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FL59 Buckingham Field Airport
Fort Myers, Florida, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 APRIL 2025

Location

FAA Identifier: FL59
Lat/Long: 26-38-36.2580N 081-42-37.2950W
26-38.604300N 081-42.621583W
26.6434050,-81.7103597
(estimated)
Elevation: 23 ft. / 7 m (estimated)
Variation: 02W (1985)
From city: 7 miles E of FORT MYERS, FL
Time zone: UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 33905

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 09/1943
Control tower: no
ARTCC: MIAMI CENTER
FSS: MIAMI FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: MON-FRI 0700-1600
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no
Lights: ACTVT MIRL RWY 14/32 AND PSIL RWY 32 - 123.5.

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9
WX ASOS at RSW (7 nm S): 124.65 (239-416-1031)
WX ASOS at FMY (9 nm SW): 123.725 (239-936-2318)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
RSWr029/7.7LEE COUNTY VORTAC114.1502W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
CALOO062/15.034103WFM ..-. --

Airport Services

Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 14/32

Dimensions: 4046 x 400 ft. / 1233 x 122 m
Surface: concrete
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 14  RUNWAY 32
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Visual slope indicator: pulsating/steady burning VASI on left

Runway 6/24

Dimensions: 2726 x 400 ft. / 831 x 122 m
Surface: concrete
RUNWAY 6  RUNWAY 24
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Displaced threshold: 101 ft.no
Obstructions: 8 ft. fence, 160 ft. from runway8 ft. fence, 62 ft. from runway

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: LEE CO MOSQUITO CONTROL DIST
15191 HOMESTEAD RD
LEHIGH ACRES, FL 33971
Phone 239-694-2174
Manager: MIKE HASLAM II
15191 HOMESTEAD RD
LEHIGH ACRES, FL 33971
Phone 239-694-2174

Additional Remarks

UNDESIGNATED AREAS USED AS HELIPAD.
DITCH 50' OFF WEST END OF RWY 06/24
ALL RYS TOTAL WIDTH 400 FT; TKOF/LNDG AREA 75 FT WIDE.
FOR CD CTC FORT MYERS APCH AT 239-768-1377, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC MIAMI ARTCC AT 305-716-1731.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at FL59.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KRSW - Southwest Florida International Airport (7 nm S)
KFMY - Page Field Airport (9 nm SW)
X14 - La Belle Municipal Airport (16 nm E)
KIMM - Immokalee Regional Airport (21 nm SE)
KPGD - Punta Gorda Airport (22 nm NW)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 01-May-2025
 Local
(UTC-4)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:2510:25
Sunrise06:5010:50
Sunset19:5823:58
Evening civil twilight20:2300:23

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  01-May-2025 19:40:25
Local (UTC-4)  01-May-2025 15:40:25
 
METAR
KRSW 
7nm SW 
011853Z VRB05KT 10SM SCT070 32/16 A3004 RMK AO1 SLP169 T03170161
KFMY 
9nm SW 
011853Z 27010G16KT 10SM BKN070 30/16 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP171 T03000161
TAF
KRSW 
7nm SW 
011720Z 0118/0218 14010KT P6SM SCT250 FM012000 24010KT P6SM SCT050 BKN250 FM020200 VRB04KT P6SM FEW060 SCT250 FM021400 12007KT P6SM FEW250
KFMY 
9nm SW 
011720Z 0118/0218 18010KT P6SM BKN050 FM012000 24010KT P6SM SCT050 BKN250 FM020200 VRB04KT P6SM FEW060 SCT250 FM021400 12006KT P6SM FEW250
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