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1FA9

Villa Char Mar Airport
Fort Meade, Florida, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 JANUARY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	1FA9
Lat/Long:	27-47-06.0000N 081-39-04.0000W 27-47.100000N 081-39.066667W 27.7850000,-81.6511111 (estimated)
Elevation:	134 ft. / 41 m (estimated)
From city:	7 miles SW of FORT MEADE, FL
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	33843

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	03/2011
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	MIAMI CENTER
FSS:	SAINT PETERSBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

WX AWOS-3 at X07 (7 nm N):	124.225 (863-678-1334)
WX AWOS-3 at BOW (12 nm NW):	123.775 (863-533-9004)
WX AWOS-3 at AVO (13 nm SE):	118.725 (863-453-4223)
WX ASOS at GIF (18 nm N):	133.675 (863-956-2097)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
LALr121/22.7		LAKELAND VORTAC		116.00		01E

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 18/36

Dimensions:	2650 x 25 ft. / 808 x 8 m
Surface:	asphalt
	RUNWAY 18	RUNWAY 36
Traffic pattern:	left	right

Helipad H1

Dimensions:	40 x 40 ft. / 12 x 12 m
Surface:	turf
Traffic pattern:	left	left

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	MARC ROCHETTE 1901 BUFFUM LAKE TRAIL FT. MEADE, FL 33841 Phone 650-773-4599
Manager:	MARC ROCHETTE 1901 BUFFUM LAKE TRAIL FT. MEADE, FL 33841 Phone 650-773-4599

Additional Remarks

-	FOR CD CTC MIAMI ARTCC AT 305-716-1731.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 1FA9.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

X07 - Lake Wales Municipal Airport (7 nm N)
KBOW - Bartow Executive Airport (12 nm NW)
KAVO - Avon Park Executive Airport (13 nm SE)
KGIF - Winter Haven Regional Airport (18 nm N)
KCHN - Wauchula Municipal Airport (20 nm SW)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 29-Jan-2026

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:51	11:51
Sunrise	07:16	12:16
Sunset	18:04	23:04
Evening civil twilight	18:28	23:28

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	29-Jan-2026 18:54:46
Local (UTC-5)	29-Jan-2026 13:54:46

METAR

KBOW 11nm NW	291840Z AUTO 05007KT 360V070 10SM CLR 19/M06 A3018 RMK AO2 PWINO
KGIF 18nm N	291753Z AUTO 08005KT 10SM CLR 17/M03 A3021 RMK AO1 SLP227 6//// T01671028 10172 20022 58032 $
KAGR 19nm SE	291755Z AUTO 05008KT 7SM CLR 19/M01 A3016 RMK AO2 SLP215 T01881006 10190 21004 58035 $

TAF

KLAL
22nm NW

291745Z 2918/3018 06005KT P6SM SKC FM300800 VRB03KT P6SM FEW250 FM301600 23004KT P6SM FEW250

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