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48X

Manatee Airport
Palmetto, Florida, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 29 OCTOBER 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	48X
Lat/Long:	27-38-33.3500N 082-31-11.7000W 27-38.555833N 082-31.195000W 27.6425972,-82.5199167 (estimated)
Elevation:	27 ft. / 8 m (estimated)
Variation:	02W (1985)
From city:	7 miles NE of PALMETTO, FL
Time zone:	UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	34221

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	05/1977
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	MIAMI CENTER
FSS:	SAINT PETERSBURG FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	PIE (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	MON-FRI 0900-1700, ALL SAT 0900-1200 CALL AMGR FOR AFTER HRS SVC AND CHECK RY CONDITIONS 941-722-9296.
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	yes
Lights:	LIRL RWY 7/25 AVBL BY PHONE REQUEST 941-722-9296.

Airport Communications

CTAF:	122.9
WX ASOS at SPG (9 nm NW):	118.875 (727-821-4334)
WX ASOS at SRQ (15 nm S):	124.375 (941-667-5704)
WX AWOS-3PT at TPF (17 nm N):	118.925 (813-251-6824)
WX ASOS at PIE (18 nm NW):	134.5 (727-502-6385)
WX ASOS at TPA (20 nm N):	126.45 (813-296-2752)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance	VOR name	Freq	Var
SRQr014/14.3	SARASOTA VOR/DME	117.00	05W
PIEr156/18.1	ST PETERSBURG VORTAC	116.40	05W
LALr231/33.9	LAKELAND VORTAC	116.00	01E

Airport Services

Fuel available:	100LL 100LL:FUEL AVBL DAILY SR-SS.
Parking:	hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service:	MINOR
Powerplant service:	MINOR

Runway Information

Runway 7/25

Dimensions:	3120 x 100 ft. / 951 x 30 m
Surface:	turf, in fair condition
Runway edge lights:	low intensity
Runway edge markings:	RWY 07 AND 25 EDGES MARKED BY PAILS ON EACH SIDE OF RWY.
	RUNWAY 7	RUNWAY 25
Latitude:	27-38.496667N	27-38.615000N
Longitude:	082-31.476667W	082-30.913333W
Traffic pattern:	right	left
Markings:	NSTD, in fair condition	NSTD, in fair condition
Obstructions:	38 ft. trees, 745 ft. from runway, 125 ft. left of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear ACFT HNGRS 135 FT L OF CNTRLN FIRST HALF OF RWY 07. ACFT PARKED 135 FT R OF CNTRLN FIRST 1/3 OF RWY 25.	none

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	DFM PROPERTIES, LLC 945 HERITAGE HILLS DECATUR, GA 30033 Phone 404-371-3924 CONTACT PERSON: TOM REEDER: 941-527-9714
Manager:	TOM REEDER 14108 U.S. HIGHWAY 41 NORTH PALMETTO, FL 34221 Phone 941-722-9296 AIRPORT PHYSICAL ADDRESS: 14108 U.S. HIGHWAY 41 NORTH; FAX: 941-721-9067

Additional Remarks

-	BIRDS, WILDLIFE AND DEER ON AND INVOF ARPT.
-	RWY 07/25 FIRST 500 FT EAST END SOFT AFTER HEAVY SEASONAL RAINS.
-	ARPT CLSD TO TURBINE HOPS INCLG HOVER AND PRACTICE MANUEVERS AT NE FIELD ADJ TO RWY 7/25 EXC BELL JET RANGERS, EMERG. CALL IN ADVN 941-722-9296.
-	FOR CD CTC TAMPA APCH AT 813-371-7810.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 48X.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KSPG - Albert Whitted Airport (9 nm NW)
KMCF - MacDill Air Force Base (12 nm N)
KSRQ - Sarasota/Bradenton International Airport (15 nm S)
KTPF - Peter O Knight Airport (17 nm N)
KPIE - St Pete-Clearwater International Airport (18 nm NW)
KTPA - Tampa International Airport (20 nm N)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 15-Nov-2026

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:27	11:27
Sunrise	06:52	11:52
Sunset	17:37	22:37
Evening civil twilight	18:02	23:02

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	15-Nov-2026 09:49:04
Local (UTC-5)	15-Nov-2026 04:49:04

METAR

KSPG 10nm NW	150853Z AUTO 35008KT 10SM CLR 14/08 A3014 RMK AO2 SLP206 T01390078 55000
KMCF 12nm N	150855Z AUTO 03006KT 10SM CLR 10/05 A3015 RMK AO2 SLP213 T01040054 53002
KSRQ 15nm S	1 941 6675704 150853Z AUTO 02005KT 10SM CLR 10/06 A3014 RMK AO2 SLP207 T01000056 55001
KTPF 17nm N	150935Z AUTO 04009KT 10SM CLR 11/06 A3012 RMK AO2 T01090055 $
KPIE 19nm NW	150853Z 02007KT 10SM CLR 13/07 A3016 RMK AO2 SLP213 T01280067 53002
KTPA 19nm N	150853Z 01005KT 10SM CLR 11/06 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP214 T01060056 53001

TAF

KMCF 12nm N	141700Z 1417/1523 35010KT 9999 FEW200 QNH3005INS BECMG 1500/1501 03009KT 9999 FEW200 QNH3013INS BECMG 1519/1520 02006KT 9999 SKC QNH3016INS TX20/1420Z TN11/1510Z
KSRQ 15nm S	150532Z 1506/1606 04007KT P6SM FEW250 FM152000 36008KT P6SM FEW250 FM160100 06006KT P6SM FEW050 FEW250
KPIE 19nm NW	150532Z 1506/1606 03008KT P6SM FEW250 FM160100 05009KT P6SM FEW050 FEW250
KTPA 19nm N	150532Z 1506/1612 02005KT P6SM FEW250 FM152000 35007KT P6SM FEW250 FM160000 04005KT P6SM FEW050 FEW250

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Airport Manatee

941-722-9296
941-527-9714
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[email]

Airport management, Aviation fuel, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Hangar leasing / sales, Passenger terminal and lounge, Computerized weather, Internet access, ...

More info about Airport Manatee

	100LL
SS		$6.54
Updated 07-Oct-2026

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