FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 SEPTEMBER 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | PHK |
| Lat/Long: | 26-47-06.1000N / 080-41-36.1000W 26-47.101667N / 080-41.601667W 26.7850278 / -80.6933611 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 16 ft. / 4.9 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 02W (1980) |
| From city: | 3 miles SW of PAHOKEE, FL |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 33476 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 06/1949 |
| Sectional chart: | MIAMI |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MIAMI CENTER |
| FSS: | MIAMI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | MIA (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0700-1900 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN MIRL RY 17/35 PRESET ON MED INTST; TO INCR INTST- CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| PALM BEACH APPROACH: | 124.6 |
| PALM BEACH DEPARTURE: | 124.6 |
| WX AWOS-3 at 2IS (19 nm W): | 124.175 (863-983-7020) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| PHK at field | | PAHOKEE VORTAC | | 115.40 | | 00E |
| PBIr284/33.1 | | PALM BEACH VORTAC | | 115.70 | | 03W |
| LBVr093/37.5 | | LA BELLE VORTAC | | 110.40 | | 01E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 17/35
| Dimensions: | 4116 x 75 ft. / 1255 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
| Latitude: | 26-47.439657N | | 26-46.764527N |
| Longitude: | 080-41.643560W | | 080-41.558973W |
| Elevation: | 15.3 ft. | | 15.6 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 176 magnetic, 174 true | | 356 magnetic, 354 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 100 ft. | | 50 ft. |
| Declared distances: | TORA:4069 TODA:4069 ASDA:4119 LDA:4016 | | TORA:4016 TODA:4016 ASDA:4170 LDA:4069 |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-box VASI on left (2.75 degrees glide path) | | 2-box VASI on left (2.50 degrees glide path) |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 36 ft. trees, 1140 ft. from runway, 26:1 slope to clear RY 17 APCH RATIO 34:1 AT DSPLCD THLD. | | 6 ft. fence, 250 ft. from runway, 8:1 slope to clear RY 35 APCH RATIO 50:1 AT DSPLCD THLD |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | PALM BEACH COUNTY NR 3 WEST PALM BEACH, FL 33406 Phone 561-684-7406 |
| Manager: | BRUCE V PELLY PBIA BLDG 846 WEST PALM BEACH, FL 33406 Phone 561-471-7400 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 17 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 1 | | Helicopters: | | 1 | | Ultralights: | | 15 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 100/day * | | 73% | transient general aviation | | 27% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 15 July 1999 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | BIRDS ON AND INVOF ARPT. |
| - | FBO (561) 924-5696. |
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 25 September 2008 at 0901Z and 23 October 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 17 **NEW** | |
download (191KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 35 **NEW** | |
download (222KB) |
| VOR/DME-A | |
download (166KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (30KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
06FA - William P Gwinn Airport (21 nm E)
F45 - North Palm Beach County General Aviation Airport (25 nm E)
KOBE - Okeechobee County Airport (30 nm N)
KPBI - Palm Beach International Airport (33 nm E)
KLNA - Palm Beach County Park Airport (35 nm E)
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| Aerial photo |
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Photo taken 27-Aug-2008
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 12-Oct-2008
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:59 | | 10:59 |
| Sunrise | | 07:22 | | 11:22 |
| Sunset | | 18:56 | | 22:56 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:19 | | 23:19 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 12-Oct-2008 12:04:45 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 12-Oct-2008 08:04:45 |
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| METAR |
KOBE 30nm N | 121145Z AUTO 04003KT 7SM CLR 23/23 A3001 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT N AND NE
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KPBI 32nm E | 121153Z 12007KT 10SM SCT023 TCU 27/23 A2999 RMK TCU VC NW
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KSUA 35nm NE | 121147Z 09005KT 10SM SCT020 27/24 A3001
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KFXE 45nm SE | 120314Z 12011G16KT 10SM TS SCT020 BKN025 27/24 A2998 TS SE MOV WNW
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KPMP 45nm SE | 111753Z 08013KT 10SM SCT030 31/24 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP136 T03060239 10311 20244 56012
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KFPR 46nm N | 121150Z 08005KT 10SM SCT030 26/24 A3002
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| TAF |
KPBI 32nm E | 121120Z 121212 11007KT P6SM VCSH SCT020 FM1400 09013KT P6SM VCSH SCT030 SCT060 BKN250 FM1700 08013G20KT P6SM VCTS SCT035CB BKN060 FM2100 07010KT P6SM SCT035 SCT060
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| NOTAMs |
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