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X36 Buchan Airport
Englewood, Florida, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 11 FEBRUARY 2010

Location

FAA Identifier: X36
Lat/Long: 26-59-24.2900N / 082-22-26.4640W
26-59.404833N / 082-22.441067W
26.9900806 / -82.3740178
(estimated)
Elevation: 15 ft. / 5 m (estimated)
Variation: 02W (1985)
From city: 2 miles NW of ENGLEWOOD, FL
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 34223

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 12/1949
Sectional chart: MIAMI
Control tower: no
ARTCC: MIAMI CENTER
FSS: SAINT PETERSBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: PIE (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: yes

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9
WX AWOS-1 at VNC (6 nm NW): 119.275 (941-486-2718)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
PGDr285/(20.9)PUNTA GORDA VOR110.2003W
SRQr160/27.0SARASOTA VORTAC117.0002W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
VENICE147/5.220602WVNC ...- -. -.-.

Airport Services

Parking: tiedowns
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 12/30

Dimensions: 2040 x 120 ft. / 622 x 37 m
Surface: turf, in fair condition
Runway edge markings: RY 12/30 THLDS MARKED WITH 3 WHITE TIRES PERPENDICULAR TO CNTRLN.
RUNWAY 12  RUNWAY 30
Latitude: 26-59.504800N26-59.261317N
Longitude: 082-22.621150W082-22.182067W
Elevation: 14.5 ft.14.7 ft.
Gradient: 0.2%0.2%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Obstructions: 42 ft. tree, 975 ft. from runway, 23:1 slope to clear4 ft. fence, 125 ft. left of centerline
RY 30, 25:1 TO DSPLCD THLD DUE TO TREE 29 FT; OB; 270 FT FM END OF RY.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: SARASOTA COUNTY
4551 ENGLEWOOD ROAD
VENICE, FL 34293
Phone 941-861-0730
CONTACT PERSON: GARY SPRAGGINS FPEM 941-861-0730
Manager: DENNIS YOUNG
BUCHAN AIRPORT, 1001 SARASOTA CENTER BLVD.
SARASOTA, FL 34240
Phone 941-650-0086
AIRPORT PHYSICAL ADDRESS: 1390 OLD ENGLEWOOD ROAD FAX: 941-861-0762

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 5
Single engine airplanes: 4
Ultralights: 1
    
Aircraft operations: avg 52/week *
70% local general aviation
30% transient general aviation
<1% air taxi
* for 12-month period ending 30 July 2008

Additional Remarks

DRAINAGE SWALES ALONG SIDE BOTH RWYS.
RY 12/30 ROUGH & BARE IN SPOTS.
RY 12/30 30 FT TREES 140 FT BOTH SIDES OF CNTRLN.
ULTRALIGHT ACTIVITY ON & INVOF ARPT.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at X36.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KVNC - Venice Municipal Airport (6 nm NW)
KPGD - Charlotte County Airport (21 nm E)
KSRQ - Sarasota/Bradenton International Airport (26 nm N)
KFMY - Page Field Airport (37 nm SE)
KCHN - Wauchula Municipal Airport (41 nm NE)
 
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Photo by Rudy Holesek
Photo taken 05-Apr-2006

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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 12-Mar-2010
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:2011:20
Sunrise06:4311:43
Sunset18:3523:35
Evening civil twilight18:5923:59

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  12-Mar-2010 22:55:07
Local (UTC-5)  12-Mar-2010 17:55:07
 
METAR
KPGD 
20nm E 
122231Z AUTO 09006KT 3SM RA BR BKN022 BKN033 OVC060 17/17 A2969 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT E TSE30 P0032
KSRQ 
27nm NW 
122153Z 11009G18KT 10SM -RA SCT043 SCT070 BKN110 17/17 A2962 RMK AO2 SLP029 P0013 T01720167
KFMY 
37nm SE 
122153Z AUTO 06008KT 10SM -RA SCT011 OVC042 18/17 A2965 RMK AO2 RAB51 SLP042 P0000 T01780167 TSNO
TAF
KSRQ 
27nm NW 
121739Z 1218/1318 13010G18KT P6SM VCTS SCT005 BKN020CB OVC080 TEMPO 1218/1222 VRB15G25KT 2SM RA BR BKN005CB FM122200 22009KT P6SM SCT005 BKN015 OVC050 FM130100 26012KT P6SM SCT015 BKN025 OVC050 FM130500 28014G22KT P6SM SCT025 BKN050 FM131500 29018G28
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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Hotels near Buchan Airport

Miles Price ($)
PEARL BEACH INN 1.9 
PARADISE COVE AT LEMON BAY 3.0 

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

Hotels in other cities near Buchan Airport

1 in Venice Island
7 in Venice
2 in Nokomis
1 in Osprey
 

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