FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
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 |
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| PGDr285/(20.9) | | PUNTA GORDA VOR | | 110.20 | | 03W |
| SRQr160/27.0 | | SARASOTA VORTAC | | 117.00 | | 02W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| VENICE | | 147/5.2 | | 206 | | 02W | | VNC | ...- -. -.-. |
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: | 26-59.504800N | | 26-59.261317N |
| Longitude: | 082-22.621150W | | 082-22.182067W |
| Elevation: | 14.5 ft. | | 14.7 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% | | 0.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Obstructions: | 42 ft. tree, 975 ft. from runway, 23:1 slope to clear | | 4 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 |
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| 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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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Rudy Holesek
Photo taken 05-Apr-2006
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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 02-Dec-2009
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:38 | | 11:38 |
| Sunrise | | 07:03 | | 12:03 |
| Sunset | | 17:35 | | 22:35 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:00 | | 23:00 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 02-Dec-2009 09:29:48 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 02-Dec-2009 04:29:48 |
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| METAR |
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KPGD
20nm E | 020853Z AUTO 14006KT 10SM FEW045 18/17 A2987 RMK AO2 SLP116 T01830172 55012
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KSRQ
27nm NW | 020853Z 13009KT 10SM CLR 19/16 A2981 RMK AO2 SLP094 T01890156 56016
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KFMY
37nm SE | 020853Z AUTO 14005KT 10SM CLR 21/18 A2984 RMK AO2 SLP106 T02060178 55012
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| TAF |
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KSRQ
27nm NW | 020520Z 0206/0306 14012KT P6SM SCT025 BKN250 FM021400 17014G20KT P6SM SCT025 SCT100 OVC250 FM022200 18015G22KT P6SM VCTS BKN030CB FM030000 19015G22KT 3SM -TSRA BKN015CB
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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