2
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KTPA 20nm W | 301353Z 06009KT 10SM BKN016 BKN038 28/24 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP125 T02830244
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| TAF |
KTPA 20nm W | 301139Z 301212 07006KT P6SM BKN250 FM1400 08008KT P6SM SCT030 BKN250 FM1800 08008KT P6SM SCT035 SCT100 BKN250 TEMPO 1822 VRB15G25KT 2SM +TSRA BKN020CB FM2200 08007KT P6SM VCTS SCT035CB SCT100 BKN250 PROB30 2204 4SM SHRA BKN020 FM0400 08006KT P6SM SCT
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KMCF 21nm SW | 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
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| NOTAMs |
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